Marc Tarabella (born 11 March 1963) is a

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who has been serving as a

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for the

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with the Parti Socialiste, part of the

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Early life

Tarabella was born in

Ougrée Ougrée ( wa, Ougrêye) is a town of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Seraing, located in the province of Liège, Belgium. It was a separate municipality before the merging of municipalities in 1977. Olympic swimmers Béatrice ...

, a suburb of

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from a family originally from

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Education

* 1986: Degree in

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University of Liège The University of Liège (french: Université de Liège), or ULiège, is a major public university of the French Community of Belgium based in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. Its official language is French. As of 2020, ULiège is ranked in the 301 ...

* 1988: Seconded to the office of the Premier of the Walloon Region * 1990: Customer adviser, General Savings and Retirement Fund

Political career

Career in national politics

* 1988–1994: Member of the Anthisnes

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* since 1994:

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Anthisnes Anthisnes (; wa, Antene) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of liège, Belgium. On 1 January 2006 Anthisnes had a total population of 3,998. The total area is 37.08 km² which gives a population density of 108 inhabitan ...

* 2000: Member of the executive of the Huy-Waremme Federation of the Socialist Party * 2003: President of the Rural Foundation of Wallonia * 2002: Belgian coordinator of the committees supporting Ingrid Betancourt

Member of the European Parliament

In parliament, Tarabella sits on the

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. He is a substitute for the

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and a vice-chair of the Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). In January 2021, Tarabella became a member of the Italian left-wing party Article One. Amid the

Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament The Qatar corruption scandal at the European Parliament (referred to in media accounts as Qatargate) is an ongoing political scandal, involving allegations that European Parliament officials, lobbyists and their families have been influenced by ...

in late 2022, Belgian police searched Tarabella's home. He subsequently suspended himself from the S&D group, and his Walloon Socialist party revoked his membership. He also stepped down as member and vice chair of the European Parliament’s delegation to Qatar and other Arabian Peninsula countries.Eddy Wax (12 January 2023)
Qatargate: Marc Tarabella steps down from EU Parliament Gulf delegation
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* * * 1963 births Living people Belgian sociologists MEPs for Belgium 2004–2009 MEPs for Belgium 2009–2014 MEPs for Belgium 2014–2019 MEPs for Belgium 2019–2024 Socialist Party (Belgium) MEPs People from Anthisnes People from Seraing University of Liège alumni Belgian people of Italian descent {{Belgium-mayor-stub