Tina Anselmi
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Tina Anselmi, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI
(born 25 March 1927) is an Italian
politician, and a notable member of the Italian resistance movement
during the World War II
.
, province of Treviso
.
She joined the resistance movement in 1944, aged 17, after having witnessed the hanging of a group of young partisans by the nazi-fascists. She was part of the Cesare Battisti brigade, and that year also joined the Christian Democracy
. After the World War II, she acted in Christian trade unions, was vice-president of the European Female Union and in charge of Christian Democracy youth. From 1968 to 1987 she was Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
, re-elected for five time in the Venice
-Treviso
district. She served three times as undersecretary to the Department of Work and in 1976 she became the first female to be member of an Italian cabinet, being chosen by Giulio Andreotti
as Minister for Labour. Successively she also had a couple experiences as Minister for Health.
Tina Anselmi is best known in Italy, however, for having been the main proposer of the Italian law on equal opportunities, a matter she always fought for in her political life. In 1981, she headed the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry on the P2 Masonic Lodge
(Commissione parlamentare d’inchiesta sulla Loggia massonica P2), and wrote the final majority report that was approved in 1984.
Italian orders of merit
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(born 25 March 1927) is an Italian
Italy
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politician, and a notable member of the Italian resistance movement
Italian resistance movement
The Italian resistance is the umbrella term for the various partisan forces formed by pro-Allied Italians during World War II...
during the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
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Biography
Tina Anselmi was born in Castelfranco VenetoCastelfranco Veneto
Castelfranco Veneto is a town and comune of Veneto, northern Italy, in the province of Treviso, 30 km by rail from the town of Treviso. It is approximately 40 km inland from Venice.-History:...
, province of Treviso
Province of Treviso
The Province of Treviso is a province in the Veneto region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Treviso.The province has an area of 2,477 km², and a total population of 886.886 . There are 95 municipalities in the province .-Municipalities:-External links:*...
.
She joined the resistance movement in 1944, aged 17, after having witnessed the hanging of a group of young partisans by the nazi-fascists. She was part of the Cesare Battisti brigade, and that year also joined the Christian Democracy
Christian Democracy (Italy)
Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield ....
. After the World War II, she acted in Christian trade unions, was vice-president of the European Female Union and in charge of Christian Democracy youth. From 1968 to 1987 she was Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
Italian Chamber of Deputies
The Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...
, re-elected for five time in the Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
-Treviso
Treviso
Treviso is a city and comune in Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 82,854 inhabitants : some 3,000 live within the Venetian walls or in the historical and monumental center, some 80,000 live in the urban center proper, while the city...
district. She served three times as undersecretary to the Department of Work and in 1976 she became the first female to be member of an Italian cabinet, being chosen by Giulio Andreotti
Giulio Andreotti
Giulio Andreotti is an Italian politician of the now dissolved centrist Christian Democracy party. He served as the 42nd Prime Minister of Italy from 1972 to 1973, from 1976 to 1979 and from 1989 to 1992. He also served as Minister of the Interior , Defense Minister and Foreign Minister and he...
as Minister for Labour. Successively she also had a couple experiences as Minister for Health.
Tina Anselmi is best known in Italy, however, for having been the main proposer of the Italian law on equal opportunities, a matter she always fought for in her political life. In 1981, she headed the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry on the P2 Masonic Lodge
Propaganda Due
Propaganda Due , or P2, was a Masonic lodge operating under the jurisdiction of the Grand Orient of Italy from 1945 to 1976 , and a pseudo-Masonic or "black" or "covert" lodge operating illegally from 1976 to...
(Commissione parlamentare d’inchiesta sulla Loggia massonica P2), and wrote the final majority report that was approved in 1984.
See also
- Tina Anselmi on Radio RadicaleRadio RadicaleRadio Radicale is the official radio station of Partito Radicale in Italy.It was founded in the seventies, along with the "Radio libere"....