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Irene Tinagli

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Irene Tinagli
Irene Tinagli in October 2019
Deputy secretary of the Democratic Party
Assumed office
17 March 2021
Serving with Peppe Provenzano
SecretaryEnrico Letta
Preceded byAndrea Orlando
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
2 July 2019
ConstituencyNorth-West Italy
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
15 March 2013 – 22 March 2018
ConstituencyEmilia-Romagna
Personal details
Born (1974-04-16) 16 April 1974 (age 50)
Empoli, Italy
Political partyPD (2008–2013; since 2015)
Other political
affiliations
SC (2013–2015)
Alma materBocconi University (Degree)
Carnegie Mellon University (PhD)
ProfessionPolitician, economist
Websiteirenetinagli.it

Irene Tinagli (born 16 April 1974) is an Italian Member of the European Parliament since 2019.[1] Thanks to a Fulbright grant, in 2002 she earned a Master in Public Administration from the Carnegie Mellon University. She serves as chairperson of the European Parliament Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Career

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Tinagli was a consultant for the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, contributing to the drafting of the book Understanding Knowledge Societies,[2] published in 2005 by the United Nations.

In 2009, Tinagli began to teach Management and Organizations at the Charles III University of Madrid.[3] She is a Member of the Advisory Council of the Florence School of Banking and Finance (European University), on the Board of Trustees of Friends of Europe, and a Member of the Advisory Board of the Center for Social Norms and Behavioral Dynamics of the University of Pennsylvania.

Member of the Italian Parliament, 2013–2018

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Tinagli was elected MP among the ranks of Civic Choice in the 2013 general election. In February 2015, together with other deputies, she left Civic Choice and joined the parliamentary group of the Democratic Party. On 17 March 2021, she was appointed deputy secretary of the Democratic Party by its new national secretary Enrico Letta.

Member of the European Parliament, 2019–present

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In 2019, Tinagli was the candidate from the Democratic Party in the European election and was elected MEP with 106,710 preferences.[4] After intending to work at the Committee on International Trade, she was elected as chair of the Economic and monetary affairs committee to succeed Roberto Gualtieri following the appointment of Gualtieri as finance minister on 5 September.[5]

Other activities

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Recognition

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In March 2010, Tinagli was named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum for "professional skills, commitment to society, and a potential contribution to shaping the future of the world". In March 2024, Tinagli was one of twenty MEPs to be given a "Rising Star" award at The Parliament Magazine's annual MEP Awards,[7]

Publications

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  • Europe in the Creative Age (con R. Florida), Demos, London, 2004.
  • Sweden in the Creative Age (con R. Florida, P. Strom, E. Whalqvist), University of Gothenburg, School of Economics, Business and Law, 2007
  • Talento da svendere, Turin, Einaudi, 2008.
  • L'Italia è un Paese bloccato. Muoviamoci! La mobilità sociale secondo Italia Futura, Rome, Italia Futura, 2009.
  • Giovani, al lavoro! Le proposte di Italia Futura per l'occupazione giovanile, with Stefano Micelli and Marco Simoni, Rome, Italia Futura, 2010.
  • Norway in the Creative Age. Research Report, Staten vegvesen & Abelia, Oslo, 2012
  • Un futuro a colori. Scoprire nuove opportunità di lavoro e vivere felici, Rizzoli editore, 2014.
  • La grande ignoranza. Dall'uomo qualunque al ministro qualunque, l'ascesa dell'incompetenza e il declino dell'Italia. Rizzoli editore, 2019.

References

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  1. ^ "Irene Tinagli". www.srb.europa.eu. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  2. ^ Understanding Knowledge Societies
  3. ^ Sandro Zinani (7 September 2015). "Fulbright Spotlight: Interview with Prof. Irene Tinagli | The U.S. – Italy Fulbright Commission" (in Italian). Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  4. ^ Speciale Elezioni Ue: liste, candidati ed eletti in Italia – repubblica
  5. ^ "Irene Tinagli elected as Chair of the Economic and Monetary Affairs committee | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. ^ Friends of Europe appoints 29 new members to its Board of Trustees Friends of Europe, press release of 25 June 2020.
  7. ^ "MEP Awards 2024 - The Rising Stars". The Parliament Magazine. 21 March 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2024.