Augusta Montaruli

Augusta Montaruli
Member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 March 2018
Preceded byconstituency established
ConstituencyPiemonte 1 - 03 (Turin-Vallette)
Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of University and Research
In office
2 November 2022 – 24 February 2023
Prime MinisterGiorgia Meloni
MinisterAnna Maria Bernini
Personal details
Born (1983-09-14) 14 September 1983 (age 43)
Italy
PartyBrothers of Italy
EducationUniversity of Turin (Law degree magna cum laude)

Augusta Anita Laura Montaruli (born 14 September 1983 in Turin) is an Italian politician and lawyer. She is a member of the right-wing Brothers of Italy party, led by current Italian PM Giorgia Meloni.

From 2 November 2022 to 24 February 2023 Montaruli was a member of the Meloni Government, serving as Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of University and Research under the leadership of Minister Anna Maria Bernini (FI). She resigned from the post after the Supreme Court of Cassation confirmed her embezzlement conviction. She continues to serve as a Deputy in the Italian Parliament. On 5 February 2025, in a public TV political debate, she famously staged a singular protest by barking to stop opposition deputy Marco Furfaro from commenting on her conviction.

Biography

Born on September 14, 1983, in Turin, the daughter of parents from Apulia originally from Corato (BA), she attended the Galileo Ferraris Scientific High School in Turin, where she graduated and first became interested in politics. She then earned a law degree from the University of Turin. A criminal defense attorney since 2016, she is a member of the Turin Bar Association.

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References

  1. ↑ "XVIII Legislatura - Deputati e Organi - Scheda deputato - MONTARULI Augusta" [XVIII Legislature - Deputies and Organs - MP Card - MONTARULI Augusta]. www.camera.it (in Italian).
  2. ↑ Boezi, Francesco (11 December 2020). "Dalle aggressioni dei collettivi allo zaino tricolore in spalla: chi è Augusta Montaruli" [From the collectives' attacks to the tricolor backpack on her shoulder: who is Augusta Montaruli]. ilGiornale.it (in Italian).
  3. ↑ "Chi sono" [Who I am]. Augusta Montaruli (in Italian). Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. ↑ "Augusta Montaruli, condannata in via definitiva per peculato, si è dimessa da sottosegretaria all'Università e alla Ricerca" [Augusta Montaruli, permanently convicted of embezzlement, resigned as undersecretary for University and Research]. 18 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Show di Montaruli and embarrassment in La7's studios: Furfaro reminds her of the conviction for embezzlement and she interrupts it by 'barking'". 5 February 2025.
  6. ↑ "Una "coratina" in Parlamento: eletta alla Camera la "sorella d'Italia" Augusta Montaruli" (in Italian).
  7. ↑ "Chi sono".