Michela Di Biase

Di Biase's political journey began with the Democrats of the Left, winning a seat on Rome's Municipio VII council in 2006, where she focused on youth policies and equal opportunities. She was re-elected in 2008 and rose to group leader for the Democratic Party. In 2013, she joined the Rome City Council, chairing the Committee on Culture, Youth Policies, and Work, and was confirmed in 2016 under Mayor Virginia Raggi. By 2018, she had been elected to the Regional Council of Lazio, where she championed initiatives against gender disparity, including the region's first law promoting STEM education for women and a regulation for gender-sensitive language in government documents. She also backed programs for breast reconstruction after mastectomy and other women's health initiatives.

In 2020, Di Biase founded F.A.R.E. (Feminist, Environmentalist, Radical, Europeanist), an association that has hosted figures like David Sassoli, Elly Schlein, Manuel Agnelli, Paolo Giordano, Alessandro Baricco, and Nobel laureate Lisa Clark. Two years later, she was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies. Beyond politics, she is a partner in a consultancy agency that promotes gender equality in companies. She is married to Dario Franceschini, a former Italian Minister of Culture, and they have one daughter. Her career spans nearly two decades, from local councils to the national legislature.