Mercedes Bresso

Mercedes Bresso
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Mercedes Bresso in a meeting with Patxi López, president of the Basque Autonomous Community in 2010
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
1 July 2014
In office
20 July 2004  24 May 2005
President of the Committee of the Regions
In office
June 9, 2010  July 18, 2012
Preceded by Luc Van den Brande
Succeeded by Ramón Luis Valcárcel
President of Piedmont
In office
April 27, 2005  March 28, 2010
Preceded by Enzo Ghigo
Succeeded by Roberto Cota
President of the Union of European Federalists
In office
9 April 2005  12 October 2008
Preceded by Jo Leinen
Succeeded by Andrew Duff
Personal details
Born (1944-07-12) 12 July 1944
Sanremo, Italy
Nationality Italian
Political party Democratic Party
Spouse(s) Claude Raffestin
Residence Turin
Profession Economist

Mercedes Bresso (born 12 July 1944) is an Italian politician (Democratic Party) and member of the European Parliament.

Career

Brasso was born in Sanremo, Province of Imperia, Liguria. In 1969, she received her degree in Economics; since 1973, she is a University professor of economic institutions at the Politecnico di Torino (Faculty of Engineering).

From 1989 onwards, Bresso was a member of the provincial, regional and national party executives of the Democrats of the Left. 1995–2004, she was the President of the Turin Province , and, a Member of Regional Council (1985–1995) and of the Regional Executive (1994–1995) with responsibility for regional planning in Piedmont. She was a member of the Committee of the Regions and its Bureau 1998–2004. Between 2005 and 2010, she was President of the Piedmont region.

Since 2002, she is the Italian Vice-Chairperson of AICCRE; 2000–2004, she was Chairperson of the World Federation of United Cities, and, 2004–2005, founding Chairperson of the Organisation Cités et Gouvernements locaux Unis.

Between March 2005 and October 2008, she was President of the Union of European Federalists (UEF).

In February 2010, Bresso was elected the first female president of the European Union Committee of the Regions.

In May 2015, she was elected for a second time as member of the European Parliament-


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