Katia Bellillo

Katia Bellillo
Minister for Equal Opportunities
In office
26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001
Prime MinisterGiuliano Amato
Preceded byLaura Balbo
Succeeded byStefania Prestigiacomo
Minister for Regional Affairs
In office
21 October 1998 – 26 April 2000
Prime MinisterMassimo D'Alema
Preceded byFranco Bassanini
Succeeded byAgazio Loiero
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
30 May 2001 – 28 April 2008
ConstituencyOrvieto (2001–2006)
Piedmont (2006–2008)
Personal details
Born (1951-02-17) 17 February 1951 (age 73)
Foligno, Perugia, Italy
Political partyPRC (1996–1998)
PdCI (1998–2008)
US (2009–2010)
SEL (2010)
Alma materUniversity of Perugia
OccupationPolitician

Katia Bellillo (born 17 February 1951) is an Italian politician and former minister. She served in governments under Massimo D'Alema and Giuliano Amato between 1998 and 2001. Originally a member of the Italian Communist Party (PCI), she joined the Party of Italian Communists (PDCI) in 1998 and became Minister for Regional Affairs. She later became Minister for Equal Opportunities in 2000, in which role she successfully championed a range of issues including LGBT rights and women's boxing. During the following year, she was physically and verbally attacked by Alessandra Mussolini during a live TV broadcast. After leaving government, in 2008, she was one of the founders of the Unite the Left movement and, after a long political hiatus, unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Perugia in 2019.