Roberta Metsola
Roberta Metsola | |
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Official portrait, 2022 | |
| President of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 18 January 2022 Acting: 11–18 January 2022 | |
| Vice President | Othmar Karas (2022–2024 Sabine Verheyen (since 2024) |
| Preceded by | David Sassoli |
| First Vice-President of the European Parliament | |
| In office 12 November 2020 – 18 January 2022 | |
| President | David Sassoli |
| Preceded by | Mairead McGuinness |
| Succeeded by | Othmar Karas |
| Member of the European Parliament for Malta | |
| Assumed office 24 April 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Simon Busuttil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Roberta Tedesco Triccas 18 January 1979 St. Julian's, Malta |
| Political party | Nationalist Party |
| Other political affiliations | European People's Party |
| Spouse |
Ukko Metsola (m. 2005) |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | University of Malta College of Europe |
Roberta Metsola (Maltese: [rɔˈbɛrtɐ ˈmɛt͡sɔlɐ]; née Tedesco Triccas; born 18 January 1979) is a Maltese politician who has served as the president of the European Parliament since January 2022. She is a member of Malta's Nationalist Party (PN) and the European People's Party (EPP).
Metsola was first elected as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) in 2013, and became the First Vice-President of the European Parliament in November 2020. Following the death of the incumbent president David Sassoli, Metsola was elected as president of the European Parliament on 18 January 2022, becoming the youngest ever president, the first Maltese person to hold the office, and the first female president since 2002.