Isabella Bertolini (born 21 July 1963) is an Italian politician.

Biography

She started her political activity in the youth organization of the

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. Bertolini ran with

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in the 1994 general election in the "Modena - Sassuolo" constituency, but, with 29% of the vote, she was defeated by the candidate of the Progressives Franco Danieli. Also in 1994 she was appointed by

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as Provincial Coordinator for Modena of Forza Italia, then confirmed at the 1997 provincial congress.ProfiloDonna.com
/ref> In 1994–1999 and 1999–2004 she was a municipal councilor in Modena. Furthermore, in 1995 she was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Emilia-Romagna, then reconfirmed in 2000 with 8,870 preferences; she also served as the group leader of Forza Italia in the regional council. In 2000 she began the Regional Coordinator of Forza Italia in Emilia-Romagna. She was elected to the Chamber of Deputies following the 2001 general election, then re-confirmed in the 2006 and 2008 general election. On 22 November 2012 she announced her resignation from

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together with other four deputies ( Gaetano Pecorella, Roberto Tortoli, Franco Stradella and Giorgio Stracquadanio) and founded Free Italy (''Italia Libera''), a new political party that looked to

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, the new political formation led by

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and

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, with the aim to continue the political experience of the

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. However, in 2013 you renounced a candidacy on the Monti list due to too many ambiguities and indecisions about the matter of a future alliance with the

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. In 2019 Bertolini announced her candidacy in the 2020 regional election in Emilia-Romagna among the ranks of the

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;Elezioni Regionali, i candidati della Lega. Ritorna in campo di Isabella Bertolini"Elezioni Regionali, i candidati della Lega. Ritorna in campo di Isabella Bertolini"
/ref> with 2,211 preferences, she was not elected to the regional council.

References

External links

*Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian)
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legislature. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bertolini, Isabella 1963 births Living people People from Modena Forza Italia politicians The People of Freedom politicians