Beatrice Brignone (born 31 January 1978) is an Italian politician, leader of Possible from 2018 to 2024 and a member of the

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from 2015 to 2018.

Biography

Graduated in Law at the

University of Bologna The University of Bologna (, abbreviated Unibo) is a Public university, public research university in Bologna, Italy. Teaching began around 1088, with the university becoming organised as guilds of students () by the late 12th century. It is the ...

, Brignone began her political career in 2009 joining the Democratic Party, supporting

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first and

Giuseppe Civati Giuseppe "Pippo" Civati (born 4 August 1975) is an Italian politician and publisher, former leader of Possible and a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2013 to 2018. Biography Comunal and Regional experiences Very close to Romano Prodi, ...

later. Brignone was a leading promoter of the 2011 popular referendums. She ran for the

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at the 2013 election, but was the first of the unelected. She managed to enter

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in July 2015, when former

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resigned from the

. Meanwhile, she had left the Democratic Party, after having criticized

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's policies and joined

's Possible. Brignone ran once again for the

during the 2018 election with the

left-wing Left-wing politics describes the range of Ideology#Political ideologies, political ideologies that support and seek to achieve social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy either as a whole or of certain social ...

coalition Free and Equal, but failed to win. After Civati's resignation, Brignone was elected the new Secretary of Possible.

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*Files about her parliamentary activities (in Italian)
XVII
legislature. {{DEFAULTSORT:Brignone, Beatrice 1978 births Living people 21st-century Italian women politicians Democratic Party (Italy) politicians Possible (political party) politicians Deputies of Legislature XVII of Italy People from Senigallia University of Bologna alumni