Rosy Bindi
Maria Rosaria "Rosy" Bindi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈrɔːzi ˈbindi]; born 12 February 1951) is an Italian politician and the former President of the Antimafia Commission.
Rosy Bindi | |
|---|---|
| President of the Antimafia Commission | |
| In office 22 October 2013 – 22 March 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Giuseppe Pisanu |
| Succeeded by | Nicola Morra |
| Minister for Family | |
| In office 17 May 2006 – 8 May 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Romano Prodi |
| Preceded by | Roberto Maroni |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 17 May 1996 – 26 April 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Romano Prodi Massimo D'Alema |
| Preceded by | Elio Guzzanti |
| Succeeded by | Umberto Veronesi |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 15 April 1994 – 22 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | Veneto (1994–1996) Tuscany (1996–2013) Calabria (2013–2018) |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 25 July 1989 – 19 July 1994 | |
| Constituency | North–East Italy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1951 Sinalunga, Italy |
| Political party | PD (since 2007) DL (2002–2007) PPI (1994–2002) DC (1989–1994) |
| Profession | Political scientist |
Career Edit
Born in Sinalunga (Tuscany), she graduated in political science. She was standing near the lawyer Vittorio Bachelet when he was assassinated by the Red Brigades in 1980. She held the position of vice-president of Azione Cattolica, the most popular Italian Catholic lay association, from 1984 to 1989, the year she joined the Christian Democracy (DC) party.
After the dissolution of the DC party, Bindi joined the Italian People's Party and became a leading figure in The Olive Tree, the broad left-to-centre coalition led by Romano Prodi. Following the coalition's victory in the 1996 general election, she was named Minister of Health, a position she held also in the following governments led by Massimo D'Alema.
During her tenure at the Ministry of Health, through her circular "Circolare Bindi del 2 dicembre 1996", electroshock therapy was re-introduced in Italy to treat psychiatrised patients. It was later corrected by "Circolare Bindi del 15 February 1999" 'limiting' use of ECT in particular cases but without revoke it.[1]
In the 2001 general election she was elected for the third time to the Chamber of Deputies in the college of Cortona representing Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy. After the victory of The Union in the 2006 Italian general election, she became Minister for the Family, serving in that post until 2008.
Bindi competed for the leadership of the Democratic Party in the party's founding leadership election, and received 12.93% of the vote cast. She continues to work for the party, leading the Democrats Really faction.
In April 2017 the Antimafia Commission -whose President was Bindi- invited the Italian Guardia di Finanza to seize and make public the lists of 35,000 members of the 4 main Italian Masonic obediences.[2]
Electoral history Edit
| Election | House | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | European Parliament | North–East Italy | DC | 211,170 | Elected | |
| 1994 | Chamber of Deputies | Veneto 1 | PPI | –[a] | Elected | |
| 1996 | Chamber of Deputies | Cortona | Ulivo | 60,443 | Elected | |
| 2001 | Chamber of Deputies | Cortona | Ulivo | 56,452 | Elected | |
| 2006 | Chamber of Deputies | Tuscany-at-large | Ulivo | –[a] | Elected | |
| 2008 | Chamber of Deputies | Tuscany-at-large | PD | –[a] | Elected | |
| 2013 | Chamber of Deputies | Calabria-at-large | PD | –[a] | Elected | |
- ^ a b c d Elected in a closed list proportional representation system.
First-past-the-post elections Edit
| 1996 general election (C): Tuscany — Cortona | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Coalition | Votes | % | |
| Rosy Bindi | The Olive Tree | 60,443 | 65.1 | |
| Anna Duchini | Pole for Freedoms | 29,193 | 31.4 | |
| Others | 3,287 | 3.5 | ||
| Total | 92,923 | 100.0 | ||
| 2001 general election (C): Tuscany — Cortona | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Coalition | Votes | % | |
| Rosy Bindi | The Olive Tree | 56,452 | 61.5 | |
| Leonardo Giomarelli | House of Freedoms | 32,623 | 35.5 | |
| Others | 2,794 | 3.0 | ||
| Total | 91,869 | 100.0 | ||
References Edit
- ^ "Addio all' elettrochoc - la Repubblica.it". Archivio - la Repubblica.it. Retrieved 2015-10-29.
- ^ Gianfrancesco Turano (April 10, 2017). "Massoneria, scoppia la grande faida" [Freemasonry, the great feud breaks out]. L'Espresso (in Italian). Archived from the original on November 12, 2019.
External links Edit
- Personal website (in Italian)