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Giovanni Fava (born in
Viadana Viadana may refer to:
Surname
* Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (c. 1560 – 1627), Italian composer, teacher, and Franciscan friar
* Gilberto Viadana (born 1973), Italian figure skater
Other
* Viadana, Lombardy, a town in the province of Mantua, Lom ...
on 8 May 1968) is an Italian politician of
Lega Nord
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, MP in the
Italian Chamber of Deputies
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from 28 April 2006 to 4 June 2013 and Mayor of
Pomponesco
Pomponesco ( Casalasco-Viadanese: ) is a ''comune'' in the Italian Province of Mantua. As of 2007, the estimated population of Pomponesco was 1,770.
The experimental musical artist Maurizio Bianchi
Maurizio Bianchi (born 4 December 1955 in Pompo ...
for two consecutive full terms from 22 November 1993 to 13 May 2001.
He is mostly known as Gianni Fava.
Biography
Giovanni Fava was born on 8 May 1968 in Viadana, but he lives with his family in
Pomponesco
Pomponesco ( Casalasco-Viadanese: ) is a ''comune'' in the Italian Province of Mantua. As of 2007, the estimated population of Pomponesco was 1,770.
The experimental musical artist Maurizio Bianchi
Maurizio Bianchi (born 4 December 1955 in Pompo ...
. He is also a businessman.
Career as politician
Elected as a member of ''Montecitorio'' (the
Italian Chamber of Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies ( it, Camera dei deputati) is the lower house of the bicameral Italian Parliament (the other being the Senate of the Republic). The two houses together form a perfect bicameral system, meaning they perform identical funct ...
) in the
2006 general election who took place on 9–10 April 2006, Giovanni Fava was proclaimed MP on 28 April 2006 (this term officially ended on 28 April 2008). Re-elected in the
2008 general election who took part on 13–14 April 2008, Fava was proclaimed MP on 29 April 2008 (this term officially ended on 14 March 2013). Re-elected also in the
2013 general election who took place on 24–25 February 2013, Fava was proclaimed MP on 5 March 2013 and officially started the new legislature on 15 March, but on 19 March Fava was nominated by
Roberto Maroni
Roberto Ernesto Maroni (; 15 March 1955 – 22 November 2022) was an Italian politician from Varese and a past President of Lombardy. He was the leader of the Northern League, a party seeking autonomy or independence for Northern Italy or Padan ...
(elected
President of Lombardy
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Election
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in the
2013 Regional election who took place on 24–25 February 2013, Maroni sworn in office on 18 march) as new Regional (Lombardy) minister of Agriculture: according to the Italian electoral law, within 3 months since the proclamation a politician must choose between the Regional politics (as
Regional Councilor or as
Regional Minister
In England, regional ministers were appointed from 2007 on a part-time basis as part of Her Majesty's Government. Each minister had other departmental responsibilities, as well as specific responsibilities for one of the English regions. Their stat ...
) and the National politics (as MP). Consequently, on 4 June 2013 (one day before the quarterly expiry date) Fava resigned from ''Montecitorio'' because he preferred the Regional politics and Fava's seat in Montecitorio passed to the former MP
Andrea Angelo Gibelli (that resigned on 5 June 2013 because he preferred the Regional politics and that seat in ''Montecitorio'' immediately passed to the Comunal Councilor of
San Rocco al Porto Guido Guidesi, for the first time elected MP. Guidesi was officially proclaimed MP on 5 June 2013). Fava in 1993–2001 was the Mayor of
Pomponesco
Pomponesco ( Casalasco-Viadanese: ) is a ''comune'' in the Italian Province of Mantua. As of 2007, the estimated population of Pomponesco was 1,770.
The experimental musical artist Maurizio Bianchi
Maurizio Bianchi (born 4 December 1955 in Pompo ...
. With the end of Maroni's Presidency, Fava in March 2018 left his office as Regional (Lombardy) minister of Agriculture.
Candidate as Federal Secretary of Lega Nord (2017)
Fava obtained national notoriety in Italy because he participated at the
2017 primary election of
Lega Nord
Lega Nord (; acronym: LN), whose complete name is (), is a right-wing, federalist, populist and conservative political party in Italy. In the run-up of the 2018 general election, the party was rebranded as (), without changing its official n ...
against
Matteo Salvini
Matteo Salvini (; born 9 March 1973) is an Italian politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport since 2022. He has been List of Federal ...
