Paola Concia

Anna Paola Concia (born 4 July 1963, in Avezzano) is an Italian politician and gay rights activist.

Anna Paola Concia
Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
In office
14 April 2008 – 14 March 2013
Personal details
Born (1963-07-04) 4 July 1963
Avezzano, L'Aquila, Italy
Political partyDemocratic Party
Domestic partnerRicarda Trautmann

Biography

Concia was born in Avezzano, and she graduated in sports science from L'Aquila's Istituto Superiore di Educazione Fisica; following her graduation, she has worked as a physical education and tennis instructor.[1] She first became involved with politics while at ISEF, and she was initially a member of the Italian Communist Party.[1]

Concia moved to Rome in 1992 following the death of her mother and the collapse of her marriage.[1] She worked as a parliamentary assistant before working as an adviser to Anna Finocchiaro, the minister responsible for equal opportunities.[1] Concia later advised Giovanna Melandri after her promotion to Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities in 1998.[1] Following the 2001 general election, Concia left politics to pursue her work in tennis.[1] She came out a year later.[1]

Concia was named as the Democratic Party's spokesperson on homosexuality, and she used her position within the party to become a prominent activist for equal rights.[2][1] She was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the 2008 general election.[3]

In August 2011 she married her wife Ricarda Trautmann in Frankfurt.

References
  1. "Paola Concia - Biografia" (in Italian). paolaconcia.it. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  2. Alexander Chancellor (13 August 2010). "Italy's 'summer of homophobia'". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  3. "Deputati - CONCIA Anna Paola" (in Italian). camera.it. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
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