Virginia Raggi

Virginia Raggi
45th Mayor of Rome
In office
22 June 2016 – 21 October 2021
Preceded byIgnazio Marino
Succeeded byRoberto Gualtieri
Personal details
Born
Virginia Elena Raggi

(1978-07-18) 18 July 1978 (age 46)
Rome, Italy
Political partyFive Star Movement
Spouse
Andrea Severini
(m. 2008)
Children1
Alma materRoma Tre University
OccupationLawyer
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Virginia Elena Raggi (Italian pronunciation: [virˈdʒiːnja ˈraddʒi]; born 18 July 1978) is an Italian lawyer and politician who served as Mayor of Rome from 2016 to 2021. A member of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), Raggi was first elected to the Rome city council in 2013. Raggi led her party to victory in 2016 municipal election, becoming the first woman and first M5S member elected mayor of Rome.[1] Following the M5S' defeat in the 2021 Rome municipal election, Raggi left office as mayor.[2]

  1. ^ Rosie Scammell (20 June 2016). "Anti-establishment candidates elected to lead Rome and Turin". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
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