Succeeded by in office Profession Politician Alma mater University of Pavia Role Italian Politician | Name Lia Quartapelle Nationality Italian Religion Roman Catholicism | |
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Born 15 August 1982 (age 42) Varese, Italy ( 1982-08-15 ) | ||
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Lia Quartapelle (born 15 August 1982) is an Italian politician.
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- Ham and ask team crisis meets italian politician lia quartapelle
- Lia quartapelle member of the italian parliament democratic party democracy faith
- Early life and career
- Member of Parliament 2013present
- Other activities
- References
Lia quartapelle member of the italian parliament democratic party democracy faith
Early life and career
Quartapelle graduated in Economy at the University of Pavia and in 2007, she worked for a year as an economist with the Italian Development Cooperation in Mozambique, supporting the Mozambican government under Prime Minister Luísa Diogo in setting their development policies.
Member of Parliament, 2013–present
Quartapelle was elected Deputy in the 2013 national elections. In parliament, Quartapelle serves on the Committee on Foreign and European Community Affairs, the Sub-Committee on Human Rights, the Sub-Committee on Sustainable Development, and the Sub-Committee on Africa and Global Affairs.
In addition to her committee assignments, Quartapelle has been a member of the Italian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2015. She currently serves on the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy.
By 2014, Quartapelle was widely mentioned as possible replacement for Federica Mogherini as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
In January 2016, Quartapelle was among a group of MPs who collected 118 signatures of a petition nominating the Afghan Cycling Federation women's team for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Quartapelle was one of Renzi’s supporters in his plan to reform the Italian electoral law in 2016.