Laura Boldrini
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The Honourable Laura Boldrini OMRI |
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| President of the Chamber of Deputies | |
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Assumed office 16 March 2013 |
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| President |
Giorgio Napolitano Sergio Mattarella |
| Preceded by | Gianfranco Fini |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
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Assumed office 15 March 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Rita Bernardini |
| Constituency | Sicily 2 |
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| Born |
28 April 1961 Macerata,Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party |
Left Ecology Freedom(2013–2016) Italian Left (2016–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Luca Nicosia (divorced) |
| Children | Anastasia Nicosia |
| Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
| Profession | Journalist |
Laura Boldrini, OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [ˈlaura bolˈdriːni]; born 28 April 1961) is an Italian journalist and politician who has been President of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy since 16 March 2013. Previously she was a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
Born in Macerata, Marche, Boldrini graduated in Law from the Sapienza University of Rome in 1985. Afterwards, she was employed at the Italian public service broadcasting corporation RAI, working both for television and radio. In 1989 she was employed for four years at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), where she was active in video and radio production.
From 1993 until 1998 she worked at the World Food Programme (WFP) as the Italian spokesperson. From 1998 to 2012 she was spokesperson of the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), for whom she also coordinated public information campaigns in Southern Europe. In recent years she has specifically dealt with the influx of migrants and refugees in the Mediterranean. She has taken part in numerous missions to crisis spots, including the former Yugoslavia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Sudan, Caucasus, Angola and Rwanda.
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