Rossella Muroni (born 8 October 1974) is an Italian environmentalist and politician.
Rossella Muroni | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 23 March 2018 – 13 October 2022 | |
| President of Legambiente | |
| In office 13 December 2015 – 19 December 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1974 Rome, Italy |
| Political party | PD (Since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Green Italia (Until 2023) |
| Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
| Occupation | Environmentalist, politician |
Early life edit
She graduated in Sociology. From 1994 to 1996 she was part of the Student Union as the national manager of the student's legal office of Italian General Confederation of Labour.
Career edit
In 1996 she joined the environmentalist association Legambiente where she initially worked in the press office. From 2002 to 2007, she served as national manager of information campaigns.[1] She became the spokesperson for the Legambiente campaign sector and took care of the main information and awareness activities of the association, giving contributions to association publications including: the Italian Environment Report, the Ecomafia dossier, the Blue Guide, the Urban Ecosystem Report and drafting information leaflets and brochures on environmental issues.[2]
In 2007 she became general director of the association and in 2015 was elected national president of Legambiente.[3] In December 2017, she left her office in order to run for the 2018 political elections with the left-wing coalition Free and Equal[4] and was elected deputy.[5]
Following the victory of Elly Schlein at the 2023 Democratic Party leadership election, she joined the Democratic Party.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Intervista a Rossella Muroni". legambiente.it. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Rossella Muroni (Legambiente): "bisogna promuovere una vera rivoluzione pacifica"". felicitapubblica.it. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Concluso il X Congresso nazionale di Legambiente. Eletti: Rossella Muroni presidente e Stefano Ciafani direttore generale". legambiente.it. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Rossella Muroni da Legambiente a Leu". ilmanifesto.it. 20 December 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "Liberi e Uguali, ecco i nomi dei 18 parlamentari eletti con Grasso: molti ex PD". it.blastingnews.com. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
- ^ "175 in direzione al Pd, anche 8 reggiani". 24Emilia (in Italian). 14 March 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
External links edit
- Files about her parliamentary activities (in Italian): XVIII legislature.