Marianna Madia

The Honourable
Marianna Madia
MP
Minister of Public Administration and Simplification
Assumed office
22 February 2014
Preceded by Gianpiero D'Alia
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
29 April 2008
Constituency Lazio 1
Personal details
Born (1980-05-09) 9 May 1980
Rome, Italy
Nationality Italian
Political party Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Mario Gianani
Alma mater Sapienza University of Rome
IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca
Profession Politician, journalist
Religion Roman Catholicism[1]

Maria Anna "Marianna" Madia (Italian pronunciation: [mariˈanna maˈdiːa]; born 5 September 1980) is an Italian politician of the Democratic Party and a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies since 2008.

She has been Minister of Public Administration and Simplification since 22 February 2014.[2][3]

Biography

Madia was born in Rome in 1980. Her family came from Calabria and settled in Rome. Her great-grandfather, Titta Madia, was a lawyer, a journalist, and a deputy in the 1950s. Her father was the politician, journalist and actor Stefano Madia.

She studied at Lycée français Chateaubriand in Rome. She studied at the IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca, specializing in political science.

In June 2013 she married Mario Gianani, a television and film producer,[4] they have two babies, Francesco and Margherita, born on 8 April 2014.[5]

She considers herself a practising Catholic and she personally opposes abortion, even if she supports the law allowing it in Italy.[1]

Career

Madia began her career in February 2008 when she was chosen by the Secretary of the Democratic Party, Walter Veltroni, who proposed her to be candidate for Chamber of Deputies.[3] On 29 April 2008 she was elected, and she was confirmed in 2013.

She is on the 11th (XI) Commission (public and private work). She co-operates with the office of AREL studies,[6] the research agency founded by Nino Andreatta.

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