Giorgia Meloni
Prime Minister of Italy since 2022
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| January 8 2025 | Announces the release of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from Iranian detention and personally welcomes her at Rome Ciampino Airport. |
| January 8 2025 | Announces the release of Italian journalist Cecilia Sala from Iranian detention and personally welcomes her at Rome Ciampino Airport. |
| 2024 | Meloni was named Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic by Spain. |
| 2024 | Politico Europe ranked Meloni as Europe's Most Powerful Person in their Class of 2025. |
| 2024 | Meloni was awarded Member of the Order of Liberty by Ukraine. |
| 2024 | Time magazine named Meloni as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. |
| 2024 | Forbes ranked Meloni fourth in their most powerful women list for the second consecutive year. |
| 2024 | Meloni received the Atlantic Council's Global Citizen Award. |
| 2024 | Elected to the European Parliament, representing the Central Italy constituency for the Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, receiving 611,847 votes. |
| 2024 | Elected to the European Parliament, representing the Central Italy constituency for the Brothers of Italy (FdI) party, receiving 611,847 votes. |
| 2024 | Time magazine named Meloni as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. |
| 2024 | Forbes ranked Meloni fourth in their most powerful women list for the second consecutive year. |
| 2024 | Meloni was named Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic by Spain. |
| 2024 | Meloni was awarded Member of the Order of Liberty by Ukraine. |
| 2024 | Politico Europe ranked Meloni as Europe's Most Powerful Person in their Class of 2025. |
| 2024 | Meloni received the Atlantic Council's Global Citizen Award. |
| December 2024 | Ranked as the third most powerful woman in the world by Forbes. |
| December 2024 | Ranked as the third most powerful woman in the world by Forbes. |
| October 18 2024 | Travels to Lebanon, meets acting Prime Minister Najib Mikati, and assures solidarity with Lebanon and UNIFIL. |
| October 18 2024 | Travels to Lebanon, meets acting Prime Minister Najib Mikati, and assures solidarity with Lebanon and UNIFIL. |
| August 12 2024 | Meloni characterized as 'surrealist' the European Commission's court case over Italian government's social policy favoring Italian citizens over recent non-citizen immigrants. |
| August 12 2024 | Meloni characterized as 'surrealist' the European Commission's court case over Italian government's social policy favoring Italian citizens over recent non-citizen immigrants. |
| July 2024 | Meloni was awarded damages in a defamation lawsuit against journalist Giulia Cortese for body-shaming comments and an altered photo comparing her to Mussolini. |
| July 2024 | Meloni was awarded damages in a defamation lawsuit against journalist Giulia Cortese for body-shaming comments and an altered photo comparing her to Mussolini. |
| June 2024 | Meloni criticizes the EU's ban on new petrol and diesel car sales from 2035, arguing against strategic dependencies on China's electric vehicles while supporting emissions reduction 'with common sense'. |
| June 2024 | Meloni criticizes the EU's ban on new petrol and diesel car sales from 2035, arguing against strategic dependencies on China's electric vehicles while supporting emissions reduction 'with common sense'. |
| June 15 2024 | Hosts the 50th G7 summit in Borgo Egnazia, Apulia, discussing wars in Ukraine and Middle East, climate change, China, migration, and economy, with Pope Francis becoming the first pope to address a G7 summit. |
| June 15 2024 | Hosts the 50th G7 summit in Borgo Egnazia, Apulia, discussing wars in Ukraine and Middle East, climate change, China, migration, and economy, with Pope Francis becoming the first pope to address a G7 summit. |
| April 28 2024 | Announces her candidacy for the European Parliament elections. |
| April 28 2024 | Announces her candidacy for the European Parliament elections. |
| 2023 | Forbes elevated Meloni to fourth place in their ranking of most powerful women in the world. |
| 2023 | Imposed a full arms embargo on Israel after the invasion of Gaza, reversing her previous pro-Israel stance. |
| 2023 | Meloni received the Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland. |
| 2023 | Meloni's government passed legislation stipulating that only a child's biological parent can be named on their birth certificate. |
| 2023 | Meloni received the Grand Cross of the Order of the White Rose of Finland. |
| 2023 | Forbes elevated Meloni to fourth place in their ranking of most powerful women in the world. |
| 2023 | Imposed a full arms embargo on Israel after the invasion of Gaza, reversing her previous pro-Israel stance. |
| 2023 | Meloni's government passed legislation stipulating that only a child's biological parent can be named on their birth certificate. |
| November 2023 | Meloni inaugurated a major exhibition on J.R.R. Tolkien at the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome, marking the 50th anniversary of the author's death. |
| November 2023 | Meloni inaugurated a major exhibition on J.R.R. Tolkien at the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome, marking the 50th anniversary of the author's death. |
| November 3 2023 | Meloni officially presented a comprehensive constitutional reform proposal, which included the direct election of the Prime Minister by popular vote (premierato) and a new electoral law allocating 55% of parliamentary seats to the winning coalition in general elections. |
| November 3 2023 | Meloni officially presented a comprehensive constitutional reform proposal, which included the direct election of the Prime Minister by popular vote (premierato) and a new electoral law allocating 55% of parliamentary seats to the winning coalition in general elections. |
| October 20 2023 | Meloni announced her split from her partner following controversial off-air statements described as 'sexist' and 'chauvinist'. |
| October 20 2023 | Meloni announced her split from her partner following controversial off-air statements described as 'sexist' and 'chauvinist'. |
| September 2023 | During an unprecedented migration crisis, Meloni responded to over 120 boats carrying around 7,000 migrants arriving on Lampedusa within 24 hours. She wrote to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen requesting her to visit Lampedusa and accelerate the implementation of an agreement with Tunisia to address the migration situation. |
| September 2023 | During an unprecedented migration crisis, Meloni responded to over 120 boats carrying around 7,000 migrants arriving on Lampedusa within 24 hours. She wrote to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen requesting her to visit Lampedusa and accelerate the implementation of an agreement with Tunisia to address the migration situation. |
| July 2023 | Official trip to the United States, meeting with congressional leaders and President Joe Biden at the White House. |
| July 2023 | Official trip to the United States, meeting with congressional leaders and President Joe Biden at the White House. |
| July 16 2023 | Travels to Tunis with Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Rutte to sign an agreement with President Kais Saied on economic partnership and migration. |
| July 16 2023 | Travels to Tunis with Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Rutte to sign an agreement with President Kais Saied on economic partnership and migration. |
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