Irene Tinagli

Irene Tinagli MEP
Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 July 2019
Constituency	North-West Italy
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 15 March 2013 – 22 March 2018
Personal details
Born	(1974-04-16) 16 April 1974 Empoli, Italy
Political party	PD (2008–2015) SC (2013–2015) PD (2015–present)
Alma mater	Bocconi University (Degree) Carnegie Mellon University (PhD)
Profession	Politician, economist
Website	Official website

Irene Tinagli (born 16 April 1974 in Empoli) is an Italian economist and politician. In May 2019, she is elected as Member of the European Parliament, and appointed as chairwoman of the influential Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee.

Early life and education

Tinagli graduated cum laude from the Bocconi University of Milan; subsequently she obtained a master's degree and a PhD in public policy and administration from the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where she specialized in economic development and innovation, and where she began her studies on creativity and urban economics with Professor Richard Florida.

Career

In those years Tinagli was a consultant for the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, contributing to the drafting of the book Understanding Knoweldge Societies, published in 2005 by the United Nations. She also worked as consultant for the European Commission and several regional bodies and governments both in Italy and abroad.

In 2009 Tinagli began to teach "Management and Organization courses" at the Charles III University of Madrid.

Member of the Italian Parliament, 2013–2019

Tinagli was elected MP among the ranks of Civic Choice in the 2013 general election. In February 2015, together with other deputies, she left Civic Choice and joined the parliamentary group of the Democratic Party.

Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present

In 2019 Tinagli was candidate with the Democratic Party in the European election and was elected MEP with 106,710 preferences. Shewas initially meant to work in the Committee on International Trade but following the appointment of Roberto Gualtieri as finance minister on September 5, she was elected as chair of the Economic and monetary affairs committee to succeed Gualtieri. In addition to her committee assignments, she is a member of the delegation for relations with the United States.

Recognition

In March 2010 Tinagli was named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum for "professional skills, commitment to society and a potential contribution to shaping the future of the world".

Publications

• Europe in the Creative Age (con R. Florida), Demos, London, 2004.
• Sweden in the Creative Age (con R. Florida, P. Strom, E. Whalqvist), University of Gothenborg, School of Economics, Business and Law, 2007
• Talento da svendere, Turin, Einaudi, 2008.
• L'Italia è un Paese bloccato. Muoviamoci! La mobilità sociale secondo Italia Futura, Rome, Italia Futura, 2009.
• Giovani, al lavoro! Le proposte di Italia Futura per l'occupazione giovanile, with Stefano Micelli and Marco Simoni, Rome, Italia Futura, 2010.
• Norway in the Creative Age. Research Report, Staten vegvesen & Abelia, Oslo, 2012
• Un futuro a colori. Scoprire nuove opportunità di lavoro e vivere felici, Rizzoli editore, 2014.
• La grande ignoranza. Dall'uomo qualunque al ministro qualunque, l'ascesa dell'incompetenza e il declino dell'Italia. Rizzoli editore, 2019.