Barbara Lezzi
Minister for the South
In office 1 June 2018 – 5 September 2019
Prime Minister	Giuseppe Conte
Preceded by	Claudio De Vincenti
Succeeded by	Peppe Provenzano
Member of the Senate
In office 15 March 2013 – 13 October 2022
Constituency	Apulia
Personal details
Born	(1972-04-24) 24 April 1972 (age 51) Lecce, Italy
Political party	Five Star Movement (2009-2021)
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Occupation	Politician

Barbara Lezzi (born 24 April 1972 in Lecce) is an Italian politician, who served in the government of Italy as Minister for the South from 1 June 2018 until 5 September 2019.

Biography

Barbara Lezzi was born in Lecce on 24 April 1972. She took a diploma at the Commercial Technical Institute "Deledda" of Lecce and in 1992 she was taken as an employee by a company in the commerce sector.

Political career

She was elected Senator for the first time in the 2013 Italian general election. Subsequently, she became Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee on Budget and Economic Planning and member of the Standing Committee on European Policies. She was re-elected Senator in the 2018 Italian general election.

On 1 June 2018, she was appointed Minister for Southern Italy of the Conte Cabinet.^[1]

Personal life

Lezzi married Rocco Zaminga, an accountant. She gave birth to a son in 2016 named Cristiano Attila.^[2]