Elena Bonetti
Elena Bonetti | |
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 Elena Bonetti in 2021 | |
| Minister for Family and Equal Opportunities | |
| In office 13 February 2021 – 22 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Mario Draghi |
| Preceded by | Giuseppe Conte (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Eugenia Roccella |
| In office 5 September 2019 – 14 January 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Giuseppe Conte |
| Preceded by | Alessandra Locatelli |
| Succeeded by | Giuseppe Conte (Acting) |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 13 October 2022 | |
| Constituency | Veneto 2 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 April 1974 Asola, Italy |
| Political party | Action (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | PD (2017–2019) IV (2019–2023) PER (2023–2024) |
| Spouse | Davide Boldrini |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Milan |
| Occupation | Professor |
Elena Bonetti (born 12 April 1974) is an Italian politician and mathematician who served as Minister for Family and Equal Opportunities between 2019 and 2022.
Biography
[edit]Elena Bonetti was born on 12 April 1974 in Asola, Lombardy.[1] She graduated from the University of Pavia in 1997, and in 2002 she obtained her PhD at the University of Milan, where she has served as Associate Professor of Mathematical Analysis. She studied partial differential equations and predictive modelling.[2]
She has had some involvement in scouting and has served as a member of Associazione Guide e Scouts Cattolici Italiani. In 2014, she signed an appeal, together with presbyter Andrea Gallo, to ask the Italian state to recognize same-sex marriage.[3]
She entered politics as a candidate in the 2017 PD leadership election. Spotted by the then Prime Minister of Italy, Matteo Renzi, she was named the national manager for youth and training.[4]
In 2018, she was a candidate for Italy's Chamber of Deputies, listed third on the PD's Lombardy list without being elected.[5] On 5 September 2019, Bonetti was appointed the Italian Minister for Family and Equal Opportunities in the Conte II Cabinet.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Elena Bonetti: Chi è la ministra delle pari opportunità del governo PD-M5S, TPI
- ^ Elena Bonetti - About me, University of Milan
- ^ Jump up to: a b Governo Conte 2, la scout cattolica che chiedeva di riconoscere le unioni gay: chi è Elena Bonetti, nuova ministra della Famiglia
- ^ Elena Bonetti ministra delle Pari opportunità e della Famiglia. Matematica, nel 2014 firmò un appello per riconoscere le unioni gay
- ^ Candidati ufficiali del Pd a Cremona: Boschi e Pizzetti
Conte II Cabinet (2019–21) |
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Draghi Cabinet (2021–22) |
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- Politicians from the Province of Mantua
- 21st-century Italian politicians
- 21st-century Italian women politicians
- Women government ministers of Italy
- University of Pavia alumni
- University of Milan alumni
- Democratic Party (Italy) politicians
- Italia Viva politicians
- Conte II Cabinet
- Draghi Cabinet
- People from Asola, Lombardy