Vincenza Bono Parrino (born 1942) is a retired Italian teacher and politician. She served as the Minister of cultural and environmental heritage in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Ciriaco De Mita from 1988 to 1989. She was a member of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party.

Vincenza Bono Parrino
Minister of Cultural and Environmental Heritage
In office
13 April 1988 – 21 July 1989
Prime MinisterCiriaco De Mita
Personal details
Born (1942-10-29) 29 October 1942 (age 82)
Alcamo, Kingdom of Italy
Political partyItalian Democratic Socialist Party

Biography

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Bono Parrino was born in Alcamo on 29 October 1942.[1] She is a literature and history teacher and a high school administrator by profession.[2] She served as a city councilor in Alcamo.[2] She was a member of the Italian Senate for two terms, legislatures X (1987–1992) and XI (1992–1994) representing Sicily for the Italian Democratic Socialist Party.[1] She was elected to the Senate after her husband died while serving as a senator.[2] During her term in the senate Bono Parrino was the president of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party being the first Italian woman to hold this post.[3]

She was appointed Minister of cultural and environmental heritage on 13 April 1988 in the cabinet headed by Ciriaco De Mita and held the post until 21 July 1989.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Vincenza Bono". Italian Senate. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Emanuele Lauria (6 January 2020). "Enza Bono Parrino: "Macché borsette, noi avevamo stile"". La Repubblica (in Italian). Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Italy. Women and politics" (PDF). Women of Europe (61): 18. August–October 1989.
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