Alessandra Locatelli
Locatelli in 2022
Minister for Disabilities
Assumed office
22 October 2022
Prime MinisterGiorgia Meloni
Preceded byErika Stefani
Minister for Family and Disability
In office
10 July 2019 – 5 September 2019
Prime MinisterGiuseppe Conte
Preceded byLorenzo Fontana
Succeeded byElena Bonetti
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
23 March 2018 – 17 February 2021
ConstituencyLombardy 2
Personal details
Born (1976-09-24) 24 September 1976 (age 47)
Como, Italy
Political partyLeague
Alma materUniversity of Milano-Bicocca
ProfessionPolitician, educator

Alessandra Locatelli (born 24 September 1976) is an Italian politician. A member of the League, she is serving as Minister for Disabilities in the Meloni Cabinet since 2022.

Biography

Alessandra Locatelli graduated in sociology at the University of Milano-Bicocca.[1][2] She is an educator specializing in the care of people with mental disabilities. In March 2016 she became city secretary of the Northern League in Como. In the 2017 local elections, she was elected to the Como City Council and then appointed Deputy Mayor and Assessor by Mayor Mario Landriscina.[3]

In 2018 she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the Lombardy 2 constituency. On 10 July 2019 she was designated as the new Minister for the family and disabilities of the Conte Government, to replace Lorenzo Fontana, and swore the same day.[4]

She is not related to the footballer Manuel Locatelli.

References

  1. ^ "La scalata di Alessandra Locatelli, da vicesindaco a ministro della Famiglia". Archived from the original on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
  2. ^ Chi sono i nuovi ministri Locatelli e Fontana
  3. ^ Como, il sindaco Landriscina vara la giunta: la sorpresa è Rossotti
  4. ^ Al via il primo mini-rimpasto di governo: Fontana agli Affari Ue, Alessandra Locatelli alla Famiglia
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