Silvana Koch-Mehrin

Silvana Koch-Mehrin is the Founder of the Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP), the global network of female Parliamentarians. The mission of WIP is to advance society by unleashing the potential of women for leadership. Silvana has been a Member of the European Parliament 2004-2014. From 2009 to 2011 she was Vice-President of the European Parliament, and from 2004 to 2009 she was First Vice-President of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE).