Pina Picierno
Pina Picierno | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2008 | |
Vice-President of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 18 January 2022 Serving with See List | |
President | Roberta Metsola |
Member of the European Parliament for Italy | |
Assumed office 2014 | |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 2008–2014 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Santa Maria Capua Vetere, Italy | 10 May 1981
Political party | ![]() Democratic Party ![]() Party of European Socialists |
Alma mater | University of Salerno |
Giuseppina "Pina" Picierno (born 10 May 1981) is an Italian politician. Born in Santa Maria Capua Vetere, she is a member of the Democratic Party who has been serving in the European Parliament since 2014.[1]
Political career
Career in national politics
Picierno served two terms as a member of the Italian Parliament between 2008 and 2014.[2]
Member of the European Parliament, 2014–present
Picierno was selected to head her party's regional list in the 2014 European elections.[3] In parliament, she is a member of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats group. She served on the Committee on Budgets from 2014 to 2017[4] and currently serves on the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.[5] In addition to her committee assignments, she served as vice-chairwoman of the parliament's delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee from 2014 to 2019.[4]
Picierno was elected as Vice-President on 18 January 2022.[6]
Picierno is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Cancer,[7] the European Parliament Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty,[8] the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime)[9] and of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Western Sahara.[10]
Recognition
In 2019, Picierno was the recipient of the Justice & Gender Equality Award at The Parliament Magazine's annual MEP Awards.[11]
References
- ^ "Home - Pina PICIERNO - MEPs - European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu.
- ^ "XVII Legislatura - XVII Legislatura - Deputati e Organi - Scheda deputato - PICIERNO Pina". www.camera.it (in Italian).
- ^ "Pina Picierno: "In Europa al servizio delle comunità del Mezzogiorno" - +ECONOMIA". Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ a b "8th parliamentary term | Pina PICIERNO | MEPs | European Parliament". Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Home | Pina PICIERNO | MEPs | European Parliament". Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Parliament's new Vice-Presidents | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ Intergroup European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC).
- ^ Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty European Parliament.
- ^ Members of the European Parliament on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime) European Parliament.
- ^ Members European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara.
- ^ Hutchinson, Lorna (21 March 2019). "MEP Awards 2019: Heartfelt reactions from our winners". The Parliament Magazine. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
External links
- Personal profile of Pina Picierno in the European Parliament's database of members
- Pina Picierno at Openpolis
- Picierno views on immigration
- 1981 births
- Living people
- People from Santa Maria Capua Vetere
- Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy politicians
- Democratic Party (Italy) politicians
- Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy
- Deputies of Legislature XVII of Italy
- Members of the European Parliament for Italy
- MEPs for Italy 2014–2019
- MEPs for Italy 2019–2024
- 21st-century women MEPs for Italy
- Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy)
- MEPs for Italy 2024–2029
- Italian MEP stubs
- Democratic Party (Italy) politician stubs