Letizia Moratti
| Letizia Moratti | |
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| 23rd Mayor of Milan | |
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In office 1 June 2006 – 1 June 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Gabriele Albertini |
| Succeeded by | Giuliano Pisapia |
| Italian Minister of Education | |
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In office 11 June 2001 – 17 May 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Preceded by | Tullio De Mauro |
| Succeeded by | Giuseppe Fioroni |
| Chairwoman of RAI | |
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In office 12 July 1994 – 24 April 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Claudio Demattè |
| Succeeded by | Giuseppe Morello |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 November 1949 Milan, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party |
FI (1994–2009) PdL (2009-11) |
| Spouse(s) | Gian Marco Moratti |
| Children | Gilda Moratti Gabriele Moratti |
| Alma mater | University of Milan |
| Profession | Manager |
| Religion | Catholic Church |
Letizia Moratti (born Letizia Brichetto Arnaboldi; 26 November 1949) is an Italian businesswoman and former politician. She is the former mayor of Milan.
Moratti was born in Milan. She is married to the oil magnate Gianmarco Moratti (brother of Massimo Moratti) and has two children, Gabriele and Gilda. She is the granddaughter of Mimina Brichetto Arnaboldi, an intellectual society lady who hosted an important salon in Milan in the years before the Second World War, and who was also an ardent anti-fascist.
She is a businesswoman who has worked in insurance and telecommunications. Between 1994 and 1996 she was president of the Italian state television company RAI. At the end of 1998, and for about a year, Letizia Moratti became chairman of News Corp Europe, a company headed by Rupert Murdoch and owner of Stream TV.
From 2001 to 2006 she was Minister of Education, Universities and Research in the second and third Berlusconi cabinet. During her administration reforms of the Italian school system and university teaching was passed.
She ran as a candidate for Mayor of Milan in the 2006 municipal election as the House of Freedoms candidate. She won the election, with over 52% of votes. She ran again in the 2011 municipal election, facing the left-wing candidate Giuliano Pisapia, but lost both first and second round and failed to be re-elected.
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