Roberta Metsola

Roberta Metsola was elected President of the European Parliament in January 2022. She was first elected to the European Parliament in 2013, becoming one of Malta’s first female Members of the European Parliament. In 2020 she was elected as the First Vice-President of the European Parliament, becoming the first Maltese national to hold the post. Within the European Parliament, President Metsola was the Parliament’s rapporteur on the European Border and Coastguard Regulation in 2019. She also co-authored the Parliament’s own-initiative report on the need to protect journalists in the European Union from Strategic Lawsuits against Public Participation. Professionally she is a lawyer who has specialised in European law and politics. Prior to her election as a MEP, President Metsola served within the Permanent Representation of Malta to the European Union and later as the legal advisor to the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy. In her student years, she campaigned actively for Malta’s EU membership, and was active in various organisations. She completed an Erasmus exchange in France and graduated from the University of Malta and the College of Europe in Bruges. Born in 1979, Roberta Metsola is married to Ukko Metsola and is the mother of four boys.