Marlene Mizzi

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Marlene Mizzi
Mizzi, Marlene-1733.jpg
Member of the European Parliament
for Malta
In office
24 April 2013 – 2 July 2019
Preceded byEdward Scicluna
Personal details
BornRabat, Malta
NationalityMaltese
Political partyLabour (PL)
Websitemizzimarlene.com

Marlene Mizzi (born 24 December 1954, Rabat, Malta) is a former Maltese politician and Member of the European Parliament.[1] She was member of the Labour Party and sat within the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament.[2] She served as an MEP between 2013 and 2019.

Background[]

The daughter of John Cacciottolo and Josephine Micallef, she is married to Judge Emeritus and current Commissioner of Laws Antonio Mizzi. They have one daughter, Alexandra, who is a lawyer. Mizzi graduated with an honours degree in economics in 1976, continuing her studies at the Maastricht School of Management, where she read for a Master of Philosophy degree, specialising in corporate governance.[3] From 1997 to 2005 she served as Chairman of Sea Malta Co Ltd., Malta's national shipping line.[4] Marlene Mizzi was a member of Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialist and Democrats, a Vice-President of the Petitions Committee, a Member of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee and substitute member of the Culture, Education and Sports Committee. In 2016-2017 Marlene Mizzi was an Ambassador for the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs Programme.[5]

Political career[]

On April 24, 2013, Mizzi was elected as Malta's first woman Member of the European Parliament,[6] in a casula election, replacing 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.[7]

Mizzi is a strong proponent of women's rights. In 2016 she hosted a women's rights discussion at American Embassy in Malta.[8] 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.[9]

In addition to her committee assignments, Mizzi served as a member of the parliament’s delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean since 2013. She was also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on the Welfare and Conservation of Animals.[10]

She did not contest the 2019 election to retain her MEP seat.

References[]

  1. ^ "European Parliament - MIZZI, Marlene". Retrieved 2013-12-20.
  2. ^ "Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament". Archived from the original on 2019-06-13. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
  3. ^ "Marlene Mizzi - About". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
  4. ^ "Sea Malta Chairman resigns - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2019-05-16.
  5. ^ "SIP 2017 - STATEMENT". sip-platform.
  6. ^ "Update 3 - Three women elected to the European Parliament". web.archive.org. 2019-09-05. Retrieved 2021-08-05.
  7. ^ Joanna Plucinska (July 13, 2016), Marlene Mizzi named rapporteur on standardization Politico Europe.
  8. ^ "Screening of 'Mustang' + and Women's Rights discussion hosted by MEP Marlene Mizzi". What's On.
  9. ^ "Marlene Mizzi promotes female entrepreneurship at EU level". The Independent. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Marlene Mizzi appointed Vice-President of EP's inter-group for animal welfare - The Malta Independent". www.independent.com.mt. Retrieved 2021-08-05.

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