Donatella Tesei (born 17 June 1958) is an Italian politician and lawyer, currently President of the

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region.

Biography

Tesei is a civil and administrative lawyer. She served as mayor of

Montefalco Montefalco is a historic small hill town in Umbria, Italy, with a population of 5,581 in August 2017. It has been settled since pre-Roman times, and retains many of its historic buildings. From 1446 to 1861 it was part of the Papal States. Montef ...

from 2009 to 2019. She joined the

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party and served as the member of the Italian Senate from

Terni Terni ( , ; lat, Interamna (Nahars)) is a city in the southern portion of the region of Umbria in central Italy. It is near the border with Lazio. The city is the capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is ...

since 23 March 2018. Tesei was elected President of Umbria at the 2019 regional election and took office on 11 November 2019.

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