Stefano Cavedagna

Stefano Cavedagna (born 9 December 1989) is an Italian politician of Brothers of Italy who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024.

Early life and career Cavedagna was born in Bologna.

As a high school student, Cavedagna wrote an article critical of mass killings under communist regimes in the school newspaper, which was censored by the school's principal. After an article was written about the incident in il Resto del Carlino, he was approached by Galeazzo Bignami and joined the National Alliance's youth wing Youth Action. At the age of 19 he was elected city councilor of San Lazzaro di Savena, and became group leader of The People of Freedom in the council at the age of 20. He was appointed regional coordinator of Young Italy in Bologna in 2011, and in 2014 became regional coordinator of Young Italy in Emilia-Romagna. He resigned from the position in August 2019, and became national spokesperson of National Youth a few days later. In the 2021 Bologna municipal election he was elected to the Bologna City Council, where he served as group leader of Brothers of Italy until his election to the European Parliament.