Gian Paolo Gobbo
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| Gian Paolo Gobbo MEP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 8 November 2006 | |
| Constituency | North-East |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1949 Treviso, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Liga Veneta–Lega Nord |
Gian Paolo Gobbo (Treviso, 1 April 1949) is a Venetist politician. He is the President of Liga Veneta, the "national" section of Lega Nord in Veneto.[1]
In 1978–1980 he was a founding member of Liga Veneta. In 1990 and 1995, he was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto[2] and was Vice President of Veneto from 1994 to 1995.
Gobbo was a member of the European Parliament for the Lega Nord from 1999 to 2004 and then, again, from 2006 to 2009.[3]
Since 2008, he has been Mayor of Treviso.[4]
In January 2010, Gobbo was indicted along with 35 other members of the Lega Nord on charges relating to an attempt to form an armed criminal gang during the late 1990s[5]
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