Carlo Nordio (born 6 February 1947) is an Italian

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, former

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and

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, who is serving as

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since 22 October 2022, in the government of

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. In

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, he was the candidate of

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for

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. In

he was elected to the

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Professional career

Nordio was born in Treviso, in the

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region, in 1947. He became a

in 1977, and was later appointed deputy prosecutor of

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. In the 1980s, he led investigations on the Venetian

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. In the early 1990s, Nordio was among the protagonists of the famous ''

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'' investigation. During his later career, he was a consultant to the Parliamentary Commission for Terrorism and chairman of the Ministerial Commission for the reform of the penal code. Nordio served as deputy prosecutor of Venice until his retirement in 2017, dealing with economic crimes, corruption and medical liability. After his retirement, he collaborated with numerous legal journals and newspapers including ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Since 5 December 2018, he has been a member of the Board of Directors of the

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Onlus Foundation.

Political career

On 24 January 2022,

's leader

proposed Nordio as her candidate in the

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. Nordio rejected the candidacy, citing lack of political experience. However, he was confirmed as a possible candidate of the

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on the following day. On 29 January, Brothers of Italy voted him when all the other main parties proposed a re-election of incumbent president

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. On the occasion of the 2022 referendum on justice, he promoted the reasons for the yes, joining, as one of its major exponents, the Committee for the yes. In the early political elections of 25 September 2022 he was a candidate for the

in the single-member constituency of

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for the

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and as the leader of the

in the multi-member Veneto. Nordio was elected in the uninominal with 56.2%. On 22 October 2022, Nordio was appointed

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in the government led by Giorgia Meloni, who became the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of Italy.

Political positions

He considers himself a

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, a pro-Europeanist and an

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. In 1967 he joined the

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, but had to leave the party upon becoming a magistrate. He has expressed strong admiration for

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Electoral history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nordio, Carlo 1947 births Living people People from Treviso Italian magistrates Italian prosecutors Candidates for President of Italy University of Padua alumni 20th-century Italian lawyers 21st-century Italian lawyers Deputies of Legislature XIX of Italy Italian Ministers of Justice Meloni Cabinet