Mercedes Bresso
Mercedes Bresso | |
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President of Piedmont | |
In office 27 April 2005 – 30 March 2010 | |
Preceded by | Enzo Ghigo |
Succeeded by | Roberto Cota |
President of the Union of European Federalists | |
In office 9 April 2005 – 12 October 2008 | |
Preceded by | Jo Leinen |
Succeeded by | Andrew Duff |
Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 4 April 2023 | |
Preceded by | Pierfrancesco Majorino |
Constituency | Italy |
Personal details | |
Born | Sanremo, Italy | 12 July 1944
Political party | Democratic Party |
Spouse | Claude Raffestin |
Residence | Turin |
Alma mater | University of Turin |
Profession | Economist |
Mercedes Bresso (born 12 July 1944) is an Italian politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she served as Member of the European Parliament from 2014 until 2019. She returned to the European Parliament in 2023 following the departure of Pierfrancesco Majorino.
Early life and career
Bresso was born in
Political career
From 1989 onwards, Bresso was a member of the provincial, regional and national party executives of the
Since 2002, she has been the Italian Vice-Chairperson of AICCRE; 2000–2004, she was Chairperson of the World Federation of United Cities, and, 2004–2005, founding Chairperson of the Organisation Cités et Gouvernements locaux Unis.
Between March 2005 and October 2008, she was President of the Union of European Federalists (UEF).
President of the Committee of Region, 2010–2012
In February 2010, Bresso was elected the first female president of the European Committee of the Regions. She stood down at the end of April 2010, after being defeated on her home turf of Piedmont in her country's regional elections.[1] Shortly after, Claudio Burlando, the president of Liguria and a fellow member of Italy's centre-left Democratic Party, gave up his seat on the Committee of Regions so that Bresso could have it.[2]
Member of the European Parliament, 2014–2019
Bresso became a
In addition to her committee assignments, Bresso was a member of the parliament's delegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee. She chaired the European Parliament Intergroup on Rural, Mountainous and Remote Areas (RUMRA).[4] She was also a member of the Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime).[5]
Other activities
- European Movement International, Member of the Honorary Council[6]
See also
References
- European Voice, March 31, 2010.
- European Voice, June 2, 2010.
- ^ Quentin Ariès (September 11, 2015), Parliament reaches for a euro role Politico Europe.
- ^ Members of the European Parliament on RUMRA) European Parliament.
- ^ Members of the European Parliament on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime) European Parliament.
- ^ Honorary Council European Movement International.
External links
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- Official website of Mercedes Bresso
- Personal profile of Mercedes Bresso in the European Parliament's database of members
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Italian)