, the incumbent
Federal Secretary of Lega Nord: in the run-up of the
2017 leadership election Salvini was focused on becoming the Leader of the
centre-right
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and, possibly, changing the
LN's name by ditching "North".
Whil
Paolo Grimoldi
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People with the given name Paolo
Art
*Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter
*Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American s ...
(the regional secretary of
Lega Nord for Lombardy) chose not to run and
Roberto Maroni
Roberto Ernesto Maroni (; 15 March 1955 – 22 November 2022) was an Italian politician from Varese and a past President of Lombardy. He was the leader of the Northern League, a party seeking autonomy or independence for Northern Italy or Padan ...
(the President of Lombardy Region) maintained his neutrality), Fava (Lombard minister of Agriculture in the old social-democratic tradition) announced his bid aiming at representing the federalist/autonomist/separatist wings of the party.
Gianluca Pini
Gianluca is an Italian masculine given name. Its English translation is "John Luke" and it is often a shorter form of "Giovanni Luca".
* Gianluca Alfenoni (born 1996), Argentine footballer
*Gianluca Arrighi (born 1972), Italian writer
*Gianluca ...
, President of
Lega Nord Romagna
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, supported Fava: note that Fava's best results in this
LN primary (over 40% but under 45%) are only in Romagna.
Fava, who is anti-
prohibition of drugs
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While some drugs are illegal to possess, many governments regulate the ...
, pro-
civil union
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s for
same-sex couples
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, pro-
Atlanticism
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, and anti-
National Front ("
tis one of the most centralist and conservative blocs in Europe, what has it to do with us?"), recalled an old
LN activist saying "let's hurry up in making Padania, that I want to return voting the left" and added "this was the League and it has to be like this anew". Salvini accused Fava to be "too friend of
Berlusconi
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" and specially of "wanting to submit the
LN to
Forza Italia
Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...
".
This is a closed primary where all ordinary and militant members with at least 12 months of membership are reserved for 31 December 2016 and they also have the right to sign in support of "secretarial nominations", which they need a minimum of 1000 signatures to be able to apply. Each candidate must be registered for at least 10 years as ordinary and militant members of
LN: the only candidates for the post of Federal Secretary are those of
Matteo Salvini
Matteo Salvini (; born 9 March 1973) is an Italian politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Italian Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Minister of Infrastructure and Transport since 2022. He has been List of Federal ...
and Giovanni Fava, both of which exceed the minimum of 1000 signatures (precisely 6925 for Salvini and 1025 for Fava).
Umberto Bossi
Umberto Bossi (born 19 September 1941) is an Italian politician and former leader of Lega Nord (Northern League), a party seeking autonomy or independence for Northern Italy or Padania. He is married to the Sicilian Manuela Marrone, and has fou ...
, the founder of
LN, support Giovanni Fava and his plan of approach to
Forza Italia
Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...
and
Silvio Berlusconi
Silvio Berlusconi ( ; ; born 29 September 1936) is an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy in four governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies ...
from which the
Lega Nord
Lega Nord (; acronym: LN), whose complete name is (), is a right-wing, federalist, populist and conservative political party in Italy. In the run-up of the 2018 general election, the party was rebranded as (), without changing its official n ...
has gradually gone away (in favor of
Giorgia Meloni
Giorgia Meloni (; born 15 January 1977) is an Italian politician who has been serving as the Prime Minister of Italy since 22 October 2022, the first woman to hold this position. A member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2006, she has led the ...
's
Brothers of Italy
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) during Salvini's leadership since the
previous primary election of December 2013. Salvini was re-elected Federal Secretary by a landslide (82.7%) on 14 May. His re-election was ratified by the party's federal congress on 21 May in
Parma
Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...
.
References
External links
Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fava, Giovanni
1968 births
Living people
Politicians from the Province of Mantua
Lega Nord politicians
Deputies of Legislature XV of Italy
Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy
Deputies of Legislature XVII of Italy
Mayors of places in Lombardy