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Monica Cirinnà

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Monica Cirinnà
Member of Senate of the Republic
In office
15 March 2013 – 13 October 2022
ConstituencyLazio
Personal details
Born (1963-02-15) 15 February 1963 (age 61)
Rome, Italy
Political partyGreens (1993-2008)
Democratic Party (since 2008)
SpouseEsterino Montino
Alma materSapienza University of Rome
Websitehttp://www.monicacirinna.it/

Monica Cirinnà (born 15 February 1963) is an Italian politician and a senator of the Democratic Party from 2013 to 2022.

Biography

Cirinnà graduated in law in 1993 at Sapienza University of Rome. She is known for being the author of the bill on civil unions in Italy, which was approved by the Senate of the Republic in February 2016 after removing adoption rights,[1] and by the Chamber of Deputies in May of the same year.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kirchgaessner, Stephanie (25 February 2016). "Italian senate passes watered-down bill recognising same-sex civil unions". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Italian MPs support introduction of same-sex civil unions". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 11 May 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2017.