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Political career

On April 24, 2013, Mizzi was elected as Malta's first woman Member of the European Parliament, replacing Dr Edward Scicluna. During her first year in parliament, she served as vice-chairwoman of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, under the leadership of chairwoman Sharon Bowles. Following the 2014 European elections, Mizzi became vice-chairwoman of the Committee on Petitions and a member of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. In 2016, she was named the parliament’s rapporteur on standardization. Marlene Mizzi has been active in the area of women's rights for some years now. In 2016 she hosted a women's rights discussion at American Embassy in Malta. As well as being a vocal women's rights supported she hosted a conference on female entrepreneurship in the European Parliament in Brussels. The goal of the conference was to promote inclusive female entrepreneurship and provide a better entrepreneurial environment for women.