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Quick facts for kids Alessandra Mussolini
Mussolini in 2013
Member of the European Parliament
In office 2 November 2022 – 15 July 2024
Constituency	Central Italy
In office 1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019
Constituency	Central Italy
In office 20 July 2004 – 28 April 2008
Constituency	Central Italy
Member of the Senate
In office 15 March 2013 – 30 June 2014
Constituency	Campania
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 29 April 2008 – 14 March 2013
Constituency	Campania 1
In office 23 April 1992 – 19 July 2004
Constituency	Naples
Personal details
Born	(1962-12-30) 30 December 1962 (age 62) Rome, Italy
Political party	FI (2013–2018; 2019–present)
Other political affiliations	MSI (1992–1995) AN (1995–2003) AS (2003–2009) AS (2004–2006) PdL (2009–2013)
Spouse	Mauro Floriani ​ (m. 1989)​
Children	3, including Romano
Parents	Romano Mussolini (father) Maria Scicolone (mother)
Relatives	Mussolini family Sophia Loren (aunt) Rachele Mussolini (half-sister)
Alma mater	Sapienza University of Rome
Occupation	Politician Actress (1970–2006)

Alessandra Mussolini (born 30 December 1962) is an Italian politician, television personality, and former actress and singer. She has been a member of both houses of the Italian Parliament and the European Parliament. She is also known for being a member of the Mussolini family. She is the granddaughter of Benito Mussolini. Since 2022, she has been a Member of the European Parliament for the party Forza Italia.

Mussolini first became famous through acting and modeling. In 1982, she released a city pop music album called Amore. She stopped acting in 1990 after a producer asked her to change her name.

In 2004, she became the first woman to lead a political party in Italy. She founded the national conservative political party Social Action. She was a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2008 to 2013. She was also in the Italian Senate from 2013 to 2014. She was elected to the European Parliament in 2014.

Mussolini took a break from politics in December 2020 to work in reality television. She returned as an MEP in November 2022. She took over from Antonio Tajani after he joined the Meloni government.

About Alessandra Mussolini

Alessandra Mussolini was born in Rome, Italy. Her father was Romano Mussolini, the fourth son of Benito Mussolini. Benito Mussolini was a leader in Italy from 1922 to 1943. Her mother is Marianna Pia Villani Scicolone. The famous actress Sophia Loren is her aunt. She also has a half-sister, Rachele Mussolini, who is also a politician.

She attended high school at the American Overseas School of Rome from 1976 to 1980. In 1994, she graduated from Sapienza University of Rome. She earned a Master of Science degree in medicine and surgery.

She married Mauro Floriani, a customs policeman, on 28 October 1989. She was the one who proposed to him. They have three children named Caterina, Clarissa, and Romano. Romano was named after his grandfather. Later, her children were able to use their mother's last name. She has worked to change Italian law so that all children can choose to take their mother's last name.

Alessandra Mussolini considers herself Roman Catholic. She has also been a painter since 2014. Her first art show was held in Rome in 2015.

Entertainment Career

Alessandra Mussolini started her career as an actress in Italian films in the 1970s. Her aunt, Sophia Loren, helped her get started. She had a small role in the movie A Special Day (1977). This film won an American Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

In 1982, Mussolini released a pop music album of romantic songs. It was called Amore and was released by Alfa Records. The album was only released in Japan. Today, it is a special item for collectors.

Mussolini continued acting into the 1980s. Some of her films were made for Italian television. She also acted in movies for cinemas. For example, she played a nun in The Assisi Underground. This movie was about the Roman Catholic Church helping Italian Jews during World War II. She acted in her last film in 1990. She then left the film industry to continue her studies. This happened after a producer asked her to change her name.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

Political Career

Italian Parliament

In 1992, Alessandra Mussolini was elected to the Italian parliament. She represented a Naples constituency. She was a member of the Movimento Sociale Italiano (MSI) party. After the Italian general elections in April 2008, Mussolini became a member of the Italian parliament. She was part of Silvio Berlusconi's group of right-wing parties, called The People of Freedom.

In the Italian general election of February 2013, she was elected to the Senate of the Republic. She was a member of The People of Freedom party. This party later became a new party called Forza Italia in November 2013. In the 2014 European Parliament election, Mussolini was elected to the European Parliament for Forza Italia.

Forming Social Action

Mussolini left the National Alliance party in November 2003. After leaving, she formed her own party called Social Action. It was first named "Freedom of Action." She also created a group of parties called Social Alternative. This made her the first woman to lead a political party in Italy. She has been described as a strong supporter of women's rights.

European Parliament

In the 2004 European Parliament election, her party, Social Alternative, received 1.2% of the votes. Mussolini herself received many votes from people who preferred her.

In March 2005, a local court temporarily stopped Mussolini from running in regional elections. This was due to issues with signatures. Mussolini protested this decision. However, Italy's top court, the Council of State, later allowed her to run.

In November 2007, some comments by Mussolini caused a political group in the European Parliament to break apart. She said that all Romanians were criminals when talking about immigration. This led members from the Greater Romania Party to leave the group. This made the group too small to be an official caucus and get funding. In the 2019 European Parliament election, she was not re-elected to the European Parliament.

End and Return to Politics

She left the Forza Italia party in 2018. This was because the party decided to be against the Conte government. She has used social media to defend her grandfather's memory from critics.

In December 2020, she decided to leave politics for a while. She started a new career in television. She appeared as a contestant on popular shows like Ballando con le stelle and Tale e quale show. She was very successful on these shows.

In November 2022, Mussolini returned to politics. She became a Forza Italia MEP again. She replaced Antonio Tajani after he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies.

Filmography

Films

Television

Electoral History

Election	House	Constituency	Party		Votes	Result
1992	Chamber of Deputies	Naples–Caserta		MSI	56,716	Y Elected
1994	Chamber of Deputies	Naples – Ischia		AN	39,736	Y Elected
1996	Chamber of Deputies	Naples – Ischia		AN	42,249	Y Elected
2001	Chamber of Deputies	Naples – Ischia		AN	36,902	Y Elected
2004	European Parliament	Central Italy		AS	39,823	Y Elected
2006	Chamber of Deputies	Campania 1		AS	–	N Not elected
2008	Chamber of Deputies	Campania 1		PdL	–	Y Elected
2013	Senate of the Republic	Campania		PdL	–	Y Elected
2014	European Parliament	Central Italy		FI	81,955	Y Elected
2019	European Parliament	Central Italy		FI	17,789	N Not elected
2024	European Parliament	Central Italy		FI	8,007	N Not elected

See also

In Spanish: Alessandra Mussolini para niños