Anna Maria Corazza Bildt
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Anna Maria Corazza Bildt MEP |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
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Assumed office 7 June 2009 |
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| Constituency | Sweden |
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Anna Maria Corazza 10 March 1963 Rome, Italy |
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 SwedishModerate Party  EUEuropean People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Carl Bildt (m. 1998) |
| Children | Gustaf |
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| Religion | Church of Sweden |
Baroness Anna Maria Corazza Bildt (born 10 March 1963) is a Swedish politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Sweden. She is a member of the Moderate Party, part of the European People's Party.
In 1998, she married friherre Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister of Sweden (1991-1994), former leader of the Swedish Moderate Party (1986-1999) and former Foreign Minister (2006-2014). The two met in the Balkans where she had been working for the United Nations during the Yugoslav wars and he served as the first High Representative in Bosnia. They now have one child together. She owns and runs Italian Tradition, a company importing Parmesan cheese, as well as Borgo di Tabiano Castello, a hotel near Fidenza.
Corazza Bildt successfully ran for MEP in the 2009 elections. She received 14.3% of Moderate personal votes. This was only surpassed by party top name Gunnar Hökmark (15.2%). She successfully ran for re-election in the 2014 elections. She received 16.37% of Moderate personal votes, putting down top name Gunnar Hökmark (12.08%)
Corazza Bildt is vice chair of the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection, and a member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. In addition to her committee assignments, she co-chairs the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights<European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights European Parliament.> and is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights.
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