Biography of Simona Bonafé

12 July 1973 was born July 12, 1973 Simona Bonafé in Varese. After having attended the Catholic University of the sacred heart of Milan, a member of the Faculty of political science, he moved to Florence, Scandicci, where he works as a journalist and collaborates with several magazines, among which "Europe", whereby care feature stories page dedicated to Tuscany, and "Il Corriere di Firenze".

The first steps in politics

In 2002 he enrolled at Margaret; the following year he joined the Florentine Executive of the party, then enter in the Provincial Directorate and then be nominated by the Federal Assembly component. In June 2004 Simona Bonafé is a member of the Council of the municipality of Scandicci, for which he holds the position of Councillor for the environment. Subsequent elections is confirmed, those of 2009, after which gets the powers of equal opportunities to urban and Urban redevelopment, environmental policies, parks and public green areas and the promotion of tourism and exploitation of Hilly Productions.

The staff of Renzi

In 2012, during the primaries for the center-left, is one of the three coordinators of the campaign by Matteo Renzi, alongside Sara Baker and Mary Helen Woods.

Commitment at national level

The following year he ran for the Democratic Party in the general elections: elected member of Lombardy in Ward 2, leaves his position of Councillor in Scandicci. Proclaimed March 2013, the Congresswoman's 5 March 19 enrolls officially to the parliamentary group of the Democratic Party, while on 7 November, she was appointed member of VII (culture, science and education).

In the Italian Parliament

During his time in Parliament, comes as co-signed the Bill to combat homophobia and transphobia and prohibiting the advertising of gambling. Always as co-signatory, in may presents a draft law concerning the prevention of discrimination of students and their integration in compulsory education and a proposal for the abolition of refunds for the election expenses of political parties and movements accompanied by the introduction of a tax credit for voluntary cash contributions. Very active in the Chamber, Simona Bonafé also signs bills to regulate civil unions and for the care of people with severe disabilities without support from the family. On 13 January 2014 abandons the VII Commission and enters the X (production, trade and tourism). A few days later is one of the signatories of the draft laws for the development of independent research and for the introduction into the Criminal Code of the offence of incitement in Article 580 bis education food practices associated with bulimia, anorexia or other eating disorders. Between late January and early February is activated in the Parliament also for the promotion of teleworking, flexible and simplified forms for the establishment in the primary school of professional motor sports educator and for discipline and tax advantages of social enterprises. Simona Bonafé, however, is not always present in Parliament: is absent, for example, for the key votes relating to divorce decree Work short, Poletti-Jobs Act, the Decree on drugs and medicines off label, the resignation of Dario Nardella and Decree vigilanza Bankitalia, as well as on the occasion of the trust on the House floor 2014. Vote for, among other things, the Decree anti-femicide, del Decreto Salva public administration, Decree Ilva, the empty-prisons, the abolition of direct public funding of political parties, the rules on defamation, Save Rome 3, of the Bill 2014 House plan, Provinces, Empties gender representation in European elections, 416-ter tag on exchanges political-electoral mafioso and Decree Destination Italy. Vote for the no-confidence motion comes from the Minister Anna Maria Chancellors and Italicum (rulings on merit).

The European elections of 2014

In may 2014 Simona Bonafé Central Italy is in the constituency of the Democratic party leaders (including Lazio, Marche, Umbria and Tuscany) for European elections: gets 288,238 preferences and is the candidate who in a single constituency has won the most votes in Italy.
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