Giancarlo Galan
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| Giancarlo Galan | |
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| Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office March 23, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Sandro Bondi |
| Italian Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office April 16, 2010 – March 23, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Luca Zaia |
| Succeeded by | Francesco Saverio Romano |
| President of Veneto | |
| In office 1995–2010 |
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| Preceded by | Aldo Bottin |
| Succeeded by | Luca Zaia |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 September 1956 Padua, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Italian Liberal Party, Forza Italia, The People of Freedom |
| Residence | Padua |
Giancarlo Galan (Padua, 10 September 1956) is an Italian politician.[1]
After having been a Liberal activist in the Seventies and the Eighties[citation needed], he was not active in politics until he joined Forza Italia since its foundation in 1994. In the same year he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies.
In 1995 he ran successfully for the President of the Veneto Region. He was re-elected in 2000 and 2005. He was not re-candidated by Berlusconi's party in 2010, as the Region's presidency was deemed to go a Northern League politician.
He was Minister of Agriculture in Silvio Berlusconi's fourth cabinet since 16 April 2010 to 23 March 2011, filling the place vacated by Luca Zaia (Northern League), who had been elected president of the Veneto Region at his place. He is currently Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities.
[edit] References
- ^ Segatti, Paolo (2003-10). Italian politics: the second Berlusconi government. Berghahn Books. pp. 69–. ISBN 9781571816689. http://books.google.com/books?id=YoLEvf84GFkC&pg=PA69. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
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| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies Legislatures XII 1994 - 1995 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
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