Marta Grande

Marta Grande (born November 22, 1987 in Civitavecchia, Lazio)[1] is an Italian politician. Since June 2018, she has been the chair of the Committee on Foreign and EU Affairs of the Italian Chamber of Deputies.

Marta Grande
Marta Grande
Born (1987-11-22) November 22, 1987
Civitavecchia, Lazio
OccupationPolitician

Biography

She is affiliated with the Five Star Movement launched by Beppe Grillo,[2] and she is also the youngest female MP in the 17th legislature.[3]

She holds a BA from the University of Alabama in Huntsville,[4][5] a MA in European studies (with a thesis on transatlantic relations), and another master's degree in international relations and diplomatic studies.[6] She also studied in Beijing in 2012 following a course held by PKU and LSU.

Since 2013 she 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.[7]

On 24 June 2014 she held a speech in the Italian parliament discussing Ukraine.[8]

On June 2018 she was elected President of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. She became the youngest MP and first woman to held this position.

References
  1. Camera.it - XVII Legislatura - Deputati e Organi Parlamentari - Scheda deputato - GRANDE Marta
  2. https://www.beppegrillo.it/votazioni/candidati/marta_grande.html. Retrieved March 22, 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "Marta Grande, a 25 anni già presidente della Camera? - VanityFair.it". vanityfair.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  4. Grande, Marta. "Lauree, master e fango". www.martagrande.it. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  5. "Degree Verify Certificate". poveropaese.files.wordpress.com. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  6. "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 (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  7. "Camera.it - XVII Legislatura - Deputati e Organi - Scheda deputato - GRANDE Marta". www.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2017-02-20.
  8. "Marta Grande (M5S): Campi di concentramento in Ucraina". Youtube. Retrieved 19 January 2016.


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