Angela Maria Guidi Cingolani (31 October 1896 – 11 August 1991) was an Italian politician. She was a member of the Christian Democratic Society and became a minister.
Angela Maria Guidi Cingolani | |
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Born | 31 October 1896 |
Died | 11 August 1991 Rome | (aged 94)
Political party | Christian Democratic Society |
Life
editGuidi Cingolani was born in Rome in 1896.
She was a member of the Popular Party and the Young Women of Catholic Action.
In 1948 following the fall of the Fascists from power, she was elected to the 1948 Italian government with a number of other women.[1]
Between 1951 and 1953 she was the first Italian woman to be Secretary of State to the Minister of Industry and Commerce.
Guidi Cingolani died in Rome in 1991.
References
edit- ^ Berg, Matthew P.; Mesner, Maria, eds. (2010). After fascism : European case studies in politics, society, and identity since 1945. Berlin: Lit. ISBN 978-3643500182.