Background
De Girolamo was born on 10 October 1975.
De Girolamo was born on 10 October 1975.
Sapienza University of Rome.
She hails from the Benevento province. She has a law degree. She was elected to the parliament in the elections of 2008 and 2013.
On 28 April 2013, De Girolamo was appointed minister of agricultural, food and forestry policies to the cabinet led by Enrico Letta, replacing Mario Catania in the post.
She denied rumors that she would resign from the PdL in October 2013. De Girolamo also resigned from office on 26 January 2014, due to claims of improper conduct on her part.
Her resignation was accepted by the prime minister on 27 January, and she became the second minister resigned from the cabinet since April 2013.
De Girolamo joined politics in 2007. She is a member of the Italian parliament, representing Silvio Berlusconi"s People of Freedom party (PdL). However, in November 2013, she left PdL and joined New Centre-Right headed by Angelino Alfano.
Then De Girolamo began to serve as the House whip for her party, New Centre Right Party.
She was one of seven female members and the youngest member of the Letta cabinet.