Antonio De Poli (born 4 October 1960 in

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and former

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for

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with the

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, part of the European People's Party. In the EP he was vice-chair of the

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and its

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. He is also a member of the Delegation for relations with

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and a substitute for the Delegation for relations with the

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Biography

Antonio De Poli was born on 4 October 1960 in Vicenza and he took a high school certificate in

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subjects. He worked as employee at the State Railways, then he served as Mayor of Carmignano di Brenta from 1990 to 1995, as regional councillor of Veneto from 1995 to 2000 and as regional assessor for Social Policies from 2000 to 2004. He was elected MEP in the

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with the

. After the

2005 Venetian regional election The Venetian regional election of 2005 took place on 3–4 April 2005. Giancarlo Galan (Forza Italia, House of Freedoms) was re-elected for the third time in a row President of the Region, but the support for him was diminished by the presence o ...

he resigned as MEP to become again regional assessor for Social Policies. In the

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she was elected to the Senate for the Republic, while in the

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he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies. In the 2013 Italian general election he was again elected Senator into the centrist list

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. On 20 December 2016 Antonio De Poli has been appointed President of the Union of the Centre.Udc: De Poli eletto presidente del partito
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:De Poli 1960 births Living people People from Vicenza Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians Christian Democratic Centre politicians Union of the Centre (2002) politicians Senators of Legislature XV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy Senators of Legislature XVII of Italy Senators of Legislature XVIII of Italy Members of the Regional Council of Veneto Union of the Centre (2002) MEPs MEPs for Italy 2004–2009