Elisabetta Trenta
| Elisabetta Trenta | |
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| Minister of Defence | |
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Assumed office 1 June 2018 |
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| Prime Minister | Giuseppe Conte |
| Preceded by | Roberta Pinotti |
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4 June 1967 Velletri, Italy |
| Political party | Five Star Movement |
Elisabetta Trenta (born 4 June 1967) is an Italian politician who serves as the Italian Defence Minister. She has a degree in political science, a master in International Development and a master in Intelligence and security. She speaks Italian, English, French and Russian. She is Captain of the selected reserve of the administrative body and commissioner of the Army. An expert analyst on issues of defence and security, she was both adviser for the mission 'Ancient Babylon 9' for the Ministry of Defense, and 'senior expert' in the Task force Iraq, in Nassirya, for the Farnesina. In 2009 she was recalled in service as captain of the Reserve in the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon and in 2012 she coordinated a project in Libya for the reduction of illegal armaments. She is also deputy director of the Master in Intelligence and Security of Link Campus University, and has collaborated with the Military Center for Strategic Studies (CEMISS) for which she has curated the research "Le guerre per proxy".
According to her curriculum, Elisabetta Trenta is engaged in social work through two associations of which she is vice-president: 'Children of Nassiriya Onlus', which carries out projects in Iraq, and the 'Flauto Magico'.
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