Giusi Nicolini

Giusi Nicolini (born Giuseppina Maria Nicolini, 5 March 1961) is an Italian politician, former Mayor of Lampedusa e Linosa.[1]

Giusi Nicolini
Mayor of Lampedusa e Linosa
In office
8 May 2012  11 June 2017
Preceded byBernardino De Rubeis
Succeeded bySalvatore Martello
Personal details
Born
Giuseppina Maria Nicolini

(1961-03-05) 5 March 1961
Lampedusa, Italy
Political partyDemocratic Party

Biography

A member of the Legambiente environmentalist association, after having been Deputy Mayor and Councilor for the Environment of Lampedusa e Linosa from 1983 to 1988, Nicolini is elected Mayor at the 2012 local elections.[2]

After the 2013 migrant shipwreck near to the shores of Lampedusa, in which more than 300 migrants have drowned, Nicolini asked to the European Union to realize a new European law on sanctuary and immigration rules.[3]

Due to her several efforts in order to promote integration and solidarity,[4] Nicolini has been awarded with the UNESCO Award for Peace in 2017.[5] That same year, she tried to be re-elected Mayor at the local elections, but failed.[6]

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