Alessandra Moretti (born 24 June 1973) is an Italian politician who has been serving as a

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since 2019.

Early life and education

Born in

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, Moretti graduated in law at the

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and began working as a divorce lawyer since 2001.

Political career

Since her young age, Moretti was interested in politics, following her father, who had been active in the

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(PCI). She first entered politics with the

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(DS). After some failed electoral campaigns (notably including that of the 2007 provincial election in Vicenza on a list in support of

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of Veneto for the European People's Party), Moretti joined the Democratic Party (PD) in 2009 and in 2014 was elected to the municipal council of Vicenza and was appointed Deputy Mayor with delegation for education and youth. Moretti gained national prominence when she was appointed by

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spokeswoman of his campaign for the

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. In the event, Bersani won the nomination for

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but lost the

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; Moretti was elected to the

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for the PD. In the

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, Moretti was elected to the

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but resigned in February 2015 to contest local elections and was replaced by Damiano Zoffoli. In the

2015 Venetian regional election The Venetian regional election of 2015 took place in Veneto on 31 May 2015, as part of a big round of regional elections in Italy. Venetian voters elected their President and their Regional Council, whose members had been reduced to 51, includin ...

, Moretti ran for

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but obtained 22.7% of the vote and was defeated by incumbent president

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of Northern League, who secured 50.1% of the vote. In the

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, Moretti re-entered the European Parliament. She began serving on the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. She later also joined the Special Committee on Beating Cancer (2020), as well as the Special Committee on the

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(2022). In addition to her committee assignments, she was part of the European Parliament's delegation for relations with Japan, a member of the

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, and a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights. In 2025, Moretti would be suspended from the S&D group due to the Qatargate scandal.

References

External links

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European Parliament - Alessandra Moretti
{{DEFAULTSORT:Moretti, Alessandra 1973 births Living people People from Vicenza Democrats of the Left politicians Deputies of Legislature XVII of Italy Democratic Party (Italy) MEPs Democratic Party (Italy) politicians MEPs for Italy 2014–2019 MEPs for Italy 2019–2024 21st-century women MEPs for Italy Politicians of Veneto University of Urbino alumni Women members of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy) MEPs for Italy 2024–2029