Lucia Borgonzoni (born September 18, 1976) is an Italian politician and member of the

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. She served as Undersecretary for Cultural Heritage and Activities in the

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Biography

Daughter of Italian architect Giambattista Borgonzoni and granddaughter of painter and

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Aldo Borgonzoni t Lucia Borgonzoni graduated in Visual Arts at the

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with a thesis in Phenomenology of styles. She proceeded to showcase her works in various exhibitions in Italy, and worked both as an interior designer and a bartender at LINK

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. She joined

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in 1992 and attained leadership of

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in Bologna. In the 2009

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elections she was elected to the Provincial council of Bologna within a

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. She resigned following her election to the municipal council of Bologna in the

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. In the 2016 municipal elections, she was candidate for

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for the centre-right coalition; her electoral platform focused on security policies and "giving priority to Bolognesi". Borgonzoni secured a 22.3% result in the first round, but lost the runoff vote to incumber Mayor of Bologna

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, who won with 45.4% of the vote. In the 2018 parliamentary election, Lucia Borgonzoni was elected Member of the

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in the Emilia-Romagna - 01 constituency. She served as Undersecretary for Cultural Heritage and Activities in the

from 2018 to 2019. In October 2019 Borgonzoni announced her candidacy for

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, backed by a centre-right coalition of

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and other minor parties. In the 2019 regional elections she placed second with 43.63% of the vote, losing to incumbent centre-left President

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, who secured a 51.42% result. In March 2020 she formally renounced to her seat in the Regional council, incompatible with her role as Senator.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Borgonzoni, Lucia 1976 births Politicians from Bologna Conte I Cabinet Lega Nord politicians Senators of Legislature XVIII of Italy Living people 21st-century Italian women politicians 21st-century Italian politicians Conte II Cabinet Women government ministers of Italy 20th-century Italian women Women members of the Senate of the Republic (Italy)