Domenico Comino (born 27 September 1955) is an Italian politician, who served as the minister of European affairs and state minister in the mid-1990s.

Biography

Comino was born in Morozzo on 27 September 1955. He is one of the former leaders of

Lega Nord Lega Nord (LN; ), whose complete name is (), is a right-wing politics, right-wing, federalism, federalist, populism, populist and conservatism, conservative list of political parties in Italy, political party in Italy. In the run-up to the 201 ...

. He served as state minister for the EU relations in the first cabinet of

Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi ( ; ; 29 September 193612 June 2023) was an Italian Media proprietor, media tycoon and politician who served as the prime minister of Italy in three governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a mem ...

in 1994. Comino was one of the five Lega members in the cabinet who resigned from office in December 1994 in order to vote against Berlusconi in the censure motion. Comino served in the

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for three successive periods between 1992 and 1997. Until 1999 he was the Lega Nord's president of the Piedmont region. In 1999, he was expelled from Lega Nord and joined an electoral alliance with Forza Italia.

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* 1955 births Deputies of Legislature XI of Italy Deputies of Legislature XII of Italy Deputies of Legislature XIII of Italy Government ministers of Italy Lega Nord politicians Living people People from the Province of Cuneo Politicians of Piedmont University of Turin alumni {{Piedmont-politician-stub