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10 Facts About Paola Severino

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Paola Severino was born on 22 October 1948 and is an Italian lawyer, academic and politician.

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Paola Severino served as Minister of Justice in the Monti cabinet from November 2011 to April 2013, being the first woman appointed Minister of Justice in Italian history.

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Paola Severino studied law at La Sapienza University of Rome and graduated in 1971.

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Paola Severino is married to former CONSOB executive Paolo Di Benedetto, with whom she had a daughter.

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Paola Severino began her career as a researcher at the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche in 1972, and worked there until 1975.

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Paola Severino then worked as an assistant professor at La Sapienza from 1975 to 1987.

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Paola Severino was appointed vice president of the Superior Council of Military Magistracy in 1997.

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Paola Severino was the first Italian woman appointed this post.

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Paola Severino served as the head of the department of law at LUISS Guido Carli University in Rome from 2003 to 2006.

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Paola Severino was appointed minister of justice on 16 November 2011.