| Onorevole Maria Rosaria Bindi |
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Minister of Family politics
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| In office 17 May 2006 – 8 May 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Romano Prodi |
| Preceded by | Roberto Maroni |
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| In office May 17, 1996 – April 25, 2000 |
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| Prime Minister | Romano Prodi Massimo D'Alema |
| Preceded by | Elio Guzzanti |
| Succeeded by | Umberto Veronesi |
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| Born | February 12, 1951 Sinalunga, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Profession | Poltical scientist |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Maria Rosaria Bindi, best known as Rosy Bindi (born February 12, 1951) is an Italian politician and the current President of the Democratic Party.
Career
Born in Sinalunga (Tuscany), she graduated in political science. She was next to the jurist Vittorio Bachelet when he was assassinated by the Red Brigades in 1980. She held the position of vice-president of Azione Cattolica, the most popular Italian Catholic lay association, from 1984 to 1989. In the latter year she entered the Christian Democracy (DC) party.
After the dissolution of DC, Bindi, now a member of the Italian People's Party, became a leading exponent of The Olive Tree, the broad left-to-centre coalition led by Romano Prodi. In 1996, after the latter's victory in the general elections, she was named Minister of Health, a position she held also in the following government led by Massimo D'Alema.
In the 2001 general election she was elected for the third time to the Chamber of Deputies in the college of Cortona representing Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy. After the victory of The Union in the 2006 Italian general election, she became Minister of Family, serving in that post until 2008.
Bindi competed for the leadership of the Democratic Party in the party's founding leadership election, and garnered 12.93% of the vote cast. She remains inside the party, leading the Democrats, Truly faction.
While appearing on late night talk show Porta a Porta, Bindi was told by Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, “I recognise you are increasingly more beautiful than you are intelligent.” She responded by noting, “I am not one of the women at your disposal, Prime Minister.” The exchange sparked public outcry and renewed criticism that Berlusconi is chauvinist and only sees women for their looks and age. Because of Berlusconi's already precarious position due to other scandals, this outcry gained international attention. Ms. Bindi released a statement, "I responded on behalf of all women, not to defend myself from the offence given by Berlusconi, which doesn’t bother me at all. I have received no apology, and neither do I want one." She has received thousands of messages of support.[1]
References
External links
- Personal website (Italian)
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| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies since 1994 |
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| Preceded by Elio Guzzanti |
Italian Minister of Health 1996–2000 |
Succeeded by Umberto Veronesi |
| Preceded by Roberto Maroni |
Italian Minister of Family 2006–2008 |
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| Preceded by Gavino Angius Mario Baccini Roberto Calderoli Milziade Caprili |
Vice President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies since 2008 Served alongside: Rocco Buttiglione, Antonio Leone, Maurizio Lupi |
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| Preceded by Romano Prodi |
President of the Democratic Party since 2009 |
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