Giorgia Meloni
Giorgia Meloni (born 15 January 1977) is an Italian politician and journalist who is the Prime Minister of Italy since 2022. She has also been the president of Fratelli d'Italia since 2014.[1]
Giorgia Meloni | |
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister of Italy | |
| Assumed office 22 October 2022 | |
| President | Sergio Mattarella |
| Deputy | Antonio Tajani Matteo Salvini |
| Preceded by | Mario Draghi |
| President of Brothers of Italy | |
| Assumed office 8 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ignazio La Russa |
| President of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party | |
| Assumed office 29 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Jan Zahradil |
| Minister of Youth | |
| In office 8 May 2008 – 16 November 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Preceded by | Giovanna Melandri |
| Succeeded by | Andrea Riccardi |
| Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 4 May 2006 – 28 April 2008 | |
| President | Fausto Bertinotti |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 28 April 2006 | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1977 Rome, Italy |
| Political party | FdI (since 2012) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Domestic partner | Andrea Giambruno |
| Children | 1 |
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| Website | giorgiameloni |
Meloni was Minister of Youth from 2008 to 2011.[2] She was also a member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2006.
In a record-low voter turnout election, exit polls projected that the centre-right coalition would win a majority of seats in the 2022 Italian general election. Meloni was crowned the winner of the election with her party, FdI, receiving a plurality of seats, and per agreement with the centre-right coalition, the largest party in the coalition would nominate the next prime minister which made her the frontrunner.
On 21 October 2022, President Sergio Mattarella designated her as the next Prime Minister of Italy, making her the first woman to hold this office.[3]
After she became prime minister, people have debated how right-wing a Meloni-led government would be. Many commentators have described it as Italy's first far-right-led government since World War II,[4] and Meloni as the first far-right leader since Benito Mussolini, and some academics also described it as the most right-wing government since 1945.[5][6]
References
change- ↑ "Giorgia Meloni eletta presidente di Fratelli d'Italia". Sky TG 24. 2014-03-08.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Giorgia Meloni". Il Sole 24 Ore.
- ↑ "Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni named as Italy's first female prime minister". CNN. 22 October 2022.
- ↑ Barry, Colleen; Cook, Lorne (26 September 2022). "Italy's EU partners vigilant as far right set to take power". AP News. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ Leali, Giorgio; Roberts, Hannah (25 September 2022). "Italy on track to elect most right-wing government since Mussolini". Politico. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ Braithwaite, Sharon; DiDonato, Valentina; Fox, Kara; Mortensen, Antonia; Nadeau, Barbie Latza; Ruotolo, Nicola (26 September 2022). "Giorgia Meloni claims victory to become Italy's most far-right prime minister since Mussolini". CNN. Archived from the original on 26 September 2022. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
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