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Italy Local Leaders

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Presidents of Parliaments

1975-ca.83 President of the Regional Council Loretta Montemaggi, Regione Toscana

1984-86 President Waltraud Gebert-Deeg, Provincia Autonome Bolzana/Autnonma di Bolzano (Südtirol)
Deputy Member of the Regional Government 1964-68 and member 1968-84.She was vice-President of the Landtag 1986-88 (The post rotates among German and Italian-speakers)

1988-93 Rosa Franzelin-Werth, Provincia Autonome Bolzana/Autnonma di Bolzano (Südtirol)
She had been member of the Government 1978-88 and was vice-President of the Landtag 1993-98

1988-99 Carla Spaghuolo, Regione de Piemonte

1992-96 Simone Sigliani, Regione de Toscana

1993-96 Sabrina Kasslatter Mur, Provincia Autonome Bolzana/Autnonma di Bolzano (Südtirol)
She was Vice-President 1996-98

1994-99 NN, Trentino Alto Adige Regionaria

Ca. 1997-? President Consiglio Comunale Luisa Laurelli, Rome
Later Municipal Councillor

1999- President Amalia Sartori, Regione di Veneto

1999- President Paola Ambrosio, Campania

2001- President of the Provincial Council Giovanna Petrelli, Provincia di Terni

2003-05 President Veronika Stirner-Brantsch, Regione di Trento-Alto Adige/Trentino-Südtirol (Autonomous Region)

Presidents and Vice-Presidents of Governments

1980-83 President Anna Nenna d'Antonio, Regione d'Abruzzo
She was Councillor for Industry 1972-77 and for Social Affairs and Environment 1977-80.

Ca.1984-ca.92 Vice-President Bianca Vetrina, Regione Piemonte

1988-92 President Anna Maria Bassa, Provincia de Como

1992-94 President Fiorella Ghilardotti, Regione de Lombardia

1992 President Amalia Sartori, Regione di Veneto
President of the Regional Parliament from 1999.

1991-95 President Monica Marcloni, Provincia Goriza

1993-2002 President Marta Vincenzi, Provincia Genova

1995-96 President Alessandra Guerra, Regione de Friuli-Venezia Gulia (Autonomous Region)

1995-99 President Marisa Saracimelli Galeazzi, Provincia di Ancona

1995-99 President Antonia Pompeddi, Provincia de Sassari Antonia

1995-99 President Rosa Anna Maria Rapole, Provincia de Avelino

1995-99 President Cecilia Contu, Provincia di Cagliari

1995-99 President Ana Luisa Furlan, Provincia di Venezia

1995-99 President Antonia Acri, Provincia di Cosnza

1995-99 President Guiseppina del Santo, Provinca di Vicenza

1995-? President Mila Pieralli, Provincia di Firenze

1995-99 President Maria Luisa Bourgossi, Provincia di Forli’-Cesena
1999- Vice-President and Assessor of Agriculture, Rural Planning and Environmet

1995-99 President Dott. Marta Vincenzi, Provincia di Genova

1995-99 President Rosa Russo, Provincia di Napoli

1995-99 Vice-President Tiziana Givelli, Provincia di Milano

1995-99 Vice-President Marialina Marucci, Regione di Toscana

1995-2004 President Prof. Mercedes Bresso, Provincia di Torino
2005-10 President of Regione Piemonte
Member of the European Parliament from 2004.

1999-2002 President Margherita Cogo, Regione di Trento-Alto Adige/Trentino-Südtirol (Autonomous Region)

1999-2004 President Ombretta Collli, Provincia di Milano

2000- Vice-President Viviana Beccalossi, Regione de Lombardia
(b. 1971-)

2000-10 President Maria Rita Lorenzetti, Regione de Umbria
Assessor of Social Services in the City of Foligno 1975-84 when she was elected Mayor. She was a MP from 1987. (1953-)

2010- President Renata Polverini, Regione de Lazio
 

• 2010- Presdient Catiuscia Marini, Regione de Umbria

Prefects (Prefetto) ("Governors")

1993-998 Prefect Anna Maria D'Ascenzo, Grosetto
1998-2000 Prefect Perguia
Prefetto della Repubblica (without charge) 1990 and 1997 Senior Prefect.

1994-96 Prefect Anna Maria Cancellieri Peluso, Vicenza
2004- Prefect of Catania
Later also Prefect of Bergamo, Brescia and Genova, and appointed Commissioner of Bologna 2010-11 and Commissioner of Parma in 2011 after both mayors resigned after charges of corruption. Minister of Interior from 2011. (1944-)

1996-99 Prefect Maria-Teresa Cortellessa dell'Orco, Perguia
2003-06 Prefect of Brescia
Appointed Prefect without Charge within the Ministry of Interior in 1999, where she had been working since 1968. In 1993-94 she was Deputy Chief of Police, as the first woman.

1997-99 Prefetto Italia Fortunati, Piacenza
1999-2000 Commissioner of the Government of the Regione Campania,
2000-07 Prefect of Modena.
2007- Prefect of Verona
Former Vice-Prefct of Isernia and Prefect and Vice-Commissioner of the Government in Napoli 1993.

1998-2001 Isabella Giannola, Caltanissetta
2000-03 Prefect of Siena
From 2003 Prefect-at-Large, later Deputy Secretary General of the Ministry of Interior and Vice-Director of the Secret Service from 2006. (b. 1943-)

1999-2005 Prefect Anna Maria Sorge Lodovici, Arezzo
2005-07 Prefect of Trieste and Government Commissioner of the Regione Friuli-Venezia Giulia

2000-02 Prefect Maria Fiorella Scandura, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola 
Until 2007 Prefect of Pisa
2007- Prefect of Siracusa
Named Vice-Prefect in 1999.

2002-03 Prefect Giuseppina di Rosa, Grosetto,
2003- Prefect of Siena
She was Vice-President from 1989 and Prefetto della Repubblica (without charge) from 1996.

2003-06 Prefect Nicoletta Frediani, Lodi
2006- Prefect of Savona

Around 2004 Vice-Commissario del Governo nella Regione Friuli-Venezia Giulia Caterina Strano

2005-07 Prefetto Francesca Adelaide Garufi, Matera
2007- Prefetto of Arezzo
Rank of Vice-Prefect from 1993 and Prefect and President of the Directorate of the Internal Control Service of the Ministry of Interior from 2001. (b. 1951-).

2005- Prefect Carmela Floreno, Enna

2005- Prefect Eleonora Maffei, Prato
High ranking civil servant in the Ministry of Interior, with the rank of Vice-Prefect from 1996 and Prefect from 2001. (b. 1943-).

2006 Prefect Delfina Raimondo, Gorizia
2006- Prefect of Belluno
Civil Servant and member of various expert committees of the Ministry of Interior, Vice-Prefect of Como 1996-2001, Vice-Prefct of Venezia 2001-05. (b. 1950).

2006- Prefect Narcisa Livia Brassesco, Biella
Former Vice-Prefect of the Province.

2006- Prefect Maria Elena Stasi, Caserta

2007-09 Prefect Francesca Rita Maria Cannizzo, Grosseto
2009- Prefect of Ragusa
Former Vice Prefect of Venezia.

2007- Prefect Floriana de Sanctis, Ravenna
Civil Servant and Prefect without Posting from 2003.

2007- Prefect Chiara Marolla, Sondrio
Vice Commissioner of the Government of the Regione  Friuli Venezia Giulia 2005-07. (b. 1949-).

 Last update 16.11.11