Patrizia Toia (born 17 March 1950) is an

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and member of the

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for

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with

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, part of the group of the

Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D) is the political group in the European Parliament of the Party of European Socialists (PES). The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats was officially founded as a Socialist ...

Education

* Graduate in

political Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status. The branch of social science that studies ...

science ( Università degli Studi,

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) * Specialised in

strategic Strategy (from Greek στρατηγία ''stratēgia'', "art of troop leader; office of general, command, generalship") is a general plan to achieve one or more long-term or overall goals under conditions of uncertainty. In the sense of the "art ...

planning (

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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 A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counci ...

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

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* 1995-1996: Member of the

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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

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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-

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Joint Parliamentary Committee and a substitute for the Delegation to the EU-

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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 Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. CVD includes coronary artery diseases (CAD) such as angina and myocardial infarction (commonly known as a heart attack). Other CVDs include stroke, h ...

s (CVD), and the

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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

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Toia, Patrizia 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)

Education

Career

Member of the European Parliament

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