Carla Federica Nespolo (4 March 1943 – 4 October 2020) was an Italian politician, President of National Association of Italian Partisans from 2017 until her death.
Carla Federica Nespolo | |
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| President of ANPI | |
| In office 3 November 2017 – 4 October 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Carlo Smuraglia |
| Succeeded by | Gianfranco Pagliarulo |
| Member of the Senate | |
| In office 11 July 1983 – 22 April 1992 | |
| Constituency | Acqui Terme–Novi Ligure |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 5 July 1976 – 11 July 1983 | |
| Constituency | Cuneo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 March 1943 Novara, Italy |
| Died | 4 October 2020 (aged 77) Alessandria, Italy |
| Political party | Italian Communist Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
Biography
editNespolo was born in Novara on 4 March 1943.[1][2] After she graduated in philosophy, Nespolo joined the Italian Communist Party, becoming the first communist woman from Piedmont to be elected to the Italian Parliament.[3]
She spent six years, from 1970 to 1976, in the provincial council of Alessandria, before getting elected to the Chamber of Deputies. She kept her seat in the Palazzo Montecitorio until 1983 when she was elected to the Senate.[2][4] During her term in Parliament, Nespolo was rapporteur of the law for the reform of upper secondary school, member of the RAI Supervisory Committee and rapporteur for several proposals for the law on women's rights. She served on the special commission for the law of equality between men and women in work.[4]
From 2011 to 2017, Nespolo was Vice President of the National Association of Italian Partisans under the guidance of Carlo Smuraglia.[3][5]
In November 2017, Nespolo was elected President of the National Association of Italian Partisans, becoming the first woman to be elected president and the first who didn't take part in the Italian resistance movement, since she was too young.[6][7]
Nespolo died on 4 October 2020, at the age of 77, after a long illness.[1][3]
Electoral history
edit| Election | House | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
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| 1976 | Chamber of Deputies | Cuneo–Alessandria–Asti | PCI | 9,443 |  Elected
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| 1979 | Chamber of Deputies | Cuneo–Alessandria–Asti | PCI | 10,395 | Elected
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| 1983 | Senate of the Republic | Piedmont – Acqui Terme-Novi Ligure | PCI | 36,341 | Elected
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| 1987 | Senate of the Republic | Piedmont – Acqui Terme-Novi Ligure | PCI | 32,777 | Elected
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Source: [1]
References
edit- ^ a b "È morta Carla Nespolo, presidente dell'Anpi nazionale" (in Italian). la Repubblica. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b "senato.it - Scheda di attività di Carla Federica NESPOLO - X Legislatura". www.senato.it. Italian Senate. Archived from the original on 20 March 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Lombardo, Alessandro Fulloni e Carlotta (10 May 2020). "Morta Carla Federica Nespolo, presidente dell'Anpi nazionale". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Carla Nespolo è la nuova Presidente Nazionale dell'ANPI". ANPI.it. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Carla Nespolo: io ci sarò con i partigiani nel cuore". Il manifesto. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Carla Nespolo guiderà l'Anpi: prima presidente non partigiana e donna". La Repubblica. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Anpi, Carla Nespolo: "Rieducare i razzisti. E basta con la sinistra equidistante"". La Repubblica. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018.