Massimiliano Smeriglio (born 8 May 1966 in Rome) is an Italian politician, writer, university professor, and member of the European Parliament.
Massimiliano Smeriglio | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Central Italy |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 28 April 2006 – 28 April 2008 | |
| In office 15 March 2013 – 16 April 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 May 1966 Rome, Italy |
| Political party | PRC (until 2009) SEL (2009–2016) CP (2017) PD (2018–2024) |
| Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
| Occupation | University professor, writer, politician |
In 2006, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies on the Communist Refoundation Party list. He was re-elected in 2013, among the ranks of SEL, but he gave up the seat in the Chamber of Deputies to serve as Vice-president of the Lazio region in the government led by Nicola Zingaretti.
European Parliament
editIn the 2019 European Parliament election in Italy, Smeriglio was elected as a Member of the European Parliament on the Democratic Party list,[1][2][3] as a member of Futura political association headed by Laura Boldrini. He has since been serving on the Committee on Culture and Education and on the Committee on Petitions.
Smeriglio voted against the European Parliament resolution of 23 November 2022 on recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Chi è stato eletto alle Europee". Il Post (in Italian). 28 May 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". European Parliament. 20 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "Key dates ahead". BBC News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
- ^ "European Parliament resolution of 23 November 2022 on recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism".
- ^ "La risoluzione del Parlamento Europeo per dichiarare la Russia uno Stato sponsor del terrorismo" (in Italian). Retrieved 25 November 2022.