Mario Catania
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| Mario Catania | |
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| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Mario Monti |
| Preceded by | Francesco Saverio Romano |
| Succeeded by | Nunzia De Girolamo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 March 1952 |
| Political party | Union of the Centre |
| Other political affiliations |
Independent (until 2012) |
Mario Catania (born 5 March 1952) served as the Italian minister of agriculture under Prime Minister Mario Monti from November 2011 to 28 April 2013.
Biography
Mario Catania was born on 5 March 1952.[1]
He was the head of department of European and international policies at the agriculture ministry.[2] He was also part of the Italian Permanent Delegation to the EU in Brussels.[3] In November 2011, he was appointed agriculture minister.[3][4] He replaced Francesco Saverio Romano in the post.[5]
In 2012, Catania joined Union of the Centre (UdC) and was elected deputy, on With Monti for Italy coalition's lists. Catania's term as agriculture minister ended on 28 April 2013 and Nunzia De Girolamo succeeded him in the post.[6]
References
- ↑ Government biography
- ↑ OECD webpage
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Francesca Giuliani (16 November 2011). "The Who's Who of the Monti Goverment". i-Italy. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ↑ "Italy's new government has minister name mix-up". The Telegraph. 1 December 2011. Retrieved 7 September 2013.
- ↑ "New Agro Minister sworn in despite president's reservations". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno. ANSA. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ↑ "New Italian agriculture minister appointed". AGRA. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
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