Marta Grande Explained

Marta Grande
Birth Date:22 November 1987
Birth Place:Civitavecchia, Italy
Education:Roma Tre University
University of Alabama
Occupation:Politician
Party:M5S (2013–2022)
IC (2022)

Marta Grande (born 22 November 1987) is an Italian politician. As a member of the Five Star Movement, 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.[1]

Early life and education

Born in Civitavecchia, in the Lazio region,[2] Grande holds a BA from the University of Alabama in Huntsville,[3] [4] a MA in European studies (with a thesis on transatlantic relations), and another master's degree in international relations and diplomatic studies.[5] 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.[6] On 24 June 2014, Grande held a speech in the Italian parliament discussing Ukraine.[7] [8] [9]

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).[10] 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).[11]

Notes and References

  1. News: Marta Grande, a 25 anni già presidente della Camera? - VanityFair.it. vanityfair.it. 2017-02-20. it.
  2. Web site: XVII Legislatura - XVII Legislatura - Deputati e Organi - Scheda deputato - GRANDE Marta . 2023-09-19 . www.camera.it . it.
  3. Web site: Grande. Marta. Lauree, master e fango. www.martagrande.it. 19 January 2016.
  4. Web site: Degree Verify Certificate. poveropaese.files.wordpress.com. 19 January 2016.
  5. Web site: 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. it. 2017-02-20.
  6. Web site: Camera.it - XVII Legislatura - Deputati e Organi - Scheda deputato - GRANDE Marta. www.camera.it. it. 2017-02-20.
  7. Web site: 24 June 2014 . Marta Grande (M5S): Campi di concentramento in Ucraina . 14 March 2024 . Vista Agenzia Televisiva Nazionale . YouTube.
  8. Web site: Paudice . Claudio . 1 July 2014 . Gaffe M5S sull'Ucraina, Marta Grande in Aula: 'Gira una su internet foto della bassa macelleria...' (foto, video) . 14 March 2024 . HuffPost Italia . it.
  9. News: Stefanini . Maurizio . 26 January 2023 . Dezinformacija Le parole chiave della narrazione russofila sulla guerra in Ucraina . 14 March 2024 . Linkiesta.
  10. https://pace.coe.int/en/members/8388/grande Marta Grande
  11. https://pace.coe.int/en/news/8357/pace-elects-two-new-vice-presidents PACE elects two new Vice-Presidents