Caterina Chinnici
Italian magistrate and politician (born 1954)
Caterina Chinnici
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Member of the European Parliament
for Italian Islands |
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Assumed office
25 May 2014 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
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1954-11-05
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5 November 1954
(age
68)
Palermo , Italy |
Political party |
Democratic Party
(2014–2023)
Forza Italia (since 2023) |
Alma mater | University of Palermo |
Occupation | Magistrate , politician |
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Caterina Chinnici (born 5 November 1954) is an Italian magistrate and politician who has been serving as a Member of the European Parliament since 2014.
Early life and career
Born in Palermo , Chinnici is the daughter of the judge Rocco Chinnici , killed by the Sicilian Mafia in 1983. [1] Graduated in law at 21 years old, she was Prosecutor General of the Court of Appeal of Caltanissetta , and Public Prosecutor at the juvenile court in Caltanissetta and later in Palermo. [1]
In June 2009, the president of Sicily Raffaele Lombardo appointed her regional councillor for family and local governments, and then regional councillor for the civil service until July 2012. [1]
Member of the European Parliament
In the
2014 European elections
, Chinnici became a
Member of the European Parliament
(MEP) with the
Democratic Party
.
[2]
She has since been a member of the
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
. In addition, she has been serving as vice-chair of the
Committee on Budgetary Control
since 2019. She was a member of the Special Committee on Terrorism between 2017 and 2018.
Debono, Fiona Galea (2021-10-15).
"Daughter of Sicilian judge killed by Mafia to speak at Daphne vigil"
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Times of Malta
. Retrieved
2021-11-18
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In addition to her committee assignments, Chinnici serves as co-chairwoman of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights. She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty, [3] the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime) [4] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Cancer. [5]
Other activities
In 2014, Chinnici released the autobiographical book È così lieve il tuo bacio sulla fronte . [6]
References
- 1 2 3 Redazione (April 9, 2014). "Chi è Caterina Chinnici, capolista Pd alle europee nelle Isole" . Europa . Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 . Retrieved 13 April 2015 .
- ↑ "Le preferenze in Sicilia Caterini Chinnici la più votata" . La Sicilia . May 26, 2014. Archived from the original on 13 April 2015 . Retrieved 13 April 2015 .
- ↑ Intergroup on Fighting against Poverty European Parliament .
- ↑ Members of the European Parliament on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Ccorruption and Organized Crime) European Parliament .
- ↑ Intergroup European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC).
- ↑ Salvatore Coccoluto (January 12, 2014). "Libri: l'omaggio di Caterina Chinnici al padre Rocco, giudice ucciso dalla mafia". Il Fatto Quotidiano .
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