Franco Manzato

Franco Manzato (Oderzo, 19 May 1966) is a Venetist politician. He is a member of Liga Veneta–Lega Nord.

Biography

After a degree in philosophy, Manzato begun to work as consultant for small and medium-size enterprises and joined Liga Veneta in 1984, seven years before the foundation of Lega Nord. In the 2000 regional election he was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto. He was then re-elected in 2005 and was party leader in the Council since 2002 until 2008, when he became regional minister of Agriculture and Tourism in Galan III Government in place of Luca Zaia.^[1]

Re-elected in 2010, he is currently regional minister of Agriculture in Zaia I Government.^[2]

References

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