Antonio Tajani
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Antonio Tajani | |
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Deputy Prime Minister of Italy | |
Assumed office 22 October 2022 Serving with Matteo Salvini | |
Prime Minister | Giorgia Meloni |
Preceded by | Luigi Di Maio Matteo Salvini (2019) |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
Assumed office 22 October 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Giorgia Meloni |
Preceded by | Luigi Di Maio |
President of the European Parliament | |
In office 17 January 2017 – 3 July 2019 | |
Vice President | Mairead McGuinness |
Preceded by | Martin Schulz |
Succeeded by | David Sassoli |
First Vice-President of the European Parliament | |
In office 1 July 2014 – 18 January 2017 | |
President | Martin Schulz |
Preceded by | Gianni Pittella |
Succeeded by | Mairead McGuinness |
European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship | |
In office 9 February 2010 – 1 July 2014 | |
President | José Manuel Barroso |
Preceded by | Günter Verheugen |
Succeeded by | Michel Barnier (Acting) |
European Commissioner for Transport | |
In office 9 May 2008 – 9 February 2010 | |
President | José Manuel Barroso |
Preceded by | Jacques Barrot |
Succeeded by | Siim Kallas |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
Assumed office 13 October 2022 | |
Constituency | Velletri |
Member of the European Parliament for Central Italy | |
In office 1 July 2014 – 12 October 2022 | |
In office 14 July 1994 – 8 May 2008 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Rome, Italy | 4 August 1953
Political party | UMI (1970s) FI (1994–2009) PdL (2009–2013) FI (since 2013) |
Other political affiliations | European People's Party |
Spouse(s) |
Brunella Orecchio (m. 1988) |
Children | 2 |
Education | Sapienza University |
Signature | ![]() |
Website | Parliament website |
Antonio Tajani (born 4 August 1953) is an Italian politician. He served as President of the European Parliament from January 2017 to July 2019.[1][2] He served as European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship between 2010 and 2014. Tajani was also European Commissioner for Transport (2008–2010). He is a member of Forza Italia party.[3]
In October 2022, Tajani became the Deputy Prime Minister of Italy.
Tajani studied law at the Sapienza University of Rome. He was first elected to the European Parliament in 1994.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Duncan Robinson (17 January 2017). "Antonio Tajani elected president of the European Parliament". Financial Times.
- ↑ "MEPs choose David-Maria Sassoli as new European Parliament president". BBC News. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
- ↑ Zoya Sheftalovich (2 February 2018). "Antonio Tajani agrees to be Forza Italia's prime ministerial candidate". Politico Europe.
Other websites
[change | change source] Media related to Antonio Tajani at Wikimedia Commons