Patrizia Barbieri | |
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Mayor of Piacenza | |
In office 25 June 2017 – 26 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Paolo Dosi |
Succeeded by | Katia Tarasconi |
President of the Province of Piacenza | |
In office 31 October 2018 –29 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Francesco Rolleri |
Succeeded by | Monica Patelli |
Personal details | |
Born | Cremona,Lombardy,Italy | 8 May 1960
Political party | Independent (Centre-Right) |
Alma mater | University of Parma |
Occupation | lawyer |
Website | patriziabarbieri.com |
Patrizia Barbieri (born 8 May 1960) is an Italian politician. [1]
Barbieri was born in Cremona,Italy,and she graduated in law at University of Parma. She has a law firm together with some partners in Piacenza,where she works as a civil lawyer and as a freelancer. She resides in Castelvetro Piacentino,a little town where she was Mayor from 20 November 1994 to 26 May 2003 (two consecutive terms). [2] She is married and has two daughters. [3]
Supported by Lega Nord,Forza Italia,Brothers of Italy and a civic list,she won the 2017 Piacenza mayoral election and then officially took office on 28 June 2017 [4] as Mayor of Piacenza for a first five-year term (renewable once). [5] [6] Through second degree elections [7] –i.e. through indirect elections reserved for local administrators (Mayors and Councilors of Municipalities of the territory) [7] –on 31 October 2018 was elected –maintaining simultaneously her role as mayor,as required by the Delrio Law [8] –also President of the Province of Piacenza for a first four-year term (renewable once). [9]
On 4 March 2020 Barbieri announced she had tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. [10]
On 16 February 2022,she decided to run (supported again by the same parties) for a second,and last,five-year term as Mayor of Piacenza in the 2022 election: [11] Barbieri lost re-election on 26 June with 46.54% of votes against Katia Tarasconi (PD) in the run-off [12] and she officially left office on 29 June:as established by the Delrio Law,with the loss of the role of mayor Barbieri lost also the presidency of the Province which is held ad interim by the vicepresident Franco Albertini [13] pending the regular election [14] at the expiry of the mandate in September,when she was succeeded by Monica Patelli. [15] [16]