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 by	Carlo Smuraglia
Succeeded by	Gianfranco Pagliarulo
Member of the Senate
In office 11 July 1983 – 22 April 1992
Constituency	Acqui Terme–Novi Ligure
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 5 July 1976 – 11 July 1983
Constituency	Cuneo
Personal details
Born	(1943-03-04)4 March 1943 Novara, Italy
Died	4 October 2020(2020-10-04) (aged 77) Alessandria, Italy
Political party	Italian Communist Party
Occupation	Politician

Biography

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

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	Piedmont – Acqui Terme-Novi Ligure		PCI	36,341	Y Elected
1987	Senate of the Republic	Piedmont – Acqui Terme-Novi Ligure		PCI	32,777	Y Elected

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References

1. "È morta Carla Nespolo, presidente dell'Anpi nazionale" (in Italian). la Repubblica. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020.
2. "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. 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. "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.

External links

• Files about her parliamentary activities (in Italian): VII, VIII, IX, X legislature.