Carla Federica Nespolo
Carla Federica Nespolo (born 4 March 1943) is an Italian politician, current President of National Association of Italian Partisans.
Carla Federica Nespolo | |
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President of ANPI | |
Assumed office 3 November 2017 | |
Preceded by | Carlo Smuraglia |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 11 July 1983 – 22 April 1992 | |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 5 July 1976 – 11 July 1983 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Novara, Italy | 4 March 1943
Nationality | Italian |
Political party | Italian Communist Party |
Occupation | Politician |
Biography
Graduated in Philosophy, Nespolo joined the Italian Communist Party, becoming the first communist woman from Piedmont to be elected to the Italian Parliament.
She spent six years, from 1970 to 1976, in the provincial council of Alessandria, before getting elected to the Chamber of Deputies. She kept her seat in Montecitorio until 1983 when she was elected to the Senate.[1] During her term in Parliament, Nespolo was rapporteur of the law for the reform of upper secondary school, member of the RAI Supervisory Committee and rapporteur for several proposals for the law on women's rights. She served on the special commission for the law of equality between men and women in work.[1]
From 2011 to 2017, Nespolo has been Vicepresident of the National Association of Italian Partisans under the guidance of Carlo Smuraglia.[2]
On November 2017, Nespolo has been elected President of the National Association of Italian Partisans, becoming the first woman to be elected President and the first who didn't took part to the Italian resistance movement, since she was too young.[3][4]
References
- "Carla Nespolo è la nuova Presidente Nazionale dell'ANPI". ANPI.it. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- "Carla Nespolo: io ci sarò con i partigiani nel cuore". Il manifesto. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- "Carla Nespolo guiderà l'Anpi: prima presidente non partigiana e donna". La Repubblica. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- "Anpi, Carla Nespolo: "Rieducare i razzisti. E basta con la sinistra equidistante"". La Repubblica. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018.