Armando Veneto (born 14 November 1935) is an Italian politician and lawyer.

Early life

Armando Veneto was born in

Aversa Aversa () is a city and ''comune'' in the Province of Caserta in Campania, southern Italy, about 24 km north of Naples. It is the centre of an agricultural district, the ''Agro Aversano'', producing wine and cheese (famous for the typical bu ...

on 14 November 1935. He has been president of the Criminal Chamber of

Palmi Palmi may refer to: People Given name Palmi is an Icelandic male given name. Notable people with this surname include: * Pálmi Gestsson (born 1957), Icelandic actor and voice actor * Pálmi Gunnarsson (born 1950), Icelandic musician * Pálmi Ha ...

and

mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well a ...

of this city from 1994 to 2001. In 1996 he was elected deputy for the centre-left coalition ( The Olive Tree) in the uninominal constituency of Palmi. He served also as Undersecretary at the Ministry of Finance from 1999 to 2001 In 2001 he joined the centrist project of European Democracy, but in 2001 he was not re-elected. In 2004 he joined the

UDEUR The Union of Democrats for Europe ( it, Unione Democratici per l'Europa, UDEUR), also known as UDEUR Populars (''Popolari UDEUR''), was a minor centrist, Christian-democratic political party in Italy. Led by Clemente Mastella, minister of Labour ...

and was a candidate in the

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for the Southern constituency, obtaining around 17,000 preferences. In May 2006 he joined the European Parliament, after the resignation of

Paolo Cirino Pomicino Paolo Cirino Pomicino (born 3 September 1939) is an Italian politician, who was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the 2006 Italian general election representing the Christian Democracy for the Autonomies. Biography Pomicino was born in Napl ...

(meanwhile elected to the Italian Parliament). In October 2007 he left the UDEUR and founded the "Moderate Movement for Democracy and Legality" and in September 2009 joined the Union of the Centre.

References

1935 births Living people People from Aversa Union of Democrats for Europe MEPs MEPs for Italy 2004–2009 Italian People's Party (1994) politicians European Democracy politicians Union of Democrats for Europe politicians 21st-century Italian politicians {{Calabria-politician-stub