Rosa Russo Iervolino (born Rosa Jervolino; born 17 September 1936) is an Italian politician.

Rosa Russo Iervolino
Mayor of Naples
In office
28 May 2001 – 1 June 2011
Preceded byAntonio Bassolino
Succeeded byLuigi de Magistris
Minister of the Interior
In office
21 October 1998 – 22 December 1999
Prime MinisterMassimo D'Alema
Preceded byGiorgio Napolitano
Succeeded byEnzo Bianco
Minister of Public Education
In office
28 June 1992 – 10 May 1994
Prime MinisterGiuliano Amato
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Preceded byRiccardo Misasi
Succeeded byFrancesco D'Onofrio
Minister of Labour and Social Policies
In office
18 March 1991 – 12 April 1991
Prime MinisterGiulio Andreotti
Preceded byCarlo Donat-Cattin
Succeeded byFranco Marini
Minister for Social Affairs
In office
28 July 1987 – 28 June 1992
Prime MinisterGiovanni Goria
Ciriaco De Mita
Giulio Andreotti
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAdriano Bompiani
Parliamentary offices
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 April 1994 – 30 May 2001
ConstituencyNaples
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office
20 June 1979 – 14 April 1994
ConstituencyRome (1979–1983)
Lanciano–Vasto (1983–1994)
Personal details
Born
Rosa Jervolino

(1936-09-17) 17 September 1936 (age 88)
Naples, Kingdom of Italy
Political partyPD (since 2007)
Other political
affiliations
DC (1968–1994)
PPI (1994–2002)
DL (2002–2007)
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Spouse
Vincenzo Russo
(m. 1964; died 1985)
Children3
ProfessionLawyer

Biography

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Iervolino was born to Angelo Raffaele Jervolino (1890–1985) and Maria De Unterrichter (1902–1975), a native of Trentino, on 17 September 1936.[1] Her parents were both Christian Democracy parliamentarians. Her uncle was Südtiroler Volkspartei senator Guido De Unterrichter (1903–1979). She would go on to get a degree in law and begin practicing as a lawyer.[2] The philosopher and politician Domenico Jervolino (1946–2018) was her cousin.

She married Vincenzo Russo on 26 October 1964.[3] Aldo Moro was her witness. They had three children (Michele, Maria Cristina and Francesca). Her husband died before her fiftieth birthday. Her surname was later rendered as Iervolino (with an I instead of a J) and put beside her husband's surname.

Iervolino was leader of the Christian Democratic Women group from 1968 to 1978.[citation needed] She served as a member of the Italian Senate as a Christian Democrat (Democrazia Cristiana; DC), starting in 1979 as part of legislature VIII to 1994 in legislature XI when she resigned.[2][4][5] She was elected for her first Senate term representing Lazio, but would represent Abruzzo for the remainder of her term as a Senator.[4][5] She would also serve in the Chamber of Deputies for two terms, between 1994 and 2001.[2]

She was the Minister of Public Education (1992–1994) and the first woman to become Minister of the Interior in Italy (1998–1999).[1][6][7][8]

Following the dissolution of the DC, Iervolino joined the Italian People's Party (PPI) in 1994, and together with her fellow party members was a member of the Olive Tree coalition. She ran as a candidate for Mayor of Naples in the 2001 municipal election for the centre-left coalition and she won with 53% of votes. She would become the first female mayor of the city. On 29 May 2006, she was confirmed with over 57% of votes. She would subsequently go on to join the Democratic Party (PD).[9]

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In February 2013, Iervolino was charged by the Court of Audits, alongside other former mayors such as Antonio Bassolino. Each former mayor was charged 560,893 € due to wasting money on 'useless recruits.'[10][11]

Electoral history

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Election House Constituency Party Votes Result
1979 Senate of the Republic Rome VIII DC 44,811  Y Elected
1983 Senate of the Republic Lanciano–Vasto DC 49,659  Y Elected
1987 Senate of the Republic Lanciano–Vasto DC 50,673  Y Elected
1992 Senate of the Republic Lanciano–Vasto DC 51,422  Y Elected
1994 Chamber of Deputies Campania 1 PPI [a]  Y Elected
1996 Chamber of Deputies Naples Fuorigrotta PPI 38,581  Y Elected
  1. ^ Elected in a closed list proportional representation system.

First-past-the-post elections

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1996 general election (C): NaplesFuorigrotta
Candidate Coalition Votes %
Rosa Russo Jervolino The Olive Tree 38,581 58.9
Domenico Falco Pole for Freedoms 26,930 41.1
Total 65,511 100.0
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References

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  1. ^ a b "70 anni della Costituzione italiana, il ricordo dell'ex sindaco Rosa Russo Iervolino". Napoli Fanpage (in Italian). 27 December 2017. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  2. ^ a b c "Rosa Jervolino Russo / Deputati / Camera dei deputati - Portale storico". storia.camera.it. Italian Parliament. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  3. ^ Labate, Tommaso (2020-11-09). "Rosa Russo Iervolino: "Aldo Moro mi fu testimone di nozze, tardò un'ora.."". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  4. ^ a b "senato.it - Scheda di attività di Rosa JERVOLINO RUSSO - XI Legislatura". www.senato.it. Italian Senate. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  5. ^ a b "senato.it - Scheda di attività di Rosa JERVOLINO RUSSO - VIII Legislatura". www.senato.it. Italian Senate. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  6. ^ SANNINO, CONCHITA (November 3, 2008). "Are Children Latest Target of Italian Crime?". ABC News. Repubblica. Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  7. ^ Gilbert, Mark; Pasquino, Gianfranco (2000). Italian Politics: The Faltering Transition. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-840-9.
  8. ^ "Rosa Jervolino Russo / Deputati / Camera dei deputati - Portale storico". storia.camera.it. Italian Parliament. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
  9. ^ Picciano, Giuseppe (2017-03-03). "Russo Iervolino: "Rimango nel Pd, ma il clima è irrespirabile"". Il Dubbio (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  10. ^ Iurillo, Vincenzo (2013-02-28). "Rifiuti a Napoli, sprechi per assunzioni inutili: Bassolino e Iervolino condannati". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-09-14.
  11. ^ Aversa, Andrea (2017-10-05). "Rosa Russo Iervolino condannata dalla Corte dei conti per un danno erariale da 173mila euro". Voce di Napoli (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-09-14.
Preceded by Italian Minister of Public Instruction
1992–1994
Succeeded by
Preceded by Italian Minister of the Interior
1998–1999
Succeeded by
Preceded by Mayor of Naples
2001–2011
Succeeded by