Katia Bellillo | |
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| Minister for Equal Opportunities | |
| In office 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Giuliano Amato |
| Preceded by | Laura Balbo |
| Succeeded by | Stefania Prestigiacomo |
| Minister for Regional Affairs | |
| In office 21 October 1998 – 26 April 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Massimo D'Alema |
| Preceded by | Franco Bassanini |
| Succeeded by | Agazio Loiero |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 30 May 2001 – 28 April 2008 | |
| Constituency | Orvieto (2001–2006) Piedmont (2006–2008) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 February 1951 Foligno, Perugia, Italy |
| Political party | PRC (1996–1998) PdCI (1998–2008) US (2009–2010) SEL (2010) |
| Alma mater | University of Perugia |
| Occupation | Politician |
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.