Flavio Zanonato (born 24 July 1950 in

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) is an

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politician. He is the former mayor of

Career

A long-time member of the

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and of its successor parties, he joined the Democratic Party. After two terms as mayor of Padua (1993–1995, when he replaced Paolo Giaretta, and 1995–1999), he was defeated by Giustina Mistrello Destro in 1999. From 2000 to 2004 he was floor leader of the

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in the

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, where he was elected as the most voted regional deputy in the 2000 regional election. In 2004 Zanonato defeated incumbent Giustina Mistrello Destro and was elected for the third time Mayor of Padua with an absolute majority of 51.9% at the first round. In 2009 Zanonato defeated Marco Marin and was elected mayor of Padua for the fourth time in the second round run off winning 52% of the vote. In March 2021, at the age of 70, Zanonato graduated in Philosophy at the

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Minister of Economic Development, 2013–2014

From April 2013 to February 2014 he was minister of economic development in the

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Member of the European Parliament, 2014–2019

Zanonato became a

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in the 2014 European elections. In Parliament, he was a member of the

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. In addition to his committee assignments, he served as a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on

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and the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime).Members of the European Parliament on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime)

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. He joined the

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in 2017.

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Official website
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Career

Minister of Economic Development, 2013–2014

Member of the European Parliament, 2014–2019

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