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Barbara Spinelli

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Barbara Spinelli

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1946-05-31 (Rome)
Nationality
Italian
Languages
Italian
Residence History
Rome, Italy

Career

Occupations
Politician, Journalist
Active Years
2014-2019
Affiliations
La Repubblica, DiEM25
Memberships
Vice-chair, Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Influenced By
Altiero Spinelli, Ursula Hirschmann

Awards & Nominations

Legacy

Italian politician and journalist. One of the founders of the newspaper La Repubblica. Served as a Member of the European Parliament for Central Italy from 2014 to 2019.

Trivia

  • Daughter of Altiero Spinelli and Ursula Hirschmann.
  • Has three older maternal half-sisters (Silvia, Renata, and Eva) from her mother's first marriage to Eugenio Colorni. Half-sister Eva Colorni was married to economist Amartya Sen from 1973 until her death in 1985.