Andrea Martella (born August 27, 1968, in

Portogruaro Portogruaro ( vec, Porto, fur, Puart) is a town and ''comune'' in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, northern Italy. The city is the centre of a district, made up of 11 ''comuni'', which form the Venezia Orientale with the San Donà di Pia ...

, Italy) is an Italian politician.

Biography

He was elected in 2001 to the

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, reconfirmed in 2006, 2008 and 2013 respectively. Martella was secretary of the

Democrats of the Left The Democrats of the Left ( it, Democratici di Sinistra, DS) was a social-democratic political party in Italy. The DS, successor of the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS) and the Italian Communist Party, was formed in 1998 upon the merger of t ...

provincial federation of

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. With the

he has taken on various positions at national level: in 2003 he was appointed Deputy Head of the Economics Department, in 2005 he was Coordinator of the Commission for the Electoral Program of the

and in 2006 Head of the Department for Productive Activities. With the birth of

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he became Coordinator for the constituent phase for the North National Head of the North in the Veltroni National Secretariat. Between 2008 and 2009 he held the role of Minister of Infrastructure and Transport in the shadow government of the

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. During the

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he was vice president of the PD group of Deputies and was also part of the Italian parliamentary delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly as well as being a member of the Chamber's commission for productive activities, trade and tourism. From September 16, 2019, he has held the position of

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of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers with responsibility for Information and Publishing.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Martella, Andrea Living people 1968 births People from Portogruaro Democratic Party (Italy) politicians Deputies of Legislature XIV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVII of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVIII of Italy