Gian Marco Centinaio (born 31 October 1971) is an Italian politician for Lega, serving as Vice President of the Senate of the Republic. He served as Minister of Agriculture and Tourism in the Conte Cabinet from 1 June 2018 to September 2019.

Biography

Centinaio was born in

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, in the

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, on 31 October 1971. Centinaio received a

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degree from the

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in 1999.

Political career

In 2005, Centinaio was elected Municipal Councilor in his hometown, then, from 2009 to 2013, he was Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Tourism and Culture of the Municipality of Pavia.

Senate of the Republic

A candidate in

with

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, Centinaio was elected to the Senate of the Republic in February 2013 for the Legislature XVII of Italy. In July 2014 Centinaio was elected the floor leader of his party, replacing

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. On 27 September 2017, he was embroiled in a fake news dispute, sharing on his Facebook accusations that Laura Boldrini, then President of the Chamber, was involved in a

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scandal. Centinaio was reelected to the Senate as part of the Legislature XVIII of Italy in March 2018, retaining his position as floor leader. During this period Centinaio would oppose the ratification of the

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(CETA) between the EU and Canada.

Minister of Agriculture

Centinaio was appointed as Minister of Agriculture in June 2018 as part of the

Conte I Cabinet The first Conte government was the 65th government of the Italy, Italian Republic. It was led by Giuseppe Conte, an Independent (politician), independent, and it was in office from 1 June 2018 to 5 September 2019. The cabinet was formed by a co ...

. He left this office with the introduction of the

Conte II Cabinet The second Conte government was the 66th government of the Italian Republic and the second government led by Giuseppe Conte. The government was sworn in on 5 September 2019 to 13 February 2021. The government was supported by the anti-establis ...

in 2019.

Personal life

Centinaio is married and has a son. He is a fan of

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and enjoys motorcycling.

References

External links

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Senate bio of Centinaio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Centinaio, Gian Marco 1971 births Living people Members of the Senate of the Republic (Italy) Politicians from Pavia University of Pavia alumni Lega Nord politicians Members of the Italian Senate from Lombardy Ministers of agriculture of Italy Conte I Cabinet Senators of Legislature XVII of Italy Senators of Legislature XVIII of Italy Senators of Legislature XIX of Italy