Barbara Lezzi

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.

Barbara Lezzi
Minister for the South
In office 1 June 2018 – 5 September 2019
Prime Minister	Giuseppe Conte
Preceded by	Claudio De Vincenti
Succeeded by	Peppe Provenzano
Member of the Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 March 2018
Constituency	Apulia
In office 15 March 2013 – 22 March 2018
Constituency	Apulia
Personal details
Born	Barbara Lezzi 24 April 1972 Lecce, Italy
Political party	Five Star Movement
Occupation	Politician

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 general election.

On 1 June 2018 she was appointed Minister for Southern Italy of the Conte Cabinet.[1]

Lezzi is the fourth from the left, on the front row.

Personal life

Lezzi married Rocco Zaminga, an accountant. She gave birth to a son in 2016 named Cristiano Attila.[2]

References

1. Chi è Lezzi, il nuovo ministro per il Sud
2. "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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