Donatella Tesei (born 17 June 1958) is an Italian politician and lawyer,[1][2] currently President of the Umbria region.
Donatella Tesei | |
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President of Umbria | |
Assumed office 11 November 2019 | |
Preceded by | Catiuscia Marini |
Member of the Senate | |
In office 23 March 2018 – 21 December 2019 | |
Succeeded by | Valeria Alessandrini |
Constituency | Terni |
Personal details | |
Born | [1][2] Foligno, Italy[1][2] | 17 June 1958
Political party | League[2] |
Alma mater | University of Perugia |
Profession | lawyer[1][2] |
Tesei is a civil and administrative lawyer.[3] She served as mayor of Montefalco from 2009 to 2019.[3][1]
She joined the right-wing populist League party and served as the member of the Italian Senate from Terni since 23 March 2018.[2]
Tesei was elected President of Umbria at the 2019 regional election and took office on 11 November 2019.[4][5][6][7]