Mara Carfagna: showgirl- turned- minister

Mr Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s new prime minister, has just chosen his government.
Among his closest collaborators and aides, the former show girl, Mara Carfagna who will serve as Equal Opportunites Minister.
Mara Carfagna, who worked for tv channels owned by Silvio Berlusocni, succeeds to Barbara Pollastrini .

A choice that has raised many an eyebrow among journalists and political commentators.