Maria Badia i Cutchet

Summary

Maria Badia i Cutchet (born 13 May 1947 in Sant Quirze del Vallès, Barcelona province) is a Spanish politician from Catalonia who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2014. She is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), part of the Socialist Group.

Badia i Cutchet in February 2014

In parliament, Badia served on the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education and the Committee on International Trade.[1][2][3]

In addition to her committee assignments, Badia was a member of the Delegation for relations with the United States and a substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, and the Industry, Research, and Energy committee.[2] She was also a member of the European Alliance Group at the European Committee of the Regions.[4][failed verification]

Early life and education edit

Cutchet studied English Philology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.[2]

Career edit

Cutchet taught English at primary schools in Sabadell until 1984.[2][5]

From 1985 until 1994, she served as the coordinator for the First Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC)-PSOE Secretariat.[2] After that, she became the international relations coordinator for the PSOE, and then in 1996 became the Secretariat of the President of the Catalan Parliament.[2] In 2000, she was elected to the board of the PSC, where she serves secretary for European and international policy - a role she was re-elected to in 2004 and 2008.[2]

In 2004, she was elected to the parliament of the European Union, and was re-elected in 2009.[2][5] In 2009, she was the top candidate for the PSC and was also elected vice president of the Group of Alliance of Socialist & Democrats.[5]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Chavez, Julio (14 February 2012). "Euroencuentros con Julio Chaves. Esta semana con María Badía". Euranet. Retrieved 17 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Maria BADIA i CUTCHET". European Parliament. Archived from the original on 2013-01-06. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  3. ^ "AB'deki mali krizi aşmada ortak kültürün rolü". Euronews. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  4. ^ "Members & Alternates".
  5. ^ a b c "The 3rd Annual Internet of Things - Keynote Presentations". Forum Europe. Retrieved 17 March 2012.

External links edit

  • Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Spanish)
  • PSOE
  • Detailed biography (in Spanish)
  • Shorter biography (in Spanish)