Barbara Spinelli MEP |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 1 July 2014 |
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Constituency | Central Italy |
Personal details | |
Born |
31 May 1946 (age 70) Rome, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Political party | Independent |
Other political affiliations |
The Other Europe (2014-2015) |
Occupation | Politician |
Barbara Spinelli, is an Italian politician, born 31 May 1946 to political theorist Altiero Spinelli and Ursula Hirschmann who was a German-Jewish anti-fascist activist, who, since July 2014 has served as a Member of the European Parliament, representing Central Italy. Spinelli was elected to represent The Other Europe, but left the alliance in May 2015 after declaring it a "failed project" She is one of the founders of the newspaper La Repubblica.