Deborah Bergamini
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Deborah Bergamini | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 29 April 2008 | |
| Constituency | Tuscany |
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| Born | 24 October 1967 |
| Party | Forza Italia |
| Alma mater | University of Florence |
| Profession | Journalist Politician |
Deborah Bergamini (born 24 October 1967) is an Italian politician, manager and journalist currently member of the Italian Parliament.
Bergamini studied literature and philosophy and went on to study at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, specialising in political marketing.
Media career
Bergamini embarked on a career as a journalist, starting working for local newspapers and TVs in Tuscany. In 1996, she moved to Paris to work for the French publisher "Analyses et Synthèses" and then from 1997 to 1999 she was based in London, working for Bloomberg. It was while at Bloomberg that she interviewed Silvio Berlusconi, who subsequently recruited her as his communication advisor.
Between 2002 and January 2008 Bergamini worked for RAI television, first as deputy and then as director for strategic marketing.