Irene Pivetti
{{short description|Italian politician (born 1963)}}
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Irene Pivetti
| image = Irene Pivetti 3 (cropped).jpg
| order = President of the Chamber of Deputies
| term_start = 16 April 1994
| term_end = 8 May 1996
| predecessor = Giorgio Napolitano
| successor = Luciano Violante
| order1 = Member of the Chamber of Deputies
| term_start1 = 23 April 1992
| term_end1 = 29 May 2001
| constituency1 = Milan (1992–1996)
Varese (1996–2001)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|4|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Milan, Italy
| nationality = Italian
| alma_mater = Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
| profession = Journalist, politician
| children = 2
| spouse =
| residence =
| party = FI (since 2019)
| caption = Pivetti in 2010
| relatives = Veronica Pivetti (sister)
| otherparty = LN (1989–1996)
IF (1996–1998)
RI (1998–1999)
UDEUR (1999–2002)
Independent (2002–2013)
FDCP (2013–2016)
LN (2016–2018)
}}
Irene Pivetti (born 4 April 1963) is an Italian journalist, television presenter, and politician. From 1994 to 1996, she was president of the Chamber of Deputies.{{cite web|url=http://parma.repubblica.it/dettaglio/irene-pivetti-nominata-assessore-a-berceto/1703825|title=Irene Pivetti nominata assessore a Berceto|date=25 August 2009|work=la Repubblica|language=it|access-date=5 August 2012|archive-date=11 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210111113026/https://parma.repubblica.it/dettaglio/irene-pivetti-nominata-assessore-a-berceto/1703825|url-status=dead}} After leaving politics, she started a career in television, like her sister Veronica, a popular Italian actress.
Biography
She is the daughter of director Paolo Pivetti and actress Grazia Gabrielli, sister of the actress, presenter, and director Veronica Pivetti, and granddaughter of the linguist Aldo Gabrielli (maternal grandfather). She graduated with honors in literature (philosophical address) at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart of Milan; after the degree, she worked as an editorial consultant. Between 1987 and 1990, she edited volumes on the Italian language for Motta Editore, Selezione, Mondadori, Club degli Editori, and De Agostini. She was married two times: first with Paolo Taranta (marriage annulled by the Roman Rota on her appeal) and then with Alberto Brambilla, from which she had two children and from whom she subsequently divorced.
From 1990 to 1994, Pivetti was in charge of the Catholic Council of the Lombard League, which later became Northern League. In 1992, she was elected a member of the Chamber of Deputies, and she was re-elected in 1994. On 15 April 1994, at the fourth ballot, she was elected president of the Chamber of Deputies; at 31, she was the youngest president of the Chamber of Italian history.[https://www.corriere.it/gallery/politica/11-2011/pivetti/01/irene-pivetti-piu-giovane-presidente-camera_aff82a22-1b3f-11e1-915f-d227e00dc4bd.shtml Irene Pivetti, la più giovane presidente della Camera] In the 1996 election, she was re-elected. On 12 September 1996, she was expelled from the Northern League for her opposition to the line of the Padanian secessionism. On 22 October 1996, she founded Federal Italy, which merged into the Italian Renewal in 1998. In 1999, Pivetti joined the UDEUR, of which she was president from 23 May 1999 until 2002.
In 2009, Pivetti was appointed councilor for work and vocational training in the municipality of Berceto, in the province of Parma. In August 2010, she was appointed image commissioner in the municipality of Reggio Calabria. In the 2013 Lazio regional election, she ran among the ranks of the Federation of Christian Populars,[https://www.liberoquotidiano.it/news/personaggi/1170072/Torna-la-Pivetti--Alle-regionali--capolista-in-Lazio--con-Baccini.html Torna la Pivetti Alle regionali capolista in Lazio con Baccini] without being elected. In 2016, she was a candidate in the municipal elections of Rome among the ranks of Us with Salvini,[https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2016/05/05/news/il_ritorno_di_ireni_pivetti_candidata_a_roma_salvini_ha_salvato_la_lega_bossi_l_aveva_quasi_uccisa-139121148/ Il ritorno di Irene Pivetti, candidata a Roma: Salvini ha salvato la Lega] also in this case without being elected. In the 2019 European election, she was a candidate to the European Parliament on the Forza Italia list.[https://www.panorama.it/news/politica/irene-pivetti-forza-italia-europee-lega-candidata/ Irene Pivetti: "Con Forza Italia voglio costruire l'Eurasia"]
In April 2020, the Prosecutor Offices of Rome, Savona, Siracusa, and Imperia started an investigation on her due to trafficking of non-compliant masks from China.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilsecoloxix.it/imperia/2020/05/08/news/irene-pivetti-indagata-anche-a-imperia-per-le-mascherine-importate-dalla-cina-1.38819056|title = Irene Pivetti indagata anche a Imperia per le mascherine importate dalla Cina|date = 8 May 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.agi.it/cronaca/news/2020-04-29/mascherine-pivetti-coronavirus-8477050/|title = Mascherine: Indagata Pivetti. Lei: "È tutto regolare, colpa dell'Inail"}} In June 2020, the Prosecutor Office of Milan started another investigation on her due to money-laundering.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/italia/irene_pivetti_perquisizione_finanza_riciclaggio_ultime_notizie_9_giugno_2020-5277423.html|title = Irene Pivetti indagata per riciclaggio: Perquisite la casa e le società| date=9 June 2020 }} These investigations are related to her activities during the COVID-19 pandemic. In November 2021, the Economic and Financial Police Unit of the Guardia di Finanza of Milan carried out a preventive seizure of €4 million against her and one of her consultants, among the suspects in an investigation that focuses on a series of commercial transactions, in particular the purchase and sale of three Ferrari, which would have been used to clean up the proceeds of tax evasion.{{cite web | url=https://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2021/11/18/news/inchiesta_pivetti_sequestrati_4mln_a_ex_presidente_camera-326841962/?ref=RHTP-BH-I322793271-P2-S5-T1 | title=Inchiesta Pivetti, sequestrati 4 milioni a ex presidente Camera: Indagine per riciclaggio e frode fiscale | date=18 November 2021 }} The sum was then released.{{cite web | url=https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cronaca/2021/11/29/inchiesta-pivetti-restituiti-4-milioni-sequestrati-da-pm_2233a9ea-1900-4ae9-9bc5-c874f8beeea4.html | title=Inchiesta Pivetti: Restituiti 4 milioni sequestrati da pm - Cronaca | date=29 November 2021 }}
In September 2024 she has been sentenced to 4 years jail due to tax evasion and 3.4 millions euro have been confiscated.https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/cronaca/2024/09/26/a-irene-pivetti-4-anni-per-evasione-fiscale_530316fb-b40a-480d-bac2-6d6fe3e24510.html
Electoral history
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| width=12%|Election
! width=30%|House ! width=30%|Constituency ! width=5% colspan="2"|Party ! width=12%|Votes ! width=12%|Result |
|---|
| 1992
| bgcolor="{{party color|Lega Nord}}" | | LL | 3,272 | {{tick|15}} Elected |
| 1994
| Milan 10 | bgcolor="{{party color|Lega Nord}}" | | LN | 46,005 | {{tick|15}} Elected |
| 1996
| Varese | bgcolor="{{party color|Lega Nord}}" | | LN | 29,213 | {{tick|15}} Elected |
=First-past-the-post elections=
| class=wikitable style=text-align:right |
| colspan=5|1994 general election (C): Milan 10 |
|---|
| colspan=2|Candidate
!Coalition !Votes !% |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Pole of Freedoms}}"|
|align=left|Irene Pivetti |align=left|Pole of Freedoms |46,005 |52.1 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Alliance of Progressives}}"|
|align=left|Mario Fernando Sassi |align=left|Alliance of Progressives |26,600 |30.1 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Segni Pact}}"|
|align=left|Alberto Antonio Maria Fossati |align=left|Pact for Italy |8,365 |9.5 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|National Alliance (Italy)}}"|
|align=left|Sergio Luppi |align=left|National Alliance |7,271 |8.2 |
| align=left colspan=3|Total
|88,241 |100.0 |
| class=wikitable style=text-align:right |
| colspan=5|1996 general election (C): Varese |
|---|
| colspan=2|Candidate
!Coalition !Votes !% |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Lega Nord}}"|
|align=left|Irene Pivetti |align=left|Lega Nord |29,213 |34.6 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Centre-right coalition}}"|
|align=left|Luigi Zocchi |align=left|Pole for Freedoms |28,687 |34.0 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Centre-left coalition}}"|
|align=left|Robertino Ghiringhelli |align=left|The Olive Tree |24,548 |29.1 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Italian Social Movement}}"|
|align=left|Roberto Minidio |align=left|Tricolour Flame |2,034 |2.3 |
| align=left colspan=3|Total
|84,482 |100.0 |
References
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External links
- [https://www.irenepivetti.it/chisono Personal website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525111934/https://www.irenepivetti.it/chisono |date=25 May 2019 }}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110927100156/http://www.db-decision.de/Interviews/Italien/Pivetti.htm Interview]
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