Agnese Landini (; born 11 November 1976) is an Italian professor. She's also the wife of former

Prime Minister of Italy The prime minister of Italy, officially the president of the Council of Ministers (), is the head of government of the Italy, Italian Republic. The office of president of the Council of Ministers is established by articles 92–96 of the Co ...

Matteo Renzi Matteo Renzi (; born 11 January 1975) is an Italian politician who served as prime minister of Italy from 2014 to 2016. He has been a senator for Florence since 2018. Renzi has served as the leader of Italia Viva (IV) since 2019, having bee ...

Life and work

Landini was born in

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, in 1976 and has one brother, Filippo, who is a priest. During her childhood, Landini was a

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in the Association of Catholic Guides and Scouts of Italy (AGESCI). In her later years, she met her future husband,

. On August 27, 1999 Agnese Landini married Renzi, with whom she has two sons, Francesco and Emanuele, and a daughter, Ester. Like her husband, she is a regular

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-goer. She is a teacher of

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and

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in a

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of Florence.

Personal life

Landini enjoys running, like her husband, and reading books; moreover she is a fan of

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and

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. When Renzi was nominated Prime Minister and went to

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to live in the official residence of the Italian prime minister,

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, she decided to remain in

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, near

, with their children.Agnese Landini, moglie di Matteo Renzi, prende l'aspettativa dal lavoro: "Non vado a Roma, mi dedico ai figli"
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Landini, Agnese 1976 births Living people Spouses of prime ministers of Italy People from Florence Italian Roman Catholics Italian schoolteachers