Mario Oliverio (born 4 January 1953 in

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) is an Italian politician. From 2004 to 2012, he was president of the

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. He served as President of the

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region from 2014 to 2020. He is a member of the

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Biography

In 1980, at the age of 27, Oliverio was elected regional councilor of

on the PCI list. In 1985 he was re-elected member of the Regional Council and a year later he was appointed agriculture assessor of the first left-wing government in the Calabria region chaired by Francesco Principe. From 1990 to 1991 he served as mayor of

. Oliverio was also elected MP in the 1992, 1994, 1996 and 2001 general elections. From 2004 to 2014 he has served as President of the

. In 2014 he has been elected President of the Calabria region, with the 61.4% of the preferences.Calabria: risultati elezioni regionali 2014
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