Maria Rosaria Manieri (born 30 May 1943) is an Italian academic and socialist politician. She served at the

Italian Senate The Senate of the Republic (), or simply the Senate ( ), is the upper house of the bicameral Italian Parliament, the lower house being the Chamber of Deputies. The two houses together form a perfect bicameral system, meaning they perform iden ...

from 1987 to 2006.

Early life and education

Manieri was born in

Nardò Nardò ( or ; ) is a town and ''comune'' in the southern Italian region of Apulia, in the Province of Lecce. Lies on a lowland area placed at south-west of its Province, its border includes part of the Ionian coast of Salento. For centuries, i ...

on 30 May 1943. During her university studies she was the deputy secretary of the Catholic Action student movement.

Career

Manieri was working as a faculty member when she joined politics becoming the municipal councilor and then councilor of the Municipality of Nardò. She was first elected to the Senate for the

Italian Socialist Party The Italian Socialist Party (, PSI) was a Social democracy, social democratic and Democratic socialism, democratic socialist political party in Italy, whose history stretched for longer than a century, making it one of the longest-living parti ...

in 1987. She served there for five consecutive legislatures until 2006. She joined the newly founded

in 2007. Manieri is an associate professor of moral philosophy at the University of Lecce.

Awards

Manieri is the recipient of the Mediterranean Woman award and the Salento award.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Manieri, Maria Rosaria 20th-century Italian women politicians 1943 births Living people Italian Socialist Party politicians Italian Socialist Party (2007) politicians Women members of the Senate of the Republic (Italy) Academic staff of the University of Salento Senators of Legislature X of Italy Senators of Legislature XI of Italy Senators of Legislature XII of Italy Senators of Legislature XIII of Italy Senators of Legislature XIV of Italy People from Nardò 20th-century Italian philosophers 21st-century Italian philosophers 21st-century Italian women politicians