Ignazio Corrao

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Ignazio Corrao
Member of the European Parliament
for Italian Islands
Assumed office
20 July 2014
Personal details
Born (1984-01-14) 14 January 1984 (age 40)
Rome, Italy
Political party Independent politician (since 2020)
M5S (2013–2020)
Other political
affiliations
Greens/EFA (since 2020)
Occupation Lawyer
Website Official website

Ignazio Corrao (born 14 January 1984) is an independent Italian politician and he is a member of the European Parliament since 2014. Corrao was born in Rome and grew up in Alcamo, Sicily.

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Education and career

Corrao graduated in law from the University of Palermo, [1] and qualified as a lawyer at the Italian Court of Appeal. In the 2014 European Parliament election he was elected to the European Parliament in the Italian Islands (European Parliament constituency), [2] getting the highest number of preference votes among the Five Star Movement candidates. [3]

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 European Union. [4] Considered one of first political exponents of the Erasmus generation, he has gained various experiences of work, study and volunteering abroad at a very young age. [5]

In December 2020, he joined the Greens/EFA group together with his colleagues Rosa D'Amato, Eleonora Evi and Piernicola Pedicini. [6]

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References

  1. Ignazio Corrao Beppegrillo.it. Retrieved 19 Januar 2014. Archived at Internet Archive.
  2. "Dipartimento per gli Affari Interni e Territoriali". elezionistorico.interno.gov.it.
  3. "Elezioni 2014, anche in Sicilia Pd vince e stacca i 5 Stelle. Ma Forza Italia al 20%". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 26 May 2014.
  4. "M5S, Ignazio Corrao sarà capo-delegazione al Parlamento Europeo". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 1 June 2014.
  5. "Corrao, un grillino a Bruxelles con zaino e autostop". LaStampa.it. 9 June 2014.
  6. "Greens/EFA group welcomes four Italian MEPs". Greens/EFA group. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2020.