Andrea Cozzolino | |
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| Member of the European Parliament for Southern Italy | |
| Assumed office 14 July 2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 August 1962 Naples, Italy |
| Political party | PD (since 2007) |
| Other political affiliations | PCI (till 1991) PDS (1991–1998) DS (1998–2007) S&D (since 2009) PES (since 2014) |
| Spouse | Anna Normale |
| Children | 3 |
Andrea Cozzolino (born 3 August 1962) is an Italian politician who is serving as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 2009. Cozzolino began his political career in the 1970s with the Italian Communist Youth Federation (FGCI). He then joined the Italian Communist Party (PCI) and its legal successor parties, including the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS), the Democrats of the Left (DS), and the Democratic Party (PD). From 2005 to 2009, he was Assessor for Agriculture and Productive Activities in the Campania region.
Cozzolini was re-elected as MEP in 2014 and 2019. In the European Parliament, Cozzolino served on the Committee on Regional Development since 2014. In 2019, he also joined the Subcommittee on Human Rights. Previously, Cozzolino had been a member of the Committee on Budgetary Control (2009–2012), the Committee on Budgets (2009–2013), and the Committee on Petitions (2014–2019). In addition to his committee assignments, Cozzolino was part of the European Parliament's delegations for relations with the Mashriq countries (2014–2019), the Maghreb countries, and the Arab Maghreb Union (2019–2023).