Maria BADIA i CUTCHET
Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European ParliamentMemberSpainPartit dels Socialistes de Catalunya
Born on
13 May 1947, St. Quirze del Vallès
Member
INTACommittee on International Trade
D-USDelegation for relations with the United States
Substitute
ITRECommittee on Industry, Research and Energy
D-RUDelegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee
Curriculum vitae
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Studied English Philology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
English teacher at primary schools in Sabadell.
Coordinator for the First Secretary of the PSC (1985-1994). PSOE International Relations Coordinator (1994-1996). Head of Secretariat of the President of the Catalonian Parliament (1996-1999).
PSC board member and secretary for European and international policy (elected in 2000 and re-elected in 2004 and 2008).
Leading candidate on the PSC list in the EP elections in 2009.
Member of PES Women (since 2009).
Member of the European Parliament (since 2004). Vice-President of the S&D Group, responsible for Communications (since 2009).