Ignazio Corrao (born 14 January 1984) is an independent Italian politician and he is a member of the

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since 2014. Corrao was born in

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and grew up in Alcamo,

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Education and career

Corrao graduated in law from the University of Palermo, and qualified as a lawyer at the Italian Court of Appeal. In the

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he was elected to the

in the

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, getting the highest number of

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among the Five Star Movement candidates. In June 2014, he was elected the first leader of the Five Star Movement's group in Parliament, becoming one of the youngest representatives to get this role in the

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. Considered one of first political exponents of the

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generation, he has gained various experiences of work, study and

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abroad at a very young age. In December 2020, he joined the Greens/EFA group together with his colleagues Rosa D'Amato,

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and

Piernicola Pedicini Piernicola Pedicini (born 22 May 1969 in Benevento) is an Italian politician and member of the European Parliament since 2014. In December 2020, he joined the Greens/EFA group together with his colleagues Rosa D'Amato, Ignazio Corrao and Eleon ...

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20160308051557/http://www.beppegrillo.it/movimento/parlamentoeuropeo/materiali/ignaziocorrao_M5S_letteradipresentazione.pdf *http://elezionistorico.interno.it/ *http://www.lastampa.it/2014/06/10/italia/politica/il-grillino-a-bruxelles-con-zaino-e-autostop-wEnxe11F9uW8YJEFTbWPjM/premium.html *http://video.repubblica.it/dossier/movimento-5-stelle-beppe-grillo/corrao-da-alcamo-a-bruxelles-il-5stelle-che-viaggia-in-autostop/168809/167288 *http://www.blogsicilia.it/tag/ignazio-corrao-autostop/ *http://www.lastampa.it/2014/07/02/italia/politica/per-il-bene-dellitalia-noi-cinque-stelle-dobbiamo-dialogare-con-tutti-i-partiti-b2RkbxB3gUH0jljMyVc9cO/pagina.html?wtrk=cpc.social.Facebook
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(homesite) {{DEFAULTSORT:Corrao, Ignazio 1984 births Living people People from Alcamo Five Star Movement MEPs Five Star Movement politicians 21st-century Italian politicians MEPs for Italy 2014–2019 MEPs for Italy 2019–2024