Maria Lea Pedini-Angelini Explained

Maria Lea Pedini
Office:	Captain Regent of San Marino
Term Start:	1 April 1981
Term End:	1 October 1981 Served with Gastone Pasolini
Predecessor:	Giancarlo Berardi Rossano Zafferani
Successor:	Mario Rossi Ubaldo Biordi
Birth Date:	15 July 1954
Party:	Christian Democratic Party

Maria Lea Pedini-Angelini (born 15 July 1954) served as a Captain Regent of San Marino from 1 April 1981 to 1 October 1981. She served with Gastone Pasolini. She was the first female head of state of San Marino and, at age 26, making her the youngest non-royal state leader in Europe since 1900. She later served as Director in the Ministry of Government and Foreign Affairs, and has been a non-resident Ambassador in the Ministry to France, Denmark, Sweden, Norway^[1] and Hungary.^[2]

Honors

• Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (Italy, 1998)^[3]
• Legion of Honour (France, 2004)^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Guide to Women Leaders. San Marino. 6 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713185737/http://www.guide2womenleaders.com/San_Marino.htm. 13 July 2011. dead.
2. Web site: Európa. https://web.archive.org/web/20110903103425/http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kum/hu/bal/Kepviseletek/Kulfoldi_kepviseletek_Magyarorszagon/Nagykovetsegek_es_Fokonzulatusok/europa.htm. dead. September 3, 2011. Sep 3, 2011. May 15, 2019.
3. Web site: Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana . 2023-01-12 . Palazzo del Quirinale . it.
4. Web site: 2004-09-30 . Legion d'Onore per Maria Lea Pedini . 2023-01-12 . San Marino Rtv . it.