Marta Grande
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Marta Grande
Born (1987-11-22) 22 November 1987 (age 36)
Civitavecchia, Italy
EducationRoma Tre University
University of Alabama
OccupationPolitician
Political partyM5S (2013–2022)
IC (2022)

Marta Grande (born 22 November 1987) is an Italian politician. As a member of the Five Star Movement,[1] she has been the chair of the Committee on Foreign and European Union Affairs of Italy's Chamber of Deputies from 2018 to 2022. She is also the youngest female MP in the 17th legislature.[2]

Early life and education

Born in Civitavecchia, in the Lazio region,[3] Grande holds a BA from the University of Alabama in Huntsville,[4][5] a MA in European studies (with a thesis on transatlantic relations), and another master's degree in international relations and diplomatic studies.[6] She also studied in Beijing in 2012 following a course held by PKU and LSU.

Political career

Since 2013, Grande has been a member of the foreign affairs committee and member of the permanent committee on the European Union's foreign policy and external relations. Since 2015, she has been the secretary of the permanent Committee on Human Rights.[7] On 24 June 2014, Grande held a speech in the Italian parliament discussing Ukraine.[8][9][10]

In June 2018, Grande was elected president of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies. She became the youngest MP and first woman to held this position. In addition to her committee assignments, Grande led the Italian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2021. In this capacity, she served on the Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (since 2021) and the Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport (since 2022).[11] Since 2021, she has been one of the assembly’s vice-presidents under the leadership of presidents Rik Daems (2021–2022) and Tiny Kox (since 2022).[12]

References

  1. ^ Archived 15 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
  2. ^ "Marta Grande, a 25 anni già presidente della Camera? - VanityFair.it". vanityfair.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  3. ^ "XVII Legislatura - XVII Legislatura - Deputati e Organi - Scheda deputato - GRANDE Marta". www.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. ^ Grande, Marta. "Lauree, master e fango". www.martagrande.it. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Degree Verify Certificate". poveropaese.files.wordpress.com. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Camera.it - XVII Legislatura - Deputati e Organi - From June 2018 she is President of the Foreign Affairs committee of the Italian Chamber of DeputiesScheda deputato - GRANDE Marta". www.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Camera.it - XVII Legislatura - Deputati e Organi - Scheda deputato - GRANDE Marta". www.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Marta Grande (M5S): Campi di concentramento in Ucraina". Vista Agenzia Televisiva Nazionale. 24 June 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2024 – via YouTube.
  9. ^ Paudice, Claudio (1 July 2014). "Gaffe M5S sull'Ucraina, Marta Grande in Aula: 'Gira una su internet foto della bassa macelleria...' (foto, video)". HuffPost Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  10. ^ Stefanini, Maurizio (26 January 2023). "Dezinformacija | Le parole chiave della narrazione russofila sulla guerra in Ucraina". Linkiesta. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
  11. ^ Marta Grande Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).
  12. ^ PACE elects two new Vice-Presidents Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), press release of 21 June 2021.
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