Mario Mantovani

Mario Mantovani (born on 28 July 1950 in Arconate) is an Italian politician, Member of the European Parliament 1999-2009 for North-West with the Forza Italia, part of the European People's Party, Italian Senator and Vice-minister of Infrastructures and Transports since 2008. Since 2001 he is also mayor of the municipality of Arconate

Education

• 1975: Graduate in foreign languages and literature

Career

• 1969-1994: lecturer
• 1994-1999: businessman in the non-profit-making sector
• since 1996: Chairman of the 'Mantovani' Foundation
• In Forza Italia
• since 2001: national official responsible for social policies
• since 2003: national official responsible for the Electoral Office
• Member of the Regional Executive (1983-1988) and then Mayor (since 2001) of the municipality of Arconate
• 1999-2009: Member of the European Parliament (PPE)
• 2008: Senator
• 2008: Vice-minister of Infrastructures and Transports in the Berlusconi government

External links

• European Parliament biography of Mario Mantovani (incl. Speeches, Questions and Motions)
• Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (Italian)

European Parliament
Preceded by Title jointly held	Member of Parliament 1999 – 2008	Succeeded by Title jointly held
Italian Senate
Preceded by Title jointly held	Senator 2008 – present	Succeeded by Title jointly held
Political offices
Preceded by Piercarlo Maggiolini	Mayor of Arconate 2001 – present	Incumbent
Preceded by Tommaso Casillo, Luigi Meduri Infrastructures Andrea Annunziata, Raffaele Gentile Transports	Undersecretary to the Italian Minister of Infrastructures 2008 – present Served alongside: Roberto Castelli, Bartolomeo Giachino, Giuseppe Maria Reina	Incumbent