Sandro Gozi
| Sandro Gozi | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of State - European Affairs | |
| Incumbent
Assumed Office February 28, 2014 | |
| President | Matteo Renzi |
| Preceded by | Enzo Moavero Milanesi |
| Member of the the Italian Parliament
Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office | 2006 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 25, 1968
Sogliano al Rubicone, Italy |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Bologna |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Biography[edit]
Sandro Gozi is an Italian politician and Member of the Parliament of Italy. He was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies in 2008, as a representative of the Democratic Party. He was born in Sogliano al Rubicone in 1968 and went on to receive a BA in Law from the University of Bologna. In 1995 he received a D.E.A. in International Relations from the Institut d’Etudes Politiques-Paris, and finished a PhD in Public Law at the University of Bologna. He also has a Master’s in International Politics from the ULB in Brussels.
Mr. Gozi was re-elected member of the Italian Parliament under the XVI legislature in the region of Umbria- From 2006 and 2008, he was Chairman of the Parliamentary Oversight Bicameral Committee on the Implementation of the Schengen Agreement, Europol and Immigration Affairs. He was also member of the I Commission (Constitutional Affairs), as a replacement for former President Romano Prodi, and the XIV Commission.
He was the elected President of the Federalist Intergroup for the European Constitution and general vice-secretary of the European Democratic Party. In 2005 and 2006, he was also member of the electoral committee for the election campaign of Romano Prodi.
In 2008 he was nominated the group leader of PD at the Commission for European Union politics. Furthermore, he filled the following positions: President of the Committee responsible for examining the EU policies, Co-President of the Federalist Intergroup for the European Constitution, President of the parliamentary group of Friendship Italy-India and member of the bicameral Committee Schengen, Europol.
In 2009, Sandro Gozi became the political coordinator of the Mozione Marino in Emilia Romagna. The same year, he became the person responsible, at the national level, for the political and institutional relationships and the communication of the Mozione Marino.
In 2010 he was elected vice-president of the liberal PD. He was also put in charge of the PD European policies.
