Letizia Moratti

Letizia Moratti
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the European Parliament
for North-West Italy
Assumed office
16 July 2024
Mayor of Milan
In office
1 June 2006 – 1 June 2011
Preceded byGabriele Albertini
Succeeded byGiuliano Pisapia
Minister of Education, University and Research
In office
11 June 2001 – 17 May 2006
Prime MinisterSilvio Berlusconi
Preceded byTullio De Mauro (Public Education)
Ortensio Zecchino (University and Research)
Succeeded byGiuseppe Fioroni (Public Education)
Fabio Mussi (University and Research)
President of RAI
In office
12 July 1994 – 24 April 1996
Preceded byClaudio Demattè
Succeeded byGiuseppe Morello
Vice President and Assessor of Welfare of Lombardy
In office
8 January 2021 – 2 November 2022
PresidentAttilio Fontana
Preceded byFabrizio Sala (Vice President)
Giulio Gallera (Assessor of Welfare)
Succeeded byFabrizio Sala (Vice President)
Guido Bertolaso (Assessor of Welfare)
Personal details
Born
Letizia Maria Brichetto Arnaboldi

(1949-11-26) 26 November 1949 (age 74)
Milan, Italy
Political partyFI (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations
Independent (2001–2009)
PdL (2009–2011)
Independent (2011–2023)
Spouse
Gian Marco Moratti
(m. 1973; died 2018)
Children2
RelativesMassimo Moratti (brother-in-law)
Alma materUniversity of Milan
OccupationCompany manager, politician

Letizia Maria Moratti (née Brichetto Arnaboldi; born 26 November 1949) is an Italian businesswoman and politician. She was president of RAI (1994–1996), Minister of Education, University and Research (2001–2006), mayor of Milan (2006–2011), and president of the board of directors of UBI Banca (2019–2020). In January 2021, she was appointed vice president and Assessor of Welfare of Lombardy.