Rosa Russo Iervolino

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

Rosa Russo Iervolino
Mayor of Naples
In office
28 May 2001 – 1 June 2011
Preceded byAntonio Bassolino
Succeeded byLuigi de Magistris
Additional offices
Minister of the Interior
In office
21 October 1998 – 22 December 1999
Prime MinisterMassimo D'Alema
Preceded byGiorgio Napolitano
Succeeded byEnzo Bianco
Minister of Public Education
In office
28 June 1992 – 10 May 1994
Prime MinisterGiuliano Amato
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Preceded byRiccardo Misasi
Succeeded byFrancesco D'Onofrio
Minister of Labour and Social Policies
In office
18 March 1991 – 12 April 1991
Prime MinisterGiulio Andreotti
Preceded byCarlo Donat-Cattin
Succeeded byFranco Marini
Minister for Social Affairs
In office
28 July 1987 – 28 June 1992
Prime MinisterGiovanni Goria
Ciriaco De Mita
Giulio Andreotti
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byAdriano Bompiani
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 April 1994 – 30 May 2001
ConstituencyNaples
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office
20 June 1979 – 14 April 1994
ConstituencyRome (1979–1983)
Lanciano–Vasto (1983–1994)
Personal details
Born
Rosa Jervolino

(1936-09-17) 17 September 1936
Naples, Kingdom of Italy
Political partyPD (since 2007)
Other political
affiliations		DC (1968–1994)
PPI (1994–2002)
DL (2002–2007)
Spouse
Vincenzo Russo
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(m. 1964; died 1985)​
Children3
ProfessionLawyer

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.[2][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.[4][5] She would also serve in the Chamber of Deputies for two terms, between 1994 and 2001.[2]

She was the Minister of Public Education (1992–1994) and the first woman to become Minister of the Interior in Italy (1998–1999).[1][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]

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
Election House Constituency Party Votes Result
1979 Senate of the Republic Rome VIII DC 44,811 checkY Elected
1983 Senate of the Republic Lanciano–Vasto DC 49,659 checkY Elected
1987 Senate of the Republic Lanciano–Vasto DC 50,673 checkY Elected
1992 Senate of the Republic Lanciano–Vasto DC 51,422 checkY Elected
1994 Chamber of Deputies Campania 1 PPI –[lower-alpha 1] checkY Elected
1996 Chamber of Deputies Naples Fuorigrotta PPI 38,581 checkY Elected
  1. Elected in a closed list proportional representation system.

First-past-the-post elections
1996 general election (C): Naples — Fuorigrotta
Candidate Coalition Votes %
Rosa Russo Jervolino The Olive Tree 38,581 58.9
Domenico Falco Pole for Freedoms 26,930 41.1
Total 65,511 100.0

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