Giovanni Angelo Fontana (born 1 April 1944) is an Italian politician and lawyer.

Biography

Born in

Verona Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city municipality in the region and the second largest in nor ...

, Fontana graduated in law from the

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia The University of Modena and Reggio Emilia ( it, Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia), located in Modena and Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, is one of the oldest universities in Italy, founded in 1175, with a population of 20, ...

. He was elected for the first time in Parliament in 1972. He also served many times as Undersecretary to the Ministries of Public Works, Transport and