Elisabetta Trenta
Minister of Defence
In office
1 June 2018 – 5 September 2019
Prime MinisterGiuseppe Conte
Preceded byRoberta Pinotti
Succeeded byLorenzo Guerini
Personal details
Born (1967-06-04) 4 June 1967
Velletri, Italy
Political partyCCD (1997–2002)
M5S (2018–2021)
IdV (2021)
DC (2023–present)
Alma materSapienza University of Rome

Elisabetta Trenta (born 4 June 1967) is an Italian politician who served as the Italian Minister of Defence in the Conte I Cabinet.[1]

Biography

In 1994, Trenta graduated in political science at La Sapienza University of Rome.[2] She also had a master's in International Development and a master's in intelligence and security. She worked as an adviser for the mission Ancient Babylon for the Italian Ministry of Defence, and senior expert in the task force in Iraq for the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In 2009, Trenta was recalled in service as captain in the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon and in 2012 she coordinated a project in Libya for the reduction of illegal weapons. She is also deputy director of the Master in Intelligence and Security of Link Campus University, and has collaborated with the Military Center for Strategic Studies (CEMISS), focusing particularly on proxy wars.[3][4]

According to her curriculum, Trenta is engaged in social work through two associations of which she is vice-president: Children of Nassiriya Onlus, which carries out projects in Iraq, and the Flauto Magico.[5]

Trenta ran in the 2018 Italian general election for the Five Star Movement (M5S) without being elected.[6] In June 2018, she was appointed Italian Minister of Defence in the government of Giuseppe Conte, who led a cabinet composed by members of the M5S and Lega.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Italy government: Giuseppe Conte to head populist coalition". BBC News. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Elisabetta Trenta, chi è il ministro della difesa?
  3. ↑ "Trenta, analista Difesa con passione per il tango". ansa.it (in Italian). 2 June 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  4. ↑ Matteucci, Piera (26 May 2018). "Elisabetta Trenta ministro della Difesa: un'esperta di sicurezza con un'ombra di conflitto d'interessi". Repubblica.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  5. ↑ https://www.difesa.it/Amministrazionetrasparente/SMD/Documents/Consulenti_collaboratori/CV_2017/TRENTA_CV.pdf
  6. ↑ Colelgio Plurinominale Lazio 02
  7. ↑ Nasce governo M5s-Lega, Conte e i neoministri hanno giurato al Quirinale


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