Maria Virginia Tiraboschi | |
Office: | Member of the Senate |
Term Start: | 9 March 2018 |
Birth Date: | 5 July 1965 |
Birth Place: | Ivrea, Italy |
Party: | Forza Italia |
Alma Mater: | University of Turin |
Maria Virginia Tiraboschi (born 5 July 1965) is an Italian politician. She has served as a senator for Forza Italia in the Senate of the Republic since 2018.
Tiraboschi was born on 5 July 1965 in Ivrea to a blue-collar family. She studied at the Liceo Cadorna of Turin and received a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Turin in 1990 and a master's degree in local government management in 2005.[1] She was an entrepreneur in the tourism industry and served as the director of culture and tourism for the region of Piedmont in 2011.[2]
She was first elected to the Senate of the Republic in the 2018 general election, as a candidate for the constituency of . She was a member of the centre-right coalition which was made up of four political parties, including Forza Italia. She was elected with 39.49% of the vote, defeating the Five Star Movement candidate,, who received 28.36% of the vote and the Democratic Party candidate, Alberto Avetta, who received 24.89% of the vote.[2]
She was a member of the standing committees on European Union policies and on land, environment and environmental heritage. She is currently a member of the standing committee on industry, trade and tourism and a member of the Forza Italia group.[3]