Stefano Cavedagna | |
|---|---|
 Cavedagna in 2024 | |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | North-East Italy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 December 1989 |
| Political party | Brothers of Italy |
| Other political affiliations | European Conservatives and Reformists Party |
Stefano Cavedagna (born 9 December 1989) is an Italian politician of Brothers of Italy who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024. [1]
Cavedagna was born in Bologna. [2]
As a high school student,Cavedagna wrote an article critical of mass killings under communist regimes in the school newspaper,which was censored by the school's principal. [3] After an article was written about the incident in il Resto del Carlino ,he was approached by Galeazzo Bignami and joined the National Alliance's youth wing Youth Action. [3] Cavadegna left Youth Action in 2008,and joined The People of Freedom. [4] At the age of 19 he was elected city councilor of San Lazzaro di Savena,and became group leader of The People of Freedom in the council at the age of 20. [5] He was appointed regional coordinator of Young Italy in Bologna in 2011,and in 2014 became regional coordinator of Young Italy in Emilia-Romagna. [5]
Cavedagna graduated from the University of Bologna with a degree in international relations,obtained a master's degree in diplomacy at the Institute for International Political Studies,and returned to the University of Bologna in 2018,where he studied European law and served on the students' representative council. [5] In November 2018,he was elected leader of Forza Italia's youth wing Forza Italia Giovani,succeeding Annagrazia Calabria. [6] He resigned from the position in August 2019,and became national spokesperson of National Youth a few days later. [7] In the 2021 Bologna municipal election he was elected to the Bologna City Council, [8] where he served as group leader of Brothers of Italy until his election to the European Parliament. [9]