Rosa Russo Iervolino Explained

Rosa Russo Iervolino
Description:Iervolino in 1994
Order:Mayor of Naples
Term Start:28 May 2001
Term End:1 June 2011
Predecessor:Antonio Bassolino
Successor:Luigi de Magistris
Order2:Minister of the Interior
Primeminister2:Massimo D'Alema
Term Start2:21 October 1998
Term End2:22 December 1999
Predecessor2:Giorgio Napolitano
Successor2:Enzo Bianco
Order3:Minister of Public Education
Primeminister3:Giuliano Amato
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Term Start3:28 June 1992
Term End3:10 May 1994
Predecessor3:Riccardo Misasi
Successor3:Francesco D'Onofrio
Order4:Minister of Labour and Social Policies
Primeminister4:Giulio Andreotti
Term Start4:18 March 1991
Term End4:12 April 1991
Predecessor4:Carlo Donat-Cattin
Successor4:Franco Marini
Order5:Minister for Social Affairs
Primeminister5:Giovanni Goria
Ciriaco De Mita
Giulio Andreotti
Term Start5:28 July 1987
Term End5:28 June 1992
Predecessor5:Office established
Successor5:Adriano Bompiani
Order6:Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Term Start6:15 April 1994
Term End6:30 May 2001
Constituency6:Naples
Order7:Member of the Senate of the Republic
Term Start7:20 June 1979
Term End7:14 April 1994
Constituency7:Rome (1979–1983)
Lanciano–Vasto (1983–1994)
Birth Date:17 September 1936
Birth Place:Naples, Kingdom of Italy
Nationality:Italian
Party:PD (since 2007)
Otherparty:DC (1968–1994)
PPI (1994–2002)
DL (2002–2007)
Profession:Lawyer
Height:1.68m (05.51feet)
Children:3
Birth Name:Rosa Jervolino

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

Biography

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. 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.[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. She would also serve in the Chamber of Deputies for two terms, between 1994 and 2001.

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

Legal Issues

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 Euros due to wasting money on 'useless recruits.'[10] [11]

Electoral history

width=12%Electionwidth=25%Housewidth=30%Constituencywidth=5% colspan="2"Partywidth=12%Voteswidth=12%Result
1979Senate of the RepublicRome VIIIDC44,811
1983Senate of the RepublicLanciano–VastoDC49,659 Elected
1987Senate of the RepublicLanciano–VastoDC50,673 Elected
1992Senate of the RepublicLanciano–VastoDC51,422 Elected
1994Chamber of DeputiesCampania 1PPI Elected
1996Chamber of DeputiesNaples FuorigrottaPPI38,581 Elected

First-past-the-post elections

1996 general election (C): NaplesFuorigrotta
CandidateCoalitionVotes%
Rosa Russo JervolinoThe Olive Tree38,58158.9
Domenico FalcoPole for Freedoms26,93041.1
align=left colspan=3Total65,511100.0

External links

References

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