Roberta Pinotti

Roberta Pinotti, Member of the Senate, Minister of Defence (2014-2016 and 2016-2018): “What are we pledging to do in order to move faster towards the Beijing agenda? We shall help women make a difference in choices. We shall help women play a leading role in peace processes. We shall strive so that each successful woman may give a hand to another woman to help her up. We shall strive to eliminate role stereotypes for men and women. We shall strive for equal pay for men and women. Lastly, a very serious problem, a tragic one, which concerns women everywhere in the world: femicide: women killed at the hands of men. We shall plan a strategy to combat violence against women and we believe that this should be a shared goal.”

Bio:

Roberta Pinotti serves as a Member of the Senate of Italy, part of the Democratic Party. MP Pinotti became the first woman to play the role of President of the Defense Committee of the Chamber. Hon. Pinotti took up the post of Vice-President of the Senate Defense Commission and as Undersecretary of State for Defense, three years after. On 22 February 2014, with the establishment of the Renzi Government, she became the first Minister of Defense of the Italian Republic. Two years later, she was confirmed at the head of the Dicastery by the Gentiloni Government and held the position until 1 June 2018. Currently, she serves as President of the 4th Defense Commission of the Senate of the Italian Republic.