Mara Carfagna biography
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December 18, 1975Maria Rosaria Carfagna, said Mara, was born in Salerno the day December 18, 1975. He obtained his high school diploma at the Liceo Scientifico "Giovanni da Procida" of Salerno and meanwhile swimming practice, studied dance, acting and piano. Featuring not only artistic talent but also look good, working as a model, much to decide to participate in the selection of the contest Miss Italy 1997: you will place in sixth place. He obtained cum laude and with honors in law from the University of Fisciano (Salerno) in 2001, with a thesis on information law and broadcasting system.
Debuted on tv in 2000 and until 2006 will co-host, alongside David Mengacci, "La domenica del villaggio" (broadcast on Net 4). Join the cast of programs such as "the brains", "vote" and "Domenica In" and in 2006, together with Giancarlo Magalli, Mara Carfagna leads the program Piazza grande. At the beginning of 2007 unintentionally end up at the center of a story that goes around the world: during the gala for the tv awards ceremony Telegatti, Silvio Berlusconi claims that if he weren't already married, I would marry Mara Carfagna immediately.
This Declaration, formulated in a context clearly joking, his wife Veronica Lario's reaction still causes that send an open letter in La Repubblica demanding a public apology, which then would arrive. Meanwhile, Mara Carfagna devotes part of his time to political commitment, a commitment that leads to serves as head of the women's movement Forza Italy in Campania. In 2006 is a candidate in the elections and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies. The following year he was appointed Secretary of the Commission for Constitutional Affairs; He then became national coordinator of blue women, female group to Italy Force. At the next election, in 2008, Mara Carfagna is presented in lists of the people of freedom (Campania 2) and was elected Deputy for the second time. In May 2008 she was appointed Minister for equal opportunities of the Berlusconi IV Cabinet. In the same year he wrote the book "Star to the right", Edition Aliberti. In the elections of 2010 she was elected as a regional councillor in Campania: the number of individual preferences collected (55695) make her the highest number of votes in the nation.
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