Matteo Mauri (born 24 May 1970 in

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) is an

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politician. He is the Deputy Minister of the Interior in the

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. He was appointed Deputy Minister on 13 September 2019.

Biography

Election as deputy

On November 24, 2009 he was appointed as National Chairman of Infrastructure and Transport of the Democratic Party in the National Secretariat of the New Secretary

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. In the 2013 general elections he was elected deputy of the XVII legislature of the Italian Republic in the III Lombardia district for the Democratic Party. He succeeded

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and was appointed PD group leader in the Chamber as the new deputy group leader. Mauri became one of the founders of the ''Sinistra è Cambiamento'' currently led by the Minister of Agricultural Policies

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and

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who decided to vote for confidence in the Government on the

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by breaking with the PD minority of the Reformist Area against and having a position dialoguing with the Renzian majority. In 2018 he was re-elected Deputy.

References

Living people 1970 births Politicians from Milan Democratic Party (Italy) politicians Italia Viva politicians Deputies of Legislature XVII of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVIII of Italy {{Italy-politician-DemocraticPartyItaly-stub