Barbara Lezzi (born 24 April 1972 in Lecce) is an Italian politician, who served in the government of Italy as Minister for the South from 1 June 2018 until 5 September 2019.

She took a diploma at the Commercial Technical Institute "Deledda" of Lecce and in 1992 she was taken as an employee by a company in the commerce sector.

On 1 June 2018, she was appointed Minister for Southern Italy of the Conte Cabinet.

She gave birth to a son in 2016 named Cristiano Attila.

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