Marlene Mizzi

Marlene Mizzi (born 24 December 1954, Rabat, Malta) is a Maltese politician and Member of the European Parliament. She is member of the Labour Party and sits within the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament.

The daughter of John Cacciottolo and Josephine Micallef, she is married to Magistrate Antonio Mizzi. They have one daughter, Alexandra, who is also a lawyer. She graduated with an honours degree in economics in 1976, continuing her studies at the Maastricht School of Management, where she read for a Master of Philosophy degree, specialising in corporate governance.

On April 24, 2013, Mizzi was elected as Malta's first woman Member of the European Parliament, replacing Dr Edward Scicluna. During her first year in parliament, she served as vice-chairwoman of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, under the leadership of chairwoman Sharon Bowles. Following the 2014 European elections, Mizzi became vice-chairwoman of the Committee on Petitions and a member of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. In 2016, she was named the parliament’s rapporteur on standardization.