Lucia Borgonzoni reappointed undersecretary at Italy's Culture Ministry

Lucia Borgonzoni, a League senator from Bologna born in 1976 and a former art academy student, has been named undersecretary at the Ministry of Culture in Mario Draghi's new government. The appointment, approved by the Council of Ministers alongside 38 other undersecretaries, has drawn sharp criticism due to Borgonzoni's past gaffe in 2018 when she claimed not to have read a book in three years. Her controversial remarks continued during the League's electoral campaign for the presidency of Emilia-Romagna, where she mistakenly stated the region borders Trentino and promised to keep hospitals open daily—a practice already in place. Borgonzoni previously held the same role in the first Conte government. The Ministry of Culture received only one undersecretary nomination. Other appointments include Barbara Floridia (M5S) and Rossano Sasso (League) for Education, Giuseppe Moles (Forza Italia) for Publishing, and Ilaria Fontana (M5S) and Vannia Gava (League) for the new Ecological Transition ministry, working under minister Roberto Cingolani.