Paola Severino

Paola Severino
Minister of Justice
In office
16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
Prime MinisterMario Monti
Preceded byNitto Francesco Palma
Succeeded byAnna Maria Cancellieri
Personal details
Born (1948-10-22) 22 October 1948
PartyIndependent
EducationSapienza University
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Paola Severino (born 22 October 1948) is an Italian lawyer, academic and politician.

She served as Minister of Justice in the Monti cabinet from November 2011 to April 2013, being the first woman appointed Minister of Justice in Italian history. On 3 October 2016, she was nominated rector of Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli.