Livia Turco (born 13 February 1955 in

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) is an Italian politician, member of the

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retrieved 22 April 2014 She was a member of parliament between 1987–2013. Turco was Minister of Social Affairs in three governments between 1996–2001, and Minister of Health between 2006–2008.

Political career

She came from a working-class background in Morozzo,

, and studied in Cuneo and

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, where she began her political career with the Communist Party, becoming a deputy in 1987. Later, she was Director of the Communist Youth League, a regional councillor, and responsible for women in the local party federation. Following the dissolution of the

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in 1991, she joined the

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, and then the

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, as a deputy in 1992–2001. From May 1996 to October 1998, she was Minister of Social Affairs (''Solidarietà Sociale'') in the first Prodi, and then the D'Alema (1998–2000) and

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(2000–2001) governments. In 2000, she unsuccessfully ran for President of Piedmont, and was elected a senator for

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in 2006. She then became Minister of Health in the second Prodi government (2006–2008). Following the fall of Prodi, she was elected to the

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in April 2008 as a member of the center-left Democratic Party. Her name is attached to the 1998 immigration act known as Legge Turco-Napolitano (L. 40/98), as well as the 2000 parental leave and time regulation in cities act, also known as the Turco Act (Legge 53/2000). Paper 49.

Honours and awards

* : Grand Cross Dame of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (27 December 2017)

References

External links

Livia Turco's Blog

Profile on the Chamber of Deputies website

Livia Turco on Openpolis
{{DEFAULTSORT:Turco, Livia 1955 births Living people People from Cuneo Italian Communist Party politicians 20th-century Italian politicians Democrats of the Left politicians Democratic Party (Italy) politicians 21st-century Italian politicians Government ministers of Italy Italian Ministers of Health Women government ministers of Italy 20th-century Italian women 21st-century Italian women