Carla Federica Nespolo

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
President of ANPI
In office
3 November 2017 – 4 October 2020
Preceded byCarlo Smuraglia
Succeeded byGianfranco Pagliarulo
Member of the Senate
In office
11 July 1983 – 22 April 1992
ConstituencyAcqui TermeNovi Ligure
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
5 July 1976 – 11 July 1983
ConstituencyCuneo
Personal details
Born(1943-03-04)4 March 1943
Novara, Italy
Died4 October 2020(2020-10-04) (aged 77)
Alessandria, Italy
Political partyItalian Communist Party
OccupationPolitician

Biography

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Nespolo 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

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Election House Constituency Party Votes Result
1976 Chamber of Deputies Cuneo–Alessandria–Asti PCI 9,443  Y Elected
1979 Chamber of Deputies Cuneo–Alessandria–Asti PCI 10,395  Y Elected
1983 Senate of the Republic PiedmontAcqui Terme-Novi Ligure PCI 36,341  Y Elected
1987 Senate of the Republic PiedmontAcqui Terme-Novi Ligure PCI 32,777  Y Elected

Source: [1]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "Carla Nespolo è la nuova Presidente Nazionale dell'ANPI". ANPI.it. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Carla Nespolo: io ci sarò con i partigiani nel cuore". Il manifesto. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  6. ^ "Carla Nespolo guiderà l'Anpi: prima presidente non partigiana e donna". La Repubblica. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Anpi, Carla Nespolo: "Rieducare i razzisti. E basta con la sinistra equidistante"". La Repubblica. 5 November 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
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  • Files about her parliamentary activities (in Italian): VII, VIII, IX, X legislature.