Mara Carfagna

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Mara Carfagna, 2010

Maria Rosaria Carfagna (born December 18, 1975 in Salerno ), also called Mara , is an Italian politician of the Popolo della Libertà and former showgirl. She was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 2006 for the Forza Italia party. In Silvio Berlusconi 's fourth cabinet she was Minister for Gender Equality from May 2008 to November 2011.

Life

Maria Carfagna was born in Salerno in 1975 . Her father was the director of the Santa Caterina da Siena Institute , her mother a teacher. Your brother is a cosmetic surgeon. Carfagna describes her family as traditional and conservative. According to their own statements, special attention was paid to values ​​such as willingness to work and commitment in their upbringing. She graduated from the Realgymnasium ( Liceo Scientifico ) Giovanni da Procida in Salerno with the Matura . In 2001 she completed her Master of Laws degree (with distinction) at the Law Faculty of the University of Salerno with a master's thesis on data protection and media law. On May 25, 2011 the wedding between her and the Roman building contractor Marco Mezzaroma took place; with Silvio Berlusconi as best man. About a year later, the couple separated again.

Career as a showgirl and model

In 1997, Carfagna took part in the Miss Italy competition and came 6th. From 2000 to 2006 she appeared as a showgirl in the program La Domenica del Villaggio by Davide Mengacci, and in 2006 she co-hosted the program Piazza Grande with Giancarlo Magalli. Mara Carfagna is occasionally referred to by her nickname "Mara La Bella" ("Beautiful Mara"). In the past she posed for nudes in numerous magazines (e.g. Maxim ).

Political career

Carfagna entered politics in 2004 and became coordinator for the women's movement of the Forza Italia party (now PDL ) in the Campania region . In the 2006 elections she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies as a candidate for Forza Italia, and in the 2008 elections - as the third candidate of the PDL in the " Campania  2" district - she was re-elected. When she first came to Parliament, Berlusconi commented that Forza Italia would practice the law of the first night ; the right of a feudal landlord to the first night with the still virgin bride. On May 8, 2008, she became Minister for Equal Rights ( without portfolio ) in the Berlusconi government . Her appointment has been widely discussed internationally, given her specific past.

On November 20, 2010, Carfagna announced her resignation as minister and from all other political offices on December 15, 2010. The main reasons she cited was the conflict with party leaders in her home region of Campania, especially Nicola Cosentino , because of the garbage disposal problems. After a conversation with Berlusconi, however, she withdrew her resignation on November 25th and at the same time announced her marriage to her partner Marco Mezzaroma.

Controversy

In January 2007, she got caught up in a controversy about Silvio Berlusconi , who, when she was awarded the Telegatto television prize , remarked to her that he would marry her immediately if he wasn't already married. This remark led his wife, Veronica Lario, to a letter to the daily La Repubblica demanding a public apology; Berlusconi promptly followed this request. Carfagna herself described Berlusconi's comment as "gallant and harmless" and said she did not fully understand Lario's reaction.

On July 5, 2008, the Argentine newspaper Clarín reported telephone records of an approved surveillance for an anti-corruption investigation. Reporter Julio Algañaraz wrote that Carfagna and Silvio Berlusconi had a telephone conversation with explicit references to oral sex . The tapping protocols themselves were not published.

Web links

Commons : Mara Carfagna  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Website (ital.)
  2. ↑ Berlusconi best man at the wedding of the “most beautiful minister in the world” ( Memento from August 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), Südtirol Online from May 26, 2011
  3. ^ Mara Carfagna: "Si, con Marco Mezzaroma è finita. Quanto ho sofferto ” , March 14, 2013
  4. ↑ Glenn O'Brien's Style (a web log)
  5. ↑ a b Did he really say that? Some classic Berlusconi moments The Guardian , May 1, 2009
  6. ^ Carfagna: resignation as minister and parliamentarian. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010 ; Retrieved November 23, 2010 .
  7. ↑ Mara Carfagna: Resignation from resignation - "Peace made". Archived from the original on November 27, 2010 ; Retrieved November 25, 2010 .
  8. ↑ Sexgate a la italiana: el escándalo salpica a Berlusconi y una ministra , Clarín of July 5, 2008
  9. ↑ Bad rumors about elderly Latinlover , taz.de of July 7, 2008
personal data
SURNAME Carfagna, Mara
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Carfagna, Maria Rosaria
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian politician
DATE OF BIRTH 18th December 1975
PLACE OF BIRTH Salerno