1. Roberto Speranza was born on 4 January 1979 and is an Italian politician of the Chamber of Deputies who served as national secretary of Article One.
13 Facts About Roberto Speranza
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In 2005 Speranza was elected to the national executive of the Left Youth, a youth wing of the Democrats of the Left, the main social-democratic party in Italy.
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At the age of 25, Roberto Speranza was elected city councilor with the DS in Potenza, a position he held from 2004 to 2009.
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In February 2008 Roberto Speranza was appointed by PD's secretary Walter Veltroni to the national committee of Young Democrats, with the task of creating the new youth organization of the Democratic Party.
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Roberto Speranza was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in Basilicata's electoral constituency.
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On 19 March 2013 Roberto Speranza was elected leader of the PD in the Chamber of Deputies.
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Roberto Speranza obtained 200 votes among the democratic deputies, the nil have been about thirty and the white ones 53.
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Roberto Speranza later announced his resignation on 15 April 2015, in disagreement with PD's new leader and Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, after government's decision to put approve with a confidence vote the new electoral law, the so-called Italicum.
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On 6 April 2019 Roberto Speranza was elected Secretary of Article One.
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Free and Equal decided to support the new government and Roberto Speranza was appointed new Minister of Health.
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Roberto Speranza was labeled as the most left-leaning Health Minister in Italian history.
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Roberto Speranza later proceeded to officially sign the executive decree.
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Since 2015, Roberto Speranza has been married with Rosangela Cossidente, with whom he has two children, Michele Simon and Emma Iris.