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Nationality
  
Italian

Role
  
Italian Politician

Name
  
Patrizia Toia

Religion
  
Roman Catholicism

Occupation
  
Political scientist


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Born
  
March 17, 1950 (age 74) Pogliano Milanese, Lombardy, Italy (
1950-03-17
)

Political party
  
Christian Democracy, Italian People's Party, Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy, Democratic Party

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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.

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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. In this capacity, she is the Parliament’s rapporteur on the introduction of 5G.

    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). She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime)

    References

    Patrizia Toia Wikipedia
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