Giusi Nicolini
Giusi Nicolini | |
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Mayor of Lampedusa e Linosa | |
In office 8 May 2012 – 11 June 2017 | |
Preceded by | Bernardino De Rubeis |
Succeeded by | Salvatore Martello |
Personal details | |
Born | Giuseppina Maria Nicolini (1961-03-05) 5 March 1961 (age 63) Lampedusa, Italy |
Political party | Democratic Party |
Giusi Nicolini (born Giuseppina Maria Nicolini, 5 March 1961) is an Italian politician, former Mayor of Lampedusa e Linosa.[1]
Biography
A member of the Legambiente environmentalist association, after having been Deputy Mayor and Councilor for the Environment of Lampedusa e Linosa from 1983 to 1988, Nicolini is elected mayor at the 2012 Italian local elections.[2]
After the 2013 Lampedusa migrant shipwreck, in which more than 300 migrants have drowned, Nicolini asked to the European Union to realize a new European law on sanctuary and immigration rules.[3] Due to her several efforts in order to promote integration and solidarity,[4] Nicolini has been awarded with the UNESCO Award for Peace in 2017.[5] She was unsuccessful in her re-election mayoralty bid at the 2017 Italian local elections.[6]
References
- ^ "Lampedusa, la sindaco gentile che accoglie l'umanità". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Lampedusa diventa "verde": Giusi Nicolini di Legambiente eletta sindaco". you-ng.it. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "La strage di Lampedusa". Il Post. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Giuseppina Nicolini: "It's natural for an island to be welcoming!"". UNESCO.org. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Premio Unesco per la pace alla sindaca di Lampedusa Giusi Nicolini". La Repubblica. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ^ "Lampedusa, sconfitta Giusy Nicolini Il nuovo sindaco Martello: sull'accoglienza deve cambiare tutto". Corriere della Sera. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
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