Ottavia Penna Buscemi

Ottavia Penna Buscemi
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office
1946–1948
ConstituencyCatania
Personal details
Born12 April 1907
Caltagirone, Italy
Died2 December 1986(1986-12-02) (aged 79)
Caltagirone, Italy

Ottavia Penna Buscemi (12 April 1907 – 2 December 1986) was an Italian politician. She was elected to the Constituent Assembly in 1946 as one of the first group of women parliamentarians in Italy. Soon afterwards, she was the first woman to be nominated as a candidate to what would become the presidency.