Marianna Madia | |
Order: | Minister of Simplification and Public Administration |
Primeminister: | Matteo Renzi Paolo Gentiloni |
Predecessor: | Gianpiero D'Alia |
Successor: | Giulia Bongiorno |
Term Start: | 22 February 2014 |
Term End: | 1 June 2018 |
Order2: | Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Rome—Montesacro |
Term Start2: | 29 April 2008 |
Constituency2: | Lazio 1 |
Order3: | Spokeswoman of the Democratic Party |
Predecessor3: | Matteo Richetti |
Term Start3: | 14 July 2018 |
Birth Date: | 1980 5, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Rome, Italy |
Nationality: | Italian |
Alma Mater: | Sapienza University of Rome IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca |
Profession: | Politician, journalist |
Spouse: | Mario Gianani |
Party: | Democratic Party |
Maria Anna "Marianna" Madia (pronounced as /it/; born 5 September 1980) is an Italian politician of the Democratic Party and a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies since 2008.
She was Minister of Public Administration and Simplification from 22 February 2014 to 1 June 2018 (Renzi Cabinet and Gentiloni Cabinet).[1] [2]
Madia was born in Rome in 1980. Her family came from Calabria and settled in Rome. Her great-grandfather, Titta Madia, was a lawyer, journalist, and Fascist and MSI member of the Chamber of Deputies.[3] Her father was the politician, journalist and actor Stefano Madia.
She studied at Lycée français Chateaubriand in Rome. She studied at the University of Rome La Sapienza and undertook a PhD at IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca in political science.
In June 2013 she married Mario Gianani, a television and film producer.[4] They have twins, Francesco and Margherita, born on 8 April 2014.[5]
She considers herself a practising Catholic.[6]
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.[2] In April 2008 she was elected. She was reelected in 2013 and in 2018.[7]