# Maria Limardo

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{{Short description|Italian politician (born 1960)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name        = Maria Limardo
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| office      = [Mayor of Vibo Valentia](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Vibo_Valentia)
| term_start  = 3 June 2019
| term_end    = 27 June 2024
| predecessor = [Elio Costa](/source/Elio_Costa)
| successor   = [Enzo Romeo](/source/Enzo_Romeo)
| birth_name  = 
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1960|10|16|df=y}}<ref name=interior>{{Cite web|url=https://amministratori.interno.gov.it/amministratori/ServletNomeReg3?campo1=650372&campo2=a|title=Maria Limardo|website=[Ministry of Interior of Italy](/source/Ministry_of_Interior_(Italy))|date=23 February 2017 |language=it|access-date=18 June 2019}}</ref>
| birth_place = [Cessaniti](/source/Cessaniti), [Calabria](/source/Calabria), [Italy](/source/Italy)<ref name=interior/>
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| party       = [National Alliance](/source/National_Alliance_(Italy)) (until 2009)<br/>[The People of Freedom](/source/The_People_of_Freedom) (2009–2013)<br/>[Independent](/source/Independent_politician) (since 2013)<ref name=interior/>
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| alma_mater  = [University of Rome La Sapienza](/source/University_of_Rome_La_Sapienza)<ref name=cv>{{cite web|url=http://www.comune.vibovalentia.vv.it/_ns/sites/default/files/Elezioni/Elezioni%20Trasparenti/07/Forza%20VV%20Porto%20Santavenere/00%20Maria%20LIMARDO/CV%20Limardo%20Maria%20candidata%20a%20Sindaco.pdf|title=Curriculum Vitae|access-date=18 June 2019}}</ref>
| profession  = lawyer<ref name=interior/><ref name=cv/> 
}}
'''Maria Limardo''' (born 16 October 1960 in [Cessaniti](/source/Cessaniti)) is an Italian politician.<ref name=interior/><ref name=cv/>

Formerly member of right-wing party [National Alliance](/source/National_Alliance_(Italy)), she joined [The People of Freedom](/source/The_People_of_Freedom) in 2009.<ref name=interior/><ref name=cv/> She served as [assessor](/source/Assessor_(Italy)) in the [Elio Costa](/source/Elio_Costa) government in [Vibo Valentia](/source/Vibo_Valentia) from 2002 to 2005.<ref name=interior/><ref name=cv/>

Limardo ran for [Mayor of Vibo Valentia](/source/Mayor_of_Vibo_Valentia) at the [2019 local elections](/source/2019_Italian_local_elections) as an [independent](/source/Independent_politician), supported by a [centre-right coalition](/source/Centre-right_coalition_(Italy)) composed of [Forza Italia](/source/Forza_Italia_(2013)), [Brothers of Italy](/source/Brothers_of_Italy) and local [civic lists](/source/Civic_list_(Italy)).<ref name=vibonese>{{cite news|url=https://www.ilvibonese.it/politica/16363-comunali-vibonese-vibo-valentia-spoglio-diretta|title=Maria Limardo nella storia: un trionfo per il primo sindaco donna. Forza Italia lista trascinatrice|work=Il Vibonese|date=27 May 2019|language=it|access-date=18 June 2019}}</ref> She won and took office on 3 June 2019.<ref name=interior/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ilvibonese.it/politica/16463-vibo-insedia-comune-sindaco-limardo|title=Vibo, si insedia al Comune il neo sindaco Maria Limardo|work=Il Vibonese|date=3 June 2019|language=it|access-date=18 June 2019}}</ref>

She is the first woman to be elected Mayor of Vibo Valentia.<ref name=vibonese/>

==See also==
*[2019 Italian local elections](/source/2019_Italian_local_elections)
*[List of mayors of Vibo Valentia](/source/List_of_mayors_of_Vibo_Valentia)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Cite web|url=https://amministratori.interno.gov.it/amministratori/ServletNomeReg3?campo1=650372&campo2=a|title=Maria Limardo|website=[Ministry of Interior of Italy](/source/Ministry_of_Interior_(Italy))|date=23 February 2017 |language=it|access-date=18 June 2019}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.comune.vibovalentia.vv.it/_ns/sites/default/files/Elezioni/Elezioni%20Trasparenti/07/Forza%20VV%20Porto%20Santavenere/00%20Maria%20LIMARDO/CV%20Limardo%20Maria%20candidata%20a%20Sindaco.pdf|title=Curriculum Vitae|access-date=18 June 2019}}

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Category:1960 births
Category:Living people
Category:Mayors of Vibo Valentia
Category:National Alliance (Italy) politicians
Category:The People of Freedom politicians

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