Maria Teresa Bassa Poropat

Maria Teresa Bassa Poropat is an Italian politician, who served as a President of the Province of Trieste from April 24, 2006 to December 31, 2016. She graduated in psychology at the University of Trieste, specialized in psychopedagogy at the University of Turin, and taught at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Trieste. She was a private judge of the juvenile court of the province of Trieste. Then, she was Councilor for Education, Youth and Equal Opportunities of the Municipality of Trieste from 1996 to 2001. She was a Regional Councilor of Friuli Venezia Giulia from July 1, 2003 to April 27, 2006.