Livia Spera studied Labour sociology at the University 'La Sapienza' and then obtained a Master's in European Labour studies at the University of Milan and the University of Warwick. She joined the ETF in 2005 as a political assistant. In 2011, she became political secretary for the Dockers and Fisheries Sections, and in May 2019, she was nominated as ETF Acting General Secretary. In May 2022, she was elected as ETF General Secretary for a mandate of five years.
