Barbara Spinelli | |
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| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 2 July 2019 | |
| Constituency | Central Italy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1946-05-31)31 May 1946 Rome, Italy |
| Died | 7 October 2026(2026-10-07) (aged 80) Rome, Italy |
| Party | Independent |
Other political affiliations | The Other Europe (2014-2015) |
Domestic partner(s) | Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa (until his death; 2010) |
| Parent(s) | Ursula Hirschmann (mother) Altiero Spinelli (father) |
| Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Barbara Spinelli (31 May 1946 – 7 October 2026) was an Italian politician. From 2014 to 2019, Spinelli served as a Member of the European Parliament, representing Central Italy.[1]
Life and career
Barbara Spinelli was born on 31 May 1946, the daughter of federalist political theorist Altiero Spinelli and Ursula Hirschmann, who was a German Jewish anti-fascist activist. She had three older maternal half-sisters from her mother's first marriage to Eugenio Colorni and two sisters. Her half-sister Eva Colorni, an economist, was married to a fellow Indian economist Amartya Sen from 1973 until her death in 1985. Another half-sister is a translator.
She was elected to represent The Other Europe, but left the alliance in May 2015, after declaring it a "failed project".[2] She was one of the founders of the newspaper La Repubblica.[3]
Spinelli was a member of the Advisory Panel of DiEM25.[4] She was also Vice-chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs.
Spinelli died on 7 October 2026, at the age of 80.[5]
References
- "Home - Barbara SPINELLI - MEPs - European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu.
- "Barbara Spinelli, addio a lista Tsipras un anno dopo il voto: "Progetto fallito"". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 11 May 2015.
- David Broder (6 October 2015). "Resurrecting the Italian Left". Jacobin Mag. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- "Advisory Panel".
- "Morta Barbara Spinelli, giornalista ed europarlamentare: aveva 80 anni". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 7 October 2026. Retrieved 7 October 2026.