Therese Comodini Cachia
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Therese Comodini Cachia MEP |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Malta | |
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Assumed office July 1, 2014 |
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| Born | February 23, 1973 Attard, Malta |
| Nationality | Maltese |
| Political party | Partit Nazzjonalista |
| Spouse(s) | Vladimiro Comodini |
| Alma mater | University of Malta |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Therese Comodini Cachia (born February 23, 1973) is a Maltese lawyer and politician currently representing Malta in the European Parliament.
Comodini Cachi attended the University of Malta, where she earned two postgraduate degrees. She earned her Doctor of Law (LLD) in 1997, and later went on to finish her PhD in Human Rights Law in 2012.
Therese Comodini Cachia is a lawyer by profession working in the field of human rights. She has represented victims of human rights violations since 1997 at multiple levels, through court proceedings at the Superior Courts of Malta as well as at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. Her clients have included private individuals, commercial entities, government agencies, as well as legislatively constituted bodies.
In her law career she has acted as the legal advisor for several non-governmental organisations in Malta, including the Scout Association of Malta, the Maltese Confederation of Women Organizations, and the Mental Health Association of Malta.
From 2008-2010 she advised and consulted the National Commission for Equality (NCPE) on the nature of European law and equality directives, assisted investigations on discrimination, and aided a variety of other research projects.
Comodini Cachia is currently a lecturer at the University of Malta teaching Human Rights Law. She also coordinates the Masters in Human Rights and Democratisation degree at the university. She has previously served as visiting lecturer at Utrecht University in the Netherlands and Viadrina European University in Frankfurt, Germany.
Comodini Cachia is a member of the Partit Nazzjonalista (Nationalist Party) in Malta, and has actively participated in the party. She is often seen as a point of reference for the parliamentary group having contributed to a number of positions, including amendments to the Constitution of Malta. She first contested for political office in the general elections for the Parliament of Malta in March, 2013.
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