Cristiana Muscardini (born 6 November 1948) is an Italian politician and freelance writer and publicist. Graduated in

philosophy Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, Value (ethics and social sciences), value, mind, and language. It is a rational an ...

, Cristiana Muscardini was executive of the ''National University Action Front'', the Italian Social Movement and National Alliance. She was also a municipal councillor of

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

from 1980 to 1990 and in 1991 a municipal councillor of

Varese Varese ( , ; or ; ; ; archaic ) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 was 80,559. It is the capital of the Province of Varese. The hinterland or exurban part ...

. In the 1983 Italian general election she was elected to the Chamber of Deputies, while in the 1989 European Parliament election she was elected MEP for the first time, re-confirmed in the successive elections of

1994 The year 1994 was designated as the " International Year of the Family" and the "International Year of Sport and the Olympic Ideal" by the United Nations. In the Line Islands and Phoenix Islands of Kiribati, 1994 had only 364 days, omitti ...

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

and

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

. From 2000 to 2004 she was Vice-Chairwoman of the Union for Europe of the Nations Group and from 2001 to 2009 General Secretary of the Alliance for Europe of the Nations. In 2009 she was elected to the European Parliament with The People of Freedom and she joined the European People's Party Group. In 2010 she joined the new party of Gianfranco Fini,

Future and Freedom Future and Freedom (), whose full name was Future and Freedom for Italy (''Futuro e Libertà per l'Italia'', abbreviated to FLI), was a list of political parties in Italy, political party in Italy, comprising both liberal conservatism, liberal an ...

, but in 2012 she left this party to found the Conservatives and Social Reformers (CSR), joining the European Conservatives and Reformists Group in the EP.Nasce il Movimento Conservatori Social Riformatori
/ref> In the 2014 European Parliament election she was a candidate with European Choice, but the list didn't exceed the threshold and she wasn't re-elected.

Decorations

Commander Commander (commonly abbreviated as Cmdr.) is a common naval officer rank as well as a job title in many army, armies. Commander is also used as a rank or title in other formal organizations, including several police forces. In several countri ...

of the Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus

External links

Personal site
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References

1948 births Living people People from Cannobio The People of Freedom MEPs National Alliance (Italy) MEPs Italian Social Movement MEPs The People of Freedom politicians Future and Freedom politicians MEPs for Italy 2009–2014 MEPs for Italy 2004–2009 MEPs for Italy 1999–2004 MEPs for Italy 1994–1999 MEPs for Italy 1989–1994 20th-century women MEPs for Italy 21st-century women MEPs for Italy European Conservatives and Reformists Group MEPs {{Italy-politician-ThePeopleofFreedom-stub