Maria Badia i Cutchet

Maria Badia i Cutchet (13 May 1947 – 28 March 2026) was a Spanish politician from Catalonia who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 2004 until 2014. She was a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), part of the Socialist Group.

In parliament, Badia served on the European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education and the Committee on International Trade.

In addition to her committee assignments, Badia was a member of the Delegation for relations with the United States and a substitute for the Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, and the Industry, Research, and Energy committee.

Early life and education Cutchet was born in Sant Quirze del Vallès, Province of Barcelona on 13 May 1947. She studied English Philology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

From 1985 until 1994, she served as the coordinator for the First Socialists' Party of Catalonia (PSC)-PSOE Secretariat.