Patrizia Toia (born 17 March 1950) is an
Italian
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politician
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and member of the
European Parliament
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for
North-West
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with
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, part of the group of the
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
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.
Education
*
Graduate in
political
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science (
Università degli Studi,
Milan
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)
* Specialised in
strategic
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planning (
Bocconi University
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, 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 Council
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lor 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
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* 1995-1996: Member of the
Chamber of Deputies of Italy
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* 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
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) is a committee of the European Parliament. Its areas of responsibility relate to industry, especially technology-intensive manufacturing, information technology, and telecommunications. It also ...
. In this capacity, she is the Parliament’s rapporteur on the introduction of
5G. Since 2021, she has been part of the Parliament's delegation to the
Conference on the Future of Europe
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.
Toia is also a substitute for the
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) is a committee of the European Parliament. It is responsible for issues of employment and social policy, including labour rights, social security, inclusion, free movement for workers and pensio ...
, a member of the Delegation to the
EU-
Chile
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Joint Parliamentary Committee and a substitute for the Delegation to the
EU-
Mexico
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Joint Parliamentary Committee.
In addition to her committee assignments, 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 disease
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s (CVD), and the
MEPs Against Cancer
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When the European Parlia ...
group. She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Cancer; the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime); the European Parliament Intergroup on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights; and of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights.
Members of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights
European Parliament
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.
See also
*2004 European Parliament election in Italy
The 2004 European Parliament election in Italy was held on 12 and 13 June 2004.
Italy's highly fragmented party system made it hard to identify an overall trend, but the results were generally seen as a defeat for Italian Prime Minister Silvio B ...
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1950 births
Living people
People from the Province of Milan
Italian Roman Catholics
Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians
Italian People's Party (1994) politicians
Deputies of Legislature XII of Italy
Senators of Legislature XIII of Italy
Senators of Legislature XIV of Italy
Democratic Party (Italy) MEPs
Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy MEPs
MEPs for Italy 2004–2009
MEPs for Italy 2009–2014
MEPs for Italy 2014–2019
MEPs for Italy 2019–2024
21st-century women MEPs for Italy
Women government ministers of Italy
Bocconi University alumni
20th-century Italian women
Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy)
Women members of the Senate of the Republic (Italy)