(1951-02-12) 12 February 1951 (age 73) Sinalunga, Italy
Political party
PD (2007–2018) DL (2002–2007) PPI (1994–2002) DC (1989–1994)
Profession
Political scientist
Maria Rosaria "Rosy" Bindi (Italian pronunciation:[ˈrɔːziˈbindi]; born 12 February 1951) is an Italian politician and the former president of the Antimafia Commission. She began her political career in Christian Democracy (DC), becoming a member of the European Parliament in 1989. After the dissolution of the DC, she joined the centre-left-leaning Italian People's Party (PPI) in 1994 and Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy (DL) in 2002.
Bindi served as Minister of Health and Minister for Family in the centre-left coalition governments of Romano Prodi and Massimo D'Alema from 1996 to 2000 and 2006 to 2008. In 2007, she was among the founding members of the Democratic Party (PD), and was the party's president from 2009 to 2013. Elected a Chamber of Deputies in 1994, after a total of six legislatures, she did not run for re-election in 2018 and left the PD, ending her political career.
Maria Rosaria "Rosy" Bindi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈrɔːzi ˈbindi]; born 12 February 1951) is an Italian politician and the former president of the Antimafia...
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Democratic Party (PD), a political party in Italy. The group, whose leader is RosyBindi, basically includes Christian left politicians and social democrats. They...
Antonello Soro, RosyBindi, Enrico Letta and Dario Franceschini (deputy secretary of the party under Veltroni and, later, secretary). Bindi and Letta have...
2008 Secretary Walter Veltroni Preceded by Office Created Succeeded by RosyBindi Minister of Industry, Commerce and Crafts In office 25 November 1978 –...
landslide with 75.8% of votes, followed by the former Minister of Health RosyBindi with 12.9% and Letta with 11.0%. After the primary election, Veltroni...
Stefania Prestigiacomo – 2008 President of Democratic Party (Italy) – RosyBindi – 2009 President of Lazio – Renata Polverini – 2010 Minister of Justice...
Greens and Left Alliance, and some members of the Democratic Party (PD). RosyBindi, a former member of the PD who was often the target of Berlusconi's sexist...
criticised by some prominent PD members and to the party's left, among them RosyBindi, Massimo D'Alema, Stefano Fassina, and Vendola. After the first round...
February 1980, at the end of a lesson, while talking with his assistant RosyBindi, Bachelet was shot and killed by an armed group of the Red Brigades, on...
former ministers like Franco Frattini, Giulio Tremonti, Andrea Riccardi, RosyBindi, and Paola Severino, the judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy Silvana...
Institutional Reforms Vannino Chiti DS / PD 2006–2008 Minister for Family RosyBindi DL / PD 2006–2008 Minister of Youth Policies and Sport Giovanna Melandri...
significant attention from the Italian media. The then health minister RosyBindi stated many times that she was opposed to the experimentation because...
D'Alema I·II Amato II Berlusconi II·III Minister for Family Policies RosyBindi (1951–) 17 May 2006 8 May 2008 1 year, 357 days The Daisy / Democratic...
Sergio Di Caprio Independent 9 Cosimo Sibilia The People of Freedom 7 RosyBindi Democratic Party 6 Paola Severino Independent 5 Silvio Berlusconi The...
October 1998 Italian Renewal Antonello Cabras (UD) Minister of Health RosyBindi 18 May 1996 – 21 October 1998 Italian People's Party Bruno Viserta Costantini...