Vincenza Bono Parrino

Bono Parrino was born in Alcamo on 29 October 1942.^[1] She is a literature and history teacher and a high school administrator by profession.^[2] She served as a city councilor in Alcamo.^[2] She was a member of the Italian Senate for two terms, legislatures X (1987–1992) and XI (1992–1994) representing Sicily for the Italian Democratic Socialist Party.^[1] She was elected to the Senate after her husband died while serving as a senator.^[2] During her term in the senate Bono Parrino was the president of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party being the first Italian woman to hold this post.^[3]

She was appointed Minister of cultural and environmental heritage on 13 April 1988 in the cabinet headed by Ciriaco De Mita and held the post until 21 July 1989.^[1]

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