Mara Carfagna

Honorable Maria Rosaria Carfagna
President of Action
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 November 2022
Preceded by	Matteo Richetti
Minister for the South and Territorial Cohesion
In office 13 February 2021 – 22 October 2022
Prime Minister	Mario Draghi
Preceded by	Peppe Provenzano
Succeeded by	Raffaele Fitto
Minister for Equal Opportunities
In office 8 May 2008 – 16 November 2011
Prime Minister	Silvio Berlusconi
Preceded by	Barbara Pollastrini
Succeeded by	Elsa Fornero
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 April 2006
Constituency	Campania 2
Personal details
Born	(1975-12-18) 18 December 1975 (age 48) Salerno, Italy
Political party	Action (since 2022)
Other political affiliations	Forza Italia (2013–2022) The People of Freedom (2009–2013) Forza Italia (2004–2009)
Domestic partner	Alessandro Ruben (2013–present)
Children	Vittoria
Alma mater	University of Salerno

Maria Rosaria "Mara" Carfagna (born 18 December 1975) is an Italian politician and former showgirl and model. After obtaining a degree in law,^[1] Carfagna worked for several years on Italian television shows and as a model. She later entered politics and was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for Forza Italia party in 2006. From 2008 to 2011, she served as Minister for Equal Opportunity in Berlusconi IV Cabinet. In 2018 she was elected vice president of the Chamber of Deputies. In 2021, she has become the Minister for the South and territorial cohesion in the cabinet presided by Mario Draghi.

Carfagna had been named "the most beautiful minister in the world",^[2] and was ranked number one on Maxim's "World's Hottest Politicians".^{[3][relevant?]} She has been for a while the spokeswoman of the parliamentary group of Forza Italia at Chamber of Deputies.