Rosa Russo Iervolino

Vincenzo Russo

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(m. 1964;died 1985)​

Rosa Russo Iervolino
Mayor of Naples
In office 28 May 2001 –1 June 2011
Children	3
Profession	Lawyer

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

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.^{[ citation needed ]} 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]

Legal Issues

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 € 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	YElected
1983	Senate of the Republic	Lanciano–Vasto		DC	49,659	YElected
1987	Senate of the Republic	Lanciano–Vasto		DC	50,673	YElected
1992	Senate of the Republic	Lanciano–Vasto		DC	51,422	YElected
1994	Chamber of Deputies	Campania 1		PPI	– [lower-alpha 1]	YElected
1996	Chamber of Deputies	Naples Fuorigrotta		PPI	38,581	YElected

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

External links

• (in Italian) Mayoral candidacy website of Rosa Russo Iervolino
• Italian Parliament Page

References

1. "70 anni della Costituzione italiana, il ricordo dell'ex sindaco Rosa Russo Iervolino". Napoli Fanpage (in Italian). 27 December 2017. 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.

Preceded by Riccardo Misasi	Italian Minister of Public Instruction 1992–1994	Succeeded by Francesco D'Onofrio
Preceded by Giorgio Napolitano	Italian Minister of the Interior 1998–1999	Succeeded by Enzo Bianco
Preceded by Antonio Bassolino	Mayor of Naples 2001–2011	Succeeded by Luigi de Magistris