Maria Celeste Nardini (28 September 1942– 2 September 2020) was an Italian politician who served as a

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and

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Biography

Elected for the first time to the Chamber of Deputies in 1994 for Rifondazione Comunista, she was confirmed the seat in 1996. In 2001, she was the first of the non-elected behind

Nichi Vendola Nicola "Nichi" Vendola (; born 26 August 1958) is an Italian left-wing politician and LGBT activist who was a Member of the Chamber of Deputies from Apulia from 1992 to 2005 and President of Apulia from 2005 to 2015. Since 2023 he is the Pre ...

. She took the place of Montecitorio in 2005 once Vendola was elected President of the Puglia. In 2006 she was nominated and elected Senator for the PRC in Puglia, in that legislature she was Secretary of the 9th Permanent Commission (Agriculture and agri-food production) and Member of the Parliamentary Commission for regional issues.

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1942 births 2020 deaths Italian politicians People from Bari {{Apulia-politician-stub