Franco Manzato

Franco Manzato
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office
23 March 2018
Personal details
Born (1966-05-19) 19 May 1966 (age 58)
Oderzo, Italy
Political partyLega Nord
Alma materCa' Foscari University
ProfessionPolitician, Business consultant

Franco Manzato (born 19 May 1966 in Oderzo) is a Venetist politician. He is a member of Liga Veneta–Lega Nord.

Biography

After a degree in philosophy, Manzato begun to work as consultant for small and medium-size enterprises and joined Liga Veneta in 1984, seven years before the foundation of Lega Nord. In the 2000 regional election he was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto. He was then re-elected in 2005 and was party leader in the Council from 2002 through 2008, when he became regional minister of Agriculture and Tourism in Galan III Government, replacing Luca Zaia.[1] Re-elected in 2010, he was appointed regional minister of Agriculture in Zaia I Government.[2]

In 2018 Manzato was elected to the Chamber of Deputies and he has been appointed Undersecretary for agricultural, food and forestry policies in the Conte Cabinet.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Consiglio Regionale Veneto - Il Consiglio". Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Consiglio Regionale Veneto - Il Consiglio". Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Franco Manzato – Sottosegretario per le Politiche Agricole alimentari e forestali". Il Post (in Italian). 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2023-09-20.