Giovanni Crosetto | |
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Member of the European Parliament | |
Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
Constituency | North-West Italy |
Member of the Turin City Council | |
Assumed office 18 October 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Savigliano,Italy | 12 August 1990
Political party | Brothers of Italy |
Other political affiliations | European Conservatives and Reformists Party |
Relatives | Guido Crosetto (uncle) |
Alma mater | University of Turin |
Giovanni Crosetto (born 12 August 1990) is an Italian politician who has served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2024. [1] A member of Brothers of Italy (FdI),he sits with the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR).
Crosetto was born in Savigliano in 1990,and studied economics at the University of Turin. [2] He is the nephew of Guido Crosetto,and began his political career after his uncle co-founded Brothers of Italy in 2012. [3] In the 2021 Turin municipal election he was elected to the Turin City Council,where he served as group leader of Brothers of Italy. [3]
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