Roberto Menia (born 3 December 1961 in

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, Veneto) is an Italian politician.

Biography

Roberto Menia has a law degree and he is a publicist journalist. Son of an istrian exile of

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, who moved to

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after the war, Menia began his political activity in the youth organization of the

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, under the leadership of

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. In 1994 Menia was elected for the first time to the Chamber of Deputies and he was re-confirmed as deputy until 2013. In 2004 Menia was the first promoter of the law which established 10 February as Day of Remembrance dedicated to the martyrs of

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. On 12 May 2008 he was appointed Undersecretary for the Environment in the

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. On 21 March 2009, in the last Congress of National Alliance, Menia was the only one to vote against the dissolution of the party and its merge into

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. In 2010, he left the PdL and he resigned as Undersecretary to follow

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into his new party,

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. In the

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he was again placed as a candidate in the list of FLI, but the party didn't pass the electoral threshold and he wasn't re-elected. After the electoral failure, Fini resigned as President of FLI and Menia was appointed Regent Coordinator of the party.Fli accetta le dimissioni di Fini. A Menia le redini della riorganizzazione politica
/ref> In 2017, Menia was appointed Deputy Secretary of the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Menia, Roberto 1961 births Living people People from the Province of Belluno Italian Social Movement politicians National Alliance (Italy) politicians The People of Freedom politicians Future and Freedom politicians National Action (Italy) politicians National Movement for Sovereignty politicians Deputies of Legislature XII of Italy Deputies of Legislature XIII of Italy Deputies of Legislature XIV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy University of Trieste alumni