of centrists MoDem party. He participates in the elections while remaining a member of the Italia Viva in Italy. Gozi was elected among the five French substitute MEPs who were to take the place of British MEPs after Brexit took effect. In the meantime, in late July he was appointed by the government of Édouard Philippe as chargé de mission on European affairs. For this choice he was criticized by Italian politicians, both by representatives of the right-wing government (Luigi Di Maio and Matteo Salvini) and by representatives of his own opposition party (Carlo Calenda). In October 2019, it was reported that Gozi also worked for Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat; according to Gozi, such consultancy ended when appointed by the French government. Following the controversy, he resigned from office with the French government. Gozi eventually took office as Member of the European Parliament in February 2020. In parliament, he has since been serving on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Since 2021, he has been part of the Parliament's delegation to the Conference on the Future of Europe. In May 2021 he was elected as Secretary General of the European Democratic Party. In addition to his committee assignments, Gozi is part of the Parliament's delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries. He is also a member of the Spinelli Group and the European Parliament Intergroup on LGBT Rights. Other activities European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR), Member Italy-India Association, President Spinelli Group, Member of the Steering Group References External links http://www.sandrogozi.it http://www.spinelligroup.eu 1968 births Living people People from Sogliano al Rubicone Democratic Party (Italy) politicians Recipients of the Ordre des Palmes Académiques Government ministers of Italy MEPs for France 2019–2024 Italia Viva politicians