Barbara Lezzi (born 24 April 1972 in Lecce) is an Italian politician, who served in the government of Italy as Minister for the South from 1 June 2018 until 5 September 2019.
Biography
Barbara Lezzi was born in Lecce on 24 April 1972. She took a diploma at the Commercial Technical Institute "Deledda" of Lecce and in 1992 she was taken as an employee by a company in the commerce sector.
Political career
She was elected Senator for the first time in the 2013 Italian general election. Subsequently, she became Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee on Budget and Economic Planning and member of the Standing Committee on European Policies. She was re-elected Senator in the 2018 Italian general election.
On 1 June 2018, she was appointed Minister for Southern Italy of the Conte Cabinet.[1]
Personal life
Lezzi married Rocco Zaminga, an accountant. She gave birth to a son in 2016 named Cristiano Attila.[2]
References
- ^ Chi è Lezzi, il nuovo ministro per il Sud
- ^ "Lecce, la ministra Lezzi partecipa a convegno con il figlio in braccio | Sky TG24". tg24.sky.it. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
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