title: Roberta Metsola
text: Roberta Metsola Tedesco Triccas (born 18 January 1979) is a Maltese politician. Metsola is the 17th and current President of the European Parliament since 2022. She is a Member of the European Parliament  (MEP) representing Malta since 2013. 
  
  On 11 January 2022, Metsola became the Acting President of the European Parliament after the death of David Sassoli. She was officially elected president on 18 January 2022 by the European Parliament, becoming the first Maltese person, youngest person at aged 43 and the first woman since 2002 to be elected to the presidency.
  
  References
  
  1979 births
  Living people
  MEPs for Malta
  Presidents of the European Parliament