Marianna Madia
Minister of Simplification and Public Administration
In office 22 February 2014 – 1 June 2018
Prime Minister	Matteo Renzi Paolo Gentiloni
Preceded by	Gianpiero D'Alia
Succeeded by	Giulia Bongiorno
Member of the Chamber of Deputies for Rome—Montesacro
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 April 2008
Constituency	Lazio 1
Spokeswoman of the Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 July 2018
Preceded by	Matteo Richetti
Personal details
Born	(1980-05-09) 9 May 1980 (age 43) Rome, Italy
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse	Mario Gianani
Alma mater	Sapienza University of Rome IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca
Profession	Politician, journalist

Maria Anna "Marianna" Madia (Italian pronunciation: [mariˈanna maˈdiːa]; born 5 September 1980) is an Italian politician of the Democratic Party and a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies since 2008.

She was Minister of Public Administration and Simplification from 22 February 2014 to 1 June 2018 (Renzi Cabinet and Gentiloni Cabinet).^[1][2]

Biography

Madia was born in Rome in 1980. Her family came from Calabria and settled in Rome. Her great-grandfather, Titta Madia, was a lawyer, journalist, and Fascist and MSI member of the Chamber of Deputies.^[3] Her father was the politician, journalist and actor Stefano Madia.

She studied at Lycée français Chateaubriand in Rome. She studied at the University of Rome La Sapienza and undertook a PhD at IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca in political science.

In June 2013 she married Mario Gianani, a television and film producer.^[4] They have twins, Francesco and Margherita, born on 8 April 2014.^[5]

She considers herself a practising Catholic.^[6]

Career

Madia began her career in February 2008 when she was chosen by the Secretary of the Democratic Party, Walter Veltroni, who proposed her to be candidate for Chamber of Deputies.^[2] In April 2008 she was elected. She was reelected in 2013 and in 2018.^[7]