Angela Maria Guidi Cingolani
Angela Maria Guidi Cingolani | |
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Official portrait, 1948 | |
| Member of the Constituent Assembly | |
| In office 25 January 1946 – 31 January 1948 | |
| Constituency | Liguria |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 8 May 1948 – 24 June 1953 | |
| Constituency | Rome |
| Undersecretary to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce | |
| In office 27 July 1951 – 16 July 1953 | |
| Prime Minister | Alcide De Gasperi |
| Mayor of Palestrina | |
| In office 1954–1965 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Angela Maria Guidi 31 October 1896 |
| Died | 11 August 1991 (aged 94) Rome, Italy |
| Party | Christian Democracy |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | University of Naples "L'Orientale" |
| Profession | Office clerk |
Angela Maria Guidi Cingolani (née Guidi; 31 October 1896 – 11 August 1991) was an Italian politician. A member of the Christian Democracy, she was part of the Constituent Assembly of Italy and later became a member of the Chamber of Deputies.
Life
A native of Rome, Guidi Cingolani was a member of the Popular Party and the Young Women of Catholic Action. She graduated from the University of Naples "L'Orientale" in Slavic languages and literatures.
In 1948, following the fall of the Fascists from power, she was elected to the Constituent Assembly of Italy with a number of other women.[1]
Between 1951 and 1953 she was the first Italian woman to be Undersecretary to the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. She was later elected mayor of the municipality of Palestrina.
References
- ^ Berg, Matthew P.; Mesner, Maria, eds. (2010). After fascism : European case studies in politics, society, and identity since 1945. Berlin: Lit. ISBN 978-3643500182.