Rosa Zafferani is a San Marinese

San Marino

San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...

 politician. She was a member of the San Marinese Christian Democratic Party

San Marinese Christian Democratic Party

The Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party is a centre-right, Christian-democratic political party in San Marino.PDCS is an observer member of the European People's Party...

 until she left with the rest of the left-wing faction of the party to form the Centre Democrats

Centre Democrats (San Marino)

The Centre Democrats are a social christian political party in San Marino. Its Italian counterpart is The Daisy.It emerged in 2007 as a left-wing split from the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party...

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Political career

Zafferani served as Secretary of State for health, education and the interior. She served as Captain Regent for the April through October 1999 term prior to reassuming the role for a second time, together with Federico Pedini Amati

Federico Pedini Amati

-Captain Regent:He served as Captain Regent of San Marino for the term from 1 April 2008 to October 2008. As joint head of state according to the country's constitution, he served together with Rosa Zafferani.-References:* . Rulers.org. Accessed 2011-03-03....

, from April through October 2008.