Brando Benifei

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Brando Benifei
MEP
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Member of the European Parliament
for North-West Italy
Assumed office
1 July 2014
Personal details
Born (1986-01-01) 1 January 1986 (age 38)
NationalityItalian
Political party PD (since 2007)
DS (2002–2007)
Alma mater University of Bologna

Brando Benifei (born 1 January 1986) is an Italian politician. Born in La Spezia, Benifei started his political career with the Democrats of the Left in 2002. In 2007, he joined the Democratic Party, with which he has served as a member of the European Parliament since 2014. He was re-elected in 2019. [1]

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Political career

During his first term from 2014 until 2019, Benifei served on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. In 2019, he moved to the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. In 2020, he also joined the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age. [2] In this capacity, he serves as the Parliament's lead rapporteur on the Artificial Intelligence Act (2021). [3] Since 2021, he has been part of the Parliament's delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe. [4]

In addition to his committee assignments, Benifei is a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Anti-Corruption, [5] the European Parliament Intergroup on the Digital Agenda, [6] the European Parliament Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty, [7] the European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas, [8] the European Parliament Intergroup on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs), [9] the European Parliament Intergroup on Cancer, [10] the MEP Alliance for Mental Health, [11] the European Parliament Intergroup on Disability, [12] the MEPs Against Cancer group, [13] and of the UNITE – Parliamentary Network to End HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis and Other Infectious Diseases. [14]

In 2024, Benifei was the joint winner, alongside Romanian MEP Dragoș Tudorache, of the "MEP of the Mandate" award at The Parliament Magazine's annual MEP Awards. [15]

He supports Laicism and LGBTQIA+ rights. [16] [17] [18]

Other activities

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References

  1. ↑ "Chi è stato eletto alle Europee". Il Post (in Italian). 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Members of the Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence in a Digital Age Archived 12 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament, press release of July 9, 2020.
  3. ↑ Melissa Heikkilä (October 6, 2021), European Parliament calls for a ban on facial recognition Archived 10 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine Politico Europe .
  4. ↑ Members of the delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe Archived 10 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament.
  5. ↑ Intergroup on Anti-Corruption Archived 15 December 2022 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament.
  6. ↑ Members Archived 8 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament Intergroup on the Digital Agenda.
  7. ↑ Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty Archived 29 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament.
  8. ↑ Members 2019-2024 Archived 26 April 2020 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament Intergroup on Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas.
  9. ↑ Intergroup on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) Archived 13 November 2022 at the Wayback Machine European Parliament.
  10. ↑ Intergroup Archived 3 October 2020 at the Wayback Machine European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC).
  11. ↑ MEP Alliance for Mental Health: Our Supporters Archived 30 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine Global Alliance of Mental Illness Advocacy Networks.
  12. ↑ Bureau of the Disability Intergroup of the European Parliament is established Archived 23 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine European Disability Forum, press release of 14 February 2020.
  13. ↑ MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature Archived 2 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine MEPs Against Cancer.
  14. ↑ "Members – Western & Central Europe". Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  15. ↑ "MEP awards: Seven lawmakers recognised for outstanding contribution to EU policymaking". Euronews . 21 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  16. ↑ "Figli coppie gay: Benifei, destre battute all'Europarlamento". 29 March 2023.
  17. ↑ "Scontro sulle adozioni delle coppie gay, il Partito Democratico cerca sostegno a Bruxelles". 30 March 2023.
  18. ↑ "Brando Benifei all'UE: " Nuove leggi contro l'omotransfobia e sanzioni per i governi ungheresi e polacchi" – VIDEO". 16 September 2020.
  19. ↑ Advisory Board Archived 23 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine Reimagine Europa.
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