Giancarlo Galan
| Giancarlo Galan | |
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| 7th President of Veneto | |
| In office 23 April 1995 – 21 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Franco Frigo |
| Succeeded by | Luca Zaia |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 16 April 2010 – 23 March 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Preceded by | Luca Zaia |
| Succeeded by | Francesco Saverio Romano |
| Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities | |
| In office 23 March 2011 – 16 November 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Silvio Berlusconi |
| Preceded by | Sandro Bondi |
| Succeeded by | Lorenzo Ornaghi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 September 1956 Padua, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Forza Italia (2013–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Italian Liberal Party (1973–1994) Forza Italia (1994–2009) The People of Freedom (2009–2013) |
| Residence | Padua |
Giancarlo Galan (Padua, 10 September 1956) is an Italian politician.[1]
Political career
After having been a Liberal activist in the 1970s and the 1980s, 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 also served as Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities. On 4 June 2014 Venice Magistracy requested the Parliament for authorization to proceed against Galan for bribery, extortion and money laundering in the framework of the inquiry about the MOSE_Project.[2]On 21 June 2014 the Parliament approved the request and Galan was conducted to the Opera prison in Milan.[3]
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- ↑ Segatti, Paolo (October 2003). Italian politics: the second Berlusconi government. Berghahn Books. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-57181-668-9. Retrieved 9 August 2011.
- ↑ http://www.corriere.it/cronache/14_giugno_04/appalti-mose-arrestato-sindaco-venezia-giorgio-orsoni-6350b3d4-ebac-11e3-85b9-deaea8396e18.shtml
- ↑ http://mattinopadova.gelocal.it/cronaca/2014/07/22/news/galan-e-il-giorno-del-giudizio-oggi-la-camera-vota-l-arresto-1.9637928
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| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies XII Legislature 1994–1995 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies XVII Legislature 2013– |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Member of the Italian Senate XV Legislature 2006 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Member of the Italian Senate XVI Legislature 2008 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded by Sandro Bondi |
Italian Minister of Culture 2011 |
Succeeded by Lorenzo Ornaghi |
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