Patrizia Toia
Patrizia Toia | |
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Patrizia Toia in 2014 | |
Member of European Parliament for Italy | |
In office 2004–2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born |
Pogliano Milanese, Lombardy, Italy | March 17, 1950
Nationality | Italian |
Political party |
Christian Democracy (1975–1994) Italian People's Party (1994–2002) Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy (2002–2007) Democratic Party (2007–present) |
Occupation | Political scientist |
Religion | Roman Catholicism[1] |
Patrizia Toia (born 17 March 1950 in Pogliano Milanese) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for North-West with Democratic Party, part of the group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.
Education
- Graduate in political science (Università degli Studi, Milan)
- Specialised in strategic planning (Bocconi University, Milan)
- Managerial post at Executive Committee of the Lombardy Region
- Member of the federal executive and 'La Margherita' provincial party coordinator for Milan
Career
- 1975-1985: Municipal Councillor of Vanzago (Milan)
- 1994-1995: Member of Lombardy Regional Council (1985–1995), Member of Regional Executive with responsibility for coordination of social services (1989–1990), health (1990–1991) and the budget
- 1995-1996: Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy
- 1996-2001: Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Community Policies, Minister for Relations with Parliament
- 1996-2004: Senator
Member of the European Parliament
In the European Parliament, Toia serves on the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.
She is a substitute for the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, a member of the Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee and a substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee.
In addition, Toia is a member of the MEP Heart Group (sponsored by the European Heart Network (EHN) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)), a group of parliamentarians who have an interest in promoting measures that will help reduce the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVD).[2][3] She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime)[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Massa, Fabio (17 April 2009). "Patrizia Toia: "Mattioli sbaglia a parlare di disagio dei cattolici. Finiamola con le liti. Cofferati? Non criminalizziamolo"" [Patrizia Toia: "Mattioli Is Wrong on Talking about Catholics' Uneasiness. Let's Come to an End with Quarrels. Cofferati? Don't Blame Him"]. affaritaliani.it (in Italian). Retrieved 29 May 2014.
- ↑ Supporters MEP Heart Group.
- ↑ Supporters MEP Heart Group.
- ↑ Members of the European Parliament on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime) European Parliament.
External links
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- Personal profile of Patrizia Toia in the European Parliament's database of members
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (Italian)