Marlene Mizzi
Maltese politician
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Marlene Mizzi (born 24 December 1954, Rabat, Malta) is a Maltese politician and former Member of the European Parliament.[1] She currently serves as the Maltese ambassador to Sweden and Norway.[2][3] She was a member of the Labour Party and sat within the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament.[4] She served as an MEP between 2013 and 2019.
Marlene Mizzi | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Malta | |
| In office 24 April 2013 – 2 July 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Edward Scicluna |
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| Born | 24 December 1954 |
| Party | Labour (PL) |
| Website | mizzimarlene.com |
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.[5] From 1997 to 2005 she served as Chairman of Sea Malta Co Ltd., Malta's national shipping line.[6] 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.[7]
Political career
On 24 April 2013, Mizzi was elected as Malta's first woman Member of the European Parliament,[8] 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.[9]
Mizzi is a strong proponent of women's rights. In 2016 she hosted a women's rights discussion at American Embassy in Malta.[10] 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.[11]
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.[12]
Mizzi did not seek re-election to the Parliament in 2019. In 2020, she was appointed Maltese Ambassador to the Kingdom of Sweden and Norway, and presented her credentials to representatives of the respective monarchs.[citation needed]