Cristiana Muscardini
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Cristiana Muscardini
is an Italian
politician
and
Member of the European Parliament
for North-West
with People of Freedom (previously Alleanza Nazionale and MSI
),
former Co-president of the Union for a Europe of Nations, now member of the Group of the European People's Party and sits on
the European Parliament
's Committee on International Trade
. She is a substitute for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
.
In 2010 Muscardini joined the dissident group Future and Freedom
of Chamber president Gianfranco Fini
which is expected to leave the official Berlusconi party People of Freedom. She is regional coordinator in Lombardy for the pro-Fini Generation Italy
foundation.
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Italy)
is an Italian
Politics of Italy
The politics of Italy is conducted through a parliamentary, democratic republic with a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised collectively by the Council of Ministers, which is led by the President of the Council of Ministers, referred to as "Presidente del Consiglio" in Italian...
politician
Politician
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and
Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for North-West
with People of Freedom (previously Alleanza Nazionale and MSI
Italian Social Movement
The Italian Social Movement , and later the Italian Social Movement–National Right , was a neo-fascist and post-fascist political party in Italy. Formed in 1946 by supporters of former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, the party became the fourth largest party in Italy by the early 1960s...
),
former Co-president of the Union for a Europe of Nations, now member of the Group of the European People's Party and sits on
the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
's Committee on International Trade
Committee on International Trade
The Committee on International Trade INTA is a committee of the European Parliament.-External links:*...
. She is a substitute for the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety is a committee of the European Parliament. It has 68 members and a secretariat of 10 administrators. Its chairman is...
.
In 2010 Muscardini joined the dissident group Future and Freedom
Future and Freedom
Future and Freedom , whose complete name is Future and Freedom for Italy is a centre-right political party in Italy....
of Chamber president Gianfranco Fini
Gianfranco Fini
Gianfranco Fini is an Italian politician, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, leader of the center-right Future and Freedom party, and the former leader of the conservative National Alliance and the post-fascist Italian Social Movement...
which is expected to leave the official Berlusconi party People of Freedom. She is regional coordinator in Lombardy for the pro-Fini Generation Italy
Generation Italy
Generation Italy is a faction within Future and Freedom , a political party in Italy.Although most of its members come from the conservative National Alliance and were earlier members of the Italian Social Movement , the foundation was considered the cradle of social liberalism within The People...
foundation.
Career
- 1971: Dirigente of the FUAN (student wing of the post-fascist MSI)
- 1972: Member of the national executive of the Italian Social Movement
- 1980-1990: Municipal councillor in MilanMilanMilan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
- 1983-87: Delegate to the Italian Chamber of DeputiesItalian Chamber of DeputiesThe Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...
- since 1989: Member of the European ParliamentMember of the European ParliamentA Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
(NA - UEN - EPP) - 1991: Municipal councillor in VareseVareseVarese is a town and comune in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, 55 km north of Milan.It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or urban part of the city is called Varesotto.- Geography :...
- 1992-2004: Chairwoman of the MSI resp. AN delegations
- 1995-2009: Member of the political executive of AN, responsible for the coordination of Community policies
- 2000-2004: Vice-Chairwoman of the Union for Europe of the Nations Group
- 2001-2009: General Secretary of the 'Alliance for Europe of the NationsAlliance for Europe of the NationsThe Alliance for Europe of the Nations was a pan-European political party that gathered conservative and national-conservative parties from across the continent.-History:...
' - Member of the European Convention in 2002/2003
- 2004-2009: Co-Chairwoman of the UEN group
- since 2007: Vice-Chairwoman of the Committee on International Trade
- Writes for newspapers and periodicals
- Publications include 'Adelaide Ristori' literary prize (1991) - Rome International 'Woman of the Year' 2004 prize - Lugano University Centre
Decorations
- CommanderCommanderCommander is a naval rank which is also sometimes used as a military title depending on the individual customs of a given military service. Commander is also used as a rank or title in some organizations outside of the armed forces, particularly in police and law enforcement.-Commander as a naval...
of the Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus
See also: European Parliament election, 2004 (Italy)
European Parliament election, 2004 (Italy)
Elections to the European Parliament were held in Italy on 12 and 13 June 2004. Italy's highly fragmented party system made it hard to identify an overall trend, but the results were generally seen as a defeat for Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and a victory for the centre-left opposition...