Maria Elisabetta Casellati, née Alberti (born 12 August 1946), is an Italian lawyer and politician. She was the President of the Italian Senate from 2018 to 2022. She is the first woman to have ever held this position.[1][2] In 2022, she was nominated as a candidate for President of Italy by centre-right coalition.[3] Election president, the crash of lawyer Casellati who was already seen at the Quirinale.[4] She became Minister for Institutional Reforms in the Giorgia Meloni cabinet in 2022.
Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati | |
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| Minister for Institutional Reforms | |
| Assumed office 22 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Giorgia Meloni |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| President of the Italian Senate | |
| In office 24 March 2018 – 12 October 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Pietro Grasso |
| Succeeded by | Ignazio La Russa |
| Member of the Senate | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | Venice |
| In office 30 May 2001 – 15 September 2014 | |
| Constituency | Padua (2001–2006) Veneto (2006–2014) |
| In office 15 April 1994 – 8 May 1996 | |
| Constituency | Cittadella |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maria Elisabetta Alberti 12 August 1946 Rovigo, Italy |
| Political party | Forza Italia (1994–2009) People of Freedom (2009–2013) Forza Italia (2013–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Giambattista Casellati |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Ferrara Pontifical Lateran University |
| Profession | |
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