Marina Elvira Calderone
Marina Elvira Calderone is an Italian politician. In October 2022, she was appointed Italian [Minister of Labour and Social Policies|Minister of Labour and Social Policies] in the Meloni Cabinet.
Biography
Marina Calderone affirmed she obtained a degree in International Business Economics from the University of Cagliari, but this information has not been confirmed by the university. According to a report from Il Fatto Quotidiano, she actually obtained her degree from Link Campus University, where her husband is the president. She funded the same University using the budget of the labour consultant association she managed. Il Fatto Quotidiano stated that Calderone « bought » her diploma.Together with her husband Rosario De Luca, she runs a company that provides job consulting services, with offices in Cagliari, Reggio Calabria, and Rome.
In 1994, she joined the competent territorial order of Labor Consultants and in 2005 became President of the National Council of the Order of Labour Consultants. In 2014, she was appointed by Renzi government in the board of directors of Leonardo-Finmeccanica, a position she held until 2020. Subsequently in the Conte I Cabinet, she was nominated for the presidency of the National Institute for Social Security.
On 21 October 2022, Marina Calderone was nominated as the new Minister of Labour and Social Policies by the designated Prime Minister Meloni, and was sworn in the following day by President Sergio Mattarella.