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Lia Quartapelle | |
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 Lia Quartapelle in 2018 | |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 15 March 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lia Quartapelle Procopio 15 August 1982 Varese, Italy |
| Political party | Democratic Party [1] |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | University of Pavia |
| Profession | Politician, academic |
Lia Quartapelle (born 15 August 1982) is an Italian politician of the Democratic Party (PD).
Quartapelle graduated as an economics major from the University of Pavia and in 2007, she worked for a year as an economist with the Italian Development Cooperation in Mozambique, supporting the Mozambican government under Prime Minister Luísa Diogo in setting their development policies.
Quartapelle was elected Deputy in the 2013 national elections. In parliament, Quartapelle serves on the Committee on Foreign and European Community Affairs, the Sub-Committee on Human Rights, the Sub-Committee on Sustainable Development, and the Sub-Committee on Africa and Global Affairs. She is also her parliamentary group’s spokesperson on foreign policy. [2]
In addition to her committee assignments, Quartapelle has been a member of the Italian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2015. She currently serves on the Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy.
By 2014, Quartapelle was widely mentioned as possible replacement for Federica Mogherini as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. [3]
In January 2016, Quartapelle was among a group of MPs who collected 118 signatures of a petition nominating the Afghan Cycling Federation women's team for the Nobel Peace Prize. [4]
Quartapelle was one of Renzi's supporters in his plan to reform the Italian electoral law in 2016. [5]
In a joint letter initiated by Norbert Röttgen and Anthony Gonzalez ahead of the 47th G7 summit in 2021, Quartapelle joined some 70 legislators from Europe and the US in calling upon their leaders to take a tough stance on China and to "avoid becoming dependent" on the country for technology including artificial intelligence and 5G. [11]
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