Maria Rita Lorenzetti

Maria Rita Lorenzetti
President of Umbria
In office
17 April 2000 – 30 March 2010
Preceded byBruno Bracalente
Succeeded byCatiuscia Marini
Personal details
Born (1953-03-16) 16 March 1953 (age 71)
Foligno, Umbria, Italy
Political partyPCI (until 1991)
PDS (1991–1998)
DS (1998–2007)
PD (since 2007)
ResidencePerugia
Alma materUniversity of Perugia

Maria Rita Lorenzetti (born 16 March 1953 in Foligno) is an Italian politician and a former President of the Italian region of Umbria.[1] In 2000 she was elected governor of Umbria becoming the first woman to serve as governor of Umbria, the fifth woman to serve as governor in Italy, and the first woman directly elected as governor of an Italian region.

From 2010 to 2013 he served as president of Italferr in Florence, a company of the Ferrovie dello Stato group.[2]