Elly Schlein

About Elly Schlein

Elena Ethel Schlein was born on 4 May 1985 in Lugano, Switzerland. She has a sister, Susanna, who is a diplomat by profession and a brother, Benjamin, who is a mathematician. Her father, Melvin Schlein, is an American academic and political scientist of Ashkenazi Jewish descent. Originally, her paternal grandfather's surname was Schleyen; after arriving at Ellis Island, he changed it to Schlein. Her paternal ancestors were from Zhovkva, now located in Ukraine, and her paternal grandmother, from whom she takes the middle name Ethel, was of Lithuanian origin.

Now she n is an Italian politician who has been serving as the secretary of the Democratic Party (PD) since 12 March 2023. She is a member of Italy's Chamber of Deputies and was previously the vice president of Emilia-Romagna and a member of the European Parliament. On 26 February 2023, she was elected as the new PD secretary with 54% of the vote, becoming the first woman to lead the party.

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