Francesca La Marca

Francesca La Marca
Italian Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 October 2022
ConstituencyNorth and Central America
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 March 2013 – 13 October 2022
ConstituencyNorth and Central America
Personal details
Born (1975-10-30) 30 October 1975 (age 49)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship
  • Italian
  • Canadian
Political partyDemocratic
ProfessionPolitician

Francesca La Marca (born 30 October 1975) is an Italian politician who is currently serving as the Senator from the North and Central America constituency of the Italian Parliament. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies, representing North and Central America.

Early life

La Marca was born on 30 October 1975, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Italian parents: her mother from Sannicandro di Bari and her father from Delia.[1]

She graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in Italian and French, and also obtained a doctorate in French literature.

Political career

In the 2013 Italian elections, she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, in the constituency of North and Central America, as a member of the Democratic Party.[2] Her election was the first time that a second-generation Italian citizen had been elected to Parliament.

In the 2018 election, she was re-elected to the Chamber of Deputies.

In the elections of 25 September 2022, she was elected to the Senate in the constituency for Italians abroad, as a member of the Democratic Party.

References

  1. ^ "RNews, Peones, dal Canada con stupore: 'La politica italiana è precaria'". Repubblica TV (in Italian). 3 Mar 2014. Retrieved 27 Feb 2018.
  2. ^ Allemang, John (17 June 2014). "A Torontonian's journey to the heart of Italian politics". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 3 May 2024.