български Español Čeština Dansk Deutsch Ελληνικά English Eesti keel Français Italiano Latviešu Lietuvių kalba Magyar Malti Nederlands Polski Português Română Slovenčina Slovenščina Suomi Svenska

up one level

In Memoriam


Maria Luisa Cassanmagnago Cerretti

Maria Luisa Cassanmagnago Cerretti
Bergamo, 7.4.1929-Milan 4.8.2008
Former Vice-President of the European Parliament




Maria Luisa Cassanmagnago Cerretti was born in Bergamo on April 7 1929. A member of Italian Democrazia Cristiana, she became a Member of the Italian Parliament in 1976. She was a Member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1994.

She served as a Vice-Chairwoman of the Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democratic Group) in 1979-1984 and as Vice-President of the European Parliament in 1982-1987.

Her other political functions included chairing the Political Affairs Committee of the European Parliament (1991-1992) and she was the European Co-President of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (1992-1994).

After leaving the European Parliament, she was a President of the Committee of the Lombard Initiative for the European Federal State until her death on 4 August 2008.



EPP-ED TV Upcoming Events