Roberta Metsola MEP
President of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 January 2022 Acting: 11 January 2022 – 18 January 2022
Vice President	Othmar Karas
Preceded by	David Sassoli
First Vice President of the European Parliament
In office 12 November 2020 – 18 January 2022
President	David Sassoli
Preceded by	Mairead McGuinness
Succeeded by	Othmar Karas
Member of the European Parliament for Malta
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 April 2013
Preceded by	Simon Busuttil
Personal details
Born	Roberta Tedesco Triccas[1] (1979-01-18) 18 January 1979 (age 45) Saint Julian's, Malta
Citizenship	Maltese
Political party	Nationalist Party
Other political affiliations	European People's Party
Spouse(s)	Ukko Metsola ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	4
Education	University of Malta College of Europe

Roberta Metsola Tedesco Triccas (born 18 January 1979) is a Maltese politician.^[2] 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.^[3][4] 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.^[5] On July 16, 2024 Roberta Metsola was re-elected President of the European Parliament with the highest number of votes recorded for a candidate in the history of the institution.^[6]

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