Patrizia Toia | |
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Patrizia Toia in 2014
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Member of European Parliament for Italy | |
In office 2004–2014 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
Pogliano Milanese, Lombardy, Italy |
March 17, 1950
Nationality | Italian |
Political party |
Christian Democracy (1975–1994) Italian People's Party (1994–2002) Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy (2002–2007) Democratic Party (2007–present) |
Occupation | Political scientist |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Patrizia Toia (born 17 March 1950 in Pogliano Milanese) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for North-West with Democratic Party, part of the group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.
In the European Parliament, Toia serves on the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. In this capacity, she is the Parliament’s rapporteur on the introduction of 5G.
She is a substitute for the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, a member of the Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee and a substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee.
In addition, 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 diseases (CVD). She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime)