Roberta Metsola

Roberta Metsola
MEP
Metsola in 2024
President of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 January 2022
Acting: 11–18 January 2022
Vice PresidentOthmar Karas
Preceded byDavid Sassoli
First Vice-President of the European Parliament
In office
12 November 2020 – 18 January 2022
PresidentDavid Sassoli
Preceded byMairead McGuinness
Succeeded byOthmar Karas
Member of the European Parliament
for Malta
Incumbent
Assumed office
24 April 2013
Preceded bySimon Busuttil
Personal details
Born
Roberta Tedesco Triccas[1]

(1979-01-18) 18 January 1979 (age 45)
St. Julian's, Malta[2]
Political partyNationalist Party
Other political
affiliations		European People's Party
Spouse
Ukko Metsola
​
(m. 2005)​
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Malta
College of Europe

Roberta Metsola (Maltese: [ɹɔˈbɝta ˈmɛtsɔla]; née Tedesco Triccas; born 18 January 1979) is a Maltese politician who has served as the president of the European Parliament since January 2022. She is a member of Malta's Nationalist Party (PN) and the European People's Party (EPP).[3]

Metsola was first elected as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) in 2013, and became the First Vice-President of the European Parliament in November 2020.[4] Following the death of the incumbent president David Sassoli, Metsola was elected as president of the European Parliament on 18 January 2022,[3] becoming the youngest ever president,[5] the first Maltese person to hold the office, and the first female president since 2002.[6]

  1. ^ Vogel, Toby (30 April 2013). "Maltese politician accused of fraud elected to European Parliament". European Voice.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference europarl was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Roberta Metsola elected new President of the European Parliament | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Roberta Metsola elected as First Vice-President of the European Parliament | News | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. 11 December 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Malta's Roberta Metsola elected EU Parliament's third woman president". France 24. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Roberta Metsola elected European Parliament president in landslide victory". Times of Malta. 18 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.