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{{Short description|Italian politician (born 1950)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Patrizia Toia
| honorific-suffix    = [[Member of the European Parliament|MEP]]
| image               = File:1650276704813 20190701 TOIA Patrizia IT 001-9 MOBILE.jpg
| caption             = Official portrait, 2019
| office              = [[European Parliament|Member of European Parliament]] for [[Italy]]
| term_start          = 13 June 2004
| term_end            = 
| office2             = [[Italian Minister of European Affairs|Minister for European Affairs]]
| term_start2         = 22 December 1999
| term_end2           = 26 April 2000
| primeminister2      = [[Massimo D'Alema]]
| predecessor2        = [[Enrico Letta]]
| successor2          = [[Gianni Francesco Mattioli]]
| office3             = [[Italian Minister for Parliamentary Relations|Minister for Parliamentary Relations]]
| term_start3         = 26 April 2000
| term_end3           = 11 June 2001
| primeminister3      = [[Giuliano Amato]]
| predecessor3        = [[Agazio Loiero]]
| successor3          = [[Carlo Giovanardi]]
| office4             = [[Italian Chamber of Deputies|Member of the Chamber of Deputies]]
| term_start4         = 29 June 1995
| term_end4           = 8 May 1996
| office5             = [[Italian Senate|Member of the Senate]]
| term_start5         = 8 May 1996
| term_end5           = 13 June 2004
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|df=y|1950|03|17}}
| birth_place         = [[Pogliano Milanese]], [[Italy]]
| nationality         = [[Italy|Italian]]
| occupation          = [[Political scientist]]
| alma_mater          = [[University of Milan]]
| party               = [[Christian Democracy (Italy)|DC]] <small>(1975–1994)</small><br />[[Italian People's Party (1994–2002)|PPI]] <small>(1994–2002)</small><br />[[Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy|DL]] <small>(2002–2007)</small><br />[[Democratic Party (Italy)|PD]] <small>(since 2007)</small>
}}

'''Patrizia Toia''' (born 17 March 1950) is an [[Politics of Italy|Italian]] [[politician]] and member of the [[European Parliament]] for [[European Parliament Election, 2004 (Italy)#Seats|North-West]] with [[Democratic Party (Italy)|Democratic Party]], part of the group of the [[Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats]].

==Education==
* [[graduate school|Graduate]] in [[political]] science ([[University of Milan|Università degli Studi]], [[Milan]])
* Specialised in [[strategic]] planning ([[Bocconi University]], Milan)
* Managerial post at Executive Committee of the Lombardy Region
* Member of the federal executive and 'La Margherita' provincial party coordinator for Milan

==Career==
* 1975-1985: [[Municipal government|Municipal Council]]lor of Vanzago (Milan)
* 1994-1995: Member of Lombardy Regional Council (1985–1995), Member of Regional Executive with responsibility for coordination of social services (1989–1990), health (1990–1991) and the [[budget]]
* 1995-1996: Member of the [[Chamber of Deputies of Italy]]
* 1996-2001: Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Minister for Community Policies, Minister for Relations with Parliament
* 1996-2004: Senator

==Member of the European Parliament==
In the European Parliament, Toia serves on the [[Committee on Industry, Research and Energy]]. In this capacity, she is the Parliament's rapporteur on the introduction of [[5G]].<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20161214IPR56029/5g-internet-by-2020-parliamentcouncil-deal 5G internet by 2020: Parliament/Council deal] [[European Parliament]], press release of December 15, 2016.</ref> Since 2021, she has been part of the Parliament's delegation to the [[Conference on the Future of Europe]].<ref>[https://conference-delegation.europarl.europa.eu/en/members.html Members of the delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe] [[European Parliament]].</ref>

Toia is also a substitute for the [[Committee on Employment and Social Affairs]], a member of the Delegation to the [[European Union|EU]]-[[Chile]] Joint Parliamentary Committee and a substitute for the Delegation to the [[European Union|EU]]-[[Mexico]] Joint Parliamentary Committee.

In addition to her committee assignments, Toia is a member of the MEP Heart Group (sponsored by the European Heart Network (EHN) and the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)), a group of parliamentarians who have an interest in promoting measures that will help reduce the burden of [[cardiovascular disease]]s (CVD),<ref>[http://www.mepheartgroup.eu/index.php/supporters Supporters] MEP Heart Group.</ref> and the [[MEPs Against Cancer]] group.<ref>[https://www.europeancancerleagues.org/meps-against-cancer-about-meps-against-cancer-2/ MAC MEPs in the 2019-24 legislature] [[MEPs Against Cancer]].</ref> She is also a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Cancer;<ref>[https://ecpc.org/intergroup/ Intergroup] European Cancer Patient Coalition (ECPC).</ref> the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime);<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/intergroupes/VIII_LEG_13_Integrity_20151112.pdf Members of the European Parliament on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime)] [[European Parliament]].</ref> the European Parliament Intergroup on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights;<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/intergroupes/VIII_LEG_10_Extreme_poverty_and_human_rights.pdf Members] European Parliament Intergroup on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights.</ref> and of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children's Rights.<ref>[http://www.europarl.europa.eu/pdf/intergroupes/VIII_LEG_04_Childrens_rights.pdf Members of the European Parliament Intergroup on Children’s Rights] [[European Parliament]].</ref>

== See also ==
*[[2004 European Parliament election in Italy]]

== References ==
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==External links==
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* {{Declaration of financial interests of the 6th term|28340_20-07-2004.PDF|it}}

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