Silvia Costa (politician)
| Silvia Costa | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
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Assumed office July 14, 2009 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy) | |
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In office June 19, 1985 – April 14, 1994 | |
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| Born |
June 12, 1949 Florence, Italy |
| Nationality | Italy |
| Profession | journalist |
Silvia Costa (born June 12, 1949) is an Italian journalist and politician.
She was born in Florence and received a degree in modern literature from the Sapienza University of Rome. She worked as a journalist for newspapers, magazines and television (RAI). Costa was editor of the daily Il Popolo from 1978 to 1985.[1][2][3]
She was a counsellor for the city of Rome from 1976 to 1985.[3]
She sat in the Italian Chamber of Deputies as a member of the Christian Democracy party from 1983 to 1994.[4] From 1995 to 2005, she was a member of the National Council for Economics and Labour.[3]
She was elected to the European Parliament in 2009 for the Democratic Party and was reelected in 2014. She is a member of the Committee on Culture and Education and served as its chair from 2014 to 2017. She served as vice-chair of the Delegation for relations with Iraq from 2009 to 2014. She was a member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality from 2009 to 2012.[2]
References
- ↑ "Sillvia Costa". State of the Union. European University Institute.
- 1 2 "Silvia Costa History of parliamentary service". European Parliament MEPs.
- 1 2 3 "Silvia Costa" (in Italian). Athenaeum NAE.
- ↑ "Silvia Costa". Camera dei deputati (in Italian).