Overview
- Her family confirmed her death on January 14 at the age of 76.
- She served as Minister of Education, University and Research in Paolo Gentiloni’s 2016 government.
- Elected to the Senate with the Democratic Party in 2013, she was Vice President of the chamber and briefly acted as its president in early 2015.
- A longtime CGIL figure, she led the Filtea‑Cgil federation and later helped promote the “Se non ora, quando?” movement for women’s rights.
- Piero Fassino paid tribute to her career and said she was taken by an “inexorable and ferocious” illness.