Patrizia Toia

Patrizia Toia (born 17 March 1950) is an Italian politician and member of the European Parliament for North-West with Democratic Party, part of the group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.

Patrizia Toia MEP
Official portrait, 2019
Member of European Parliament for Italy
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 June 2004
Minister for European Affairs
In office 22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000
Prime Minister	Massimo D'Alema
Preceded by	Enrico Letta
Succeeded by	Gianni Francesco Mattioli
Minister for Parliamentary Relations
In office 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001
Prime Minister	Giuliano Amato
Preceded by	Agazio Loiero
Succeeded by	Carlo Giovanardi
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 29 June 1995 – 8 May 1996
Member of the Senate
In office 8 May 1996 – 13 June 2004
Personal details
Born	(1950-03-17) 17 March 1950 (age 75) Pogliano Milanese, Italy
Political party	DC (1975–1994) PPI (1994–2002) DL (2002–2007) PD (since 2007)
Alma mater	University of Milan
Occupation	Political scientist

Education

• Graduate in political science (Università degli Studi, Milan)
• Specialised in strategic planning (Bocconi University, Milan)
• Managerial post at Executive Committee of the Lombardy Region
• Member of the federal executive and 'La Margherita' provincial party coordinator for Milan

Career

• 1975-1985: Municipal Councillor of Vanzago (Milan)
• 1994-1995: Member of Lombardy Regional Council (1985–1995), Member of Regional Executive with responsibility for coordination of social services (1989–1990), health (1990–1991) and the budget
• 1995-1996: Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy
• 1996-2001: Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Community Policies, Minister for Relations with Parliament
• 1996-2004: Senator

Member of the European Parliament

In the European Parliament, Toia serves on the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. In this capacity, she is the Parliament's rapporteur on the introduction of 5G.^[1] Since 2021, she has been part of the Parliament's delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe.^[2]

Toia is also a substitute for the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, a member of the Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee and a substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Mexico Joint Parliamentary Committee.

In addition to her committee assignments, Toia is a member of the MEP Heart Group (sponsored by the European Heart Network (EHN) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)), a group of parliamentarians who have an interest in promoting measures that will help reduce the burden of cardiovascular diseases (CVD),^[3] and the MEPs Against Cancer group.^[4] She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Cancer;^[5] the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime);^[6] the European Parliament Intergroup on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights;^[7] and of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights.^[8]

See also

• 2004 European Parliament election in Italy