Anna Maria Corazza Bildt (''

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'' Anna Maria Corazza; born 10 March 1963) is an Italian-Swedish entrepreneur and

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between 2009 and 2019. She was elected as a member of the Swedish

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(part of the

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), but switched to

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(part of

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) ahead of the

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. Corazza Bildt is a trustee at 5Rights Foundation, an organisation founded by Baroness Beeban Kidron to promote the rights of children online.

Early career

In 1998, she married

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, former

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(1991–1994), former leader of the Swedish

(1986–1999) and subsequent Foreign Minister (2006–2014). The two met in the

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where she had been working for the

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during the

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and he served as the first High Representative in Bosnia. They now have one child together. She owns and runs Italian Tradition, a company importing Parmesan cheese, as well as Borgo di Tabiano Castello, a hotel near

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Member of the European Parliament, 2009–2019

Corazza Bildt successfully ran for MEP in the 2009 elections. She received 14.3% of Moderate personal votes. This was only surpassed by party top name

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(15.2%). She successfully ran for re-election in the

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. She received 16.37% of Moderate personal votes, putting down top name

(12.08%) Corazza Bildt served as vice chair of the

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, and a member of the

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. In addition to her committee assignments, she co-chaired the European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Right
European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights

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.> and was a member of the

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. In 2014, Corazza Bildt was appointed as the leader of the Single Seat campaign in favor of abandoning

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for

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as the sole location of the European Parliament. In 2015, news media reported that Corazza Bildt was included in a Russian blacklist of prominent people from the

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who are not allowed to enter the country. In 2015, Corazza Bildt made headlines by asking parliamentary officials to check if there were any irregularities with the votes of

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, which prompted the European Parliament to open an investigation into whether MEPs voted on Le Pen's behalf, which would be a violation of the body's rules. She lost her parliamentary seat in the

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Party switch to Liberalerna

On 18 September 2023, it became public that Corrazza Bildt would run in the upcoming 2024 European Parliament election, but this time for Liberalerna.

Other activities

* Kangaroo Group, Member

Honours

*: Grand Officer of the

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References

External links

* The Corazza family castle on Italian Wikipedia {{DEFAULTSORT:Corazza Bildt, Anna Maria 1963 births Living people Italian emigrants to Sweden Politicians from Rome University of San Diego alumni Columbia University alumni Moderate Party MEPs MEPs for Sweden 2009–2014 MEPs for Sweden 2014–2019 21st-century women MEPs for Sweden

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