Giusi Nicolini | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Lampedusa e Linosa | |
| In office 8 May 2012 – 11 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Bernardino De Rubeis |
| Succeeded by | Salvatore Martello |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Giuseppina Maria Nicolini (1961-03-05)5 March 1961 (age 64) Lampedusa, Italy |
| Party | Democratic Party |
Giusi Nicolini (bornGiuseppina Maria Nicolini; 5 March 1961) is an Italian politician who served as the mayor ofLampedusa e Linosa from 2012 to 2017.[1]
A member of theLegambiente environmentalist association, after having been Deputy Mayor and Councilor for the Environment ofLampedusa e Linosa from 1983 to 1988, Nicolini is elected mayor at the2012 Italian local elections.[2]
After the2013 Lampedusa migrant shipwreck, in which more than 300 migrants have drowned, Nicolini asked to theEuropean Union to realize a new European law on sanctuary and immigration rules.[3] Due to her several efforts in order to promote integration and solidarity,[4] Nicolini has been awarded with theUNESCO Award for Peace in 2017.[5] She was unsuccessful in her re-election mayoralty bid at the2017 Italian local elections.[6]
