Elisabetta Casellati

Elisabetta Casellati
Casellati in 2018
Minister for Institutional Reforms
Assumed office
22 October 2022
Prime MinisterGiorgia Meloni
Preceded byMaria Elena Boschi (2014–2016)
President of the Senate of the Republic
In office
24 March 2018 – 12 October 2022
Preceded byPietro Grasso
Succeeded byIgnazio La Russa
Member of the Senate
Assumed office
23 March 2018
ConstituencyVenice (2018–2022)
Potenza (since 2022)
In office
30 May 2001 – 15 September 2014
ConstituencyPadua (2001–2006)
Veneto (2006–2014)
In office
15 April 1994 – 8 May 1996
ConstituencyCittadella
Personal details
Born
Maria Elisabetta Alberti

(1946-08-12) 12 August 1946 (age 78)
Rovigo, Italy
Political partyForza Italia (1994–2009)
The People of Freedom (2009–2013)
Forza Italia (2013–present)
SpouseGiambattista Casellati
Children2, including Alvise
Alma materUniversity of Ferrara
Pontifical Lateran University
Profession

Maria Elisabetta Alberti (born 12 August 1946), known by her married name as Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati,[note 1] is an Italian lawyer and politician, serving as Minister for Institutional Reforms since 2022. She was President of the Italian Senate from 2018 to 2022. She was the first woman ever to have held this position.[1][2] Casellati is a long-time member of the liberal-conservative party Forza Italia and served as Undersecretary of Health and Justice in previous governments. In 2022, she was nominated as candidate for President of Italy by the centre-right coalition.[3][4]


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  1. ^ Discorso di insediamento in Aula di Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati, Presidente del Senato della XVIII legislatura
  2. ^ "Profile of Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati". The official website of the Senate of the Italian Republic.
  3. ^ Presidente della Repubblica, repubblica.it, 28 gennaio 2022
  4. ^ Elezione Presidente, repubblica, 29 gennaio 2022