Marisa Abbondanzieri (born January 14, 1956, in

Arcevia Arcevia is a ''comune'' in the province of Ancona of the region of Marche, central-eastern Italy. It is one of I Borghi più belli d'Italia ("The most beautiful villages of Italy"). History According to tradition, Arcevia originates from a Gal ...

) is an Italian politician. She worked as an elementary school teacher. She was elected to the

Italian Chamber of Deputies The Chamber of Deputies () is the lower house of the bicameral Italian Parliament, the upper house being the Senate of the Republic (Italy), Senate of the Republic. The two houses together form a perfect bicameral system, meaning they perform ...

in 1999, succeeding

Nilde Iotti Leonilde "Nilde" Iotti (; 10 April 1920 – 4 December 1999) was an Italian politician, member of the Italian Communist Party (PCI). Towards the end of World War Two, she fought as a partisan for the Italian resistance. She was the first and o ...

and was reconfirmed as a representative in 2001 for the

Democrats of the Left The Democrats of the Left (, DS) was a social-democratic political party in Italy. Positioned on the centre-left, the DS, successor of the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) and the Italian Communist Party, was formed in 1998 upon the merger ...

in the

Marche Marche ( ; ), in English sometimes referred to as the Marches ( ) from the Italian name of the region (Le Marche), is one of the Regions of Italy, twenty regions of Italy. The region is located in the Central Italy, central area of the country, ...

. After that party was dissolved in 2007, she joined the Democratic Party. She was a member of the

Council of Europe The Council of Europe (CoE; , CdE) is an international organisation with the goal of upholding human rights, democracy and the Law in Europe, rule of law in Europe. Founded in 1949, it is Europe's oldest intergovernmental organisation, represe ...

from January 23, 2006, until September 22, 2006.Council of Europe

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1956 births Living people People from Arcevia Democrats of the Left politicians Democratic Party (Italy) politicians Deputies of Legislature XIII of Italy Deputies of Legislature XIV of Italy 21st-century Italian women politicians 20th-century Italian women Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy) {{Italy-politician-DemocraticPartyItaly-stub