Teresa Bellanova

Teresa Bellanova
Minister of Agriculture
In office
5 September 2019 – 14 January 2021
Prime MinisterGiuseppe Conte
Preceded byGian Marco Centinaio
Succeeded byStefano Patuanelli
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office
23 March 2018 – 13 October 2022
ConstituencyEmilia-Romagna
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
28 April 2006 – 22 March 2018
ConstituencyApulia
Personal details
Born (1958-08-17) 17 August 1958 (age 66)
Ceglie Messapica, Italy
Political partyItalia Viva (since 2019)
Other political
affiliations
DS (1998–2007)
PD (2007–2019)
Profession

Teresa Bellanova (born 17 August 1958) is an Italian politician and trade unionist, who served as Minister of Agriculture from September 2019 to January 2021 in the government of Giuseppe Conte.[1] In 2018, she was elected in the Italian Senate for the Democratic Party (PD),[2] but in 2019 she joined Italia Viva (IV), the new movement of Matteo Renzi.[3] Bellanova was also a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 2006 to 2018.[4]