Vincenza Bono Parrino
Vincenza Bono Parrino (born 1942) is an Italian retired teacher and politician. She served as the minister of cultural and environmental heritage in the cabinet led by Prime Minister Ciriaco De Mita in the period 1988–1989. She was a member of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party. Biography. Bono Parrino was born in Alcamo on 29 October 1942. She is a literature and history teacher and high school administrator by profession. She worked as a city councilor in Alcamo. 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. She was elected to the Senate when her husband died while serving as a senator. During her term at the senate Bono Parrino was the president of the Italian Democratic Socialist Party being the first Italian woman to hold this post. She was appointed minister of cultural and environmental heritage on 13 April 1988 to the cabinet headed by Ciriaco De Mita. Bono Parrino held the post until 21 July 1989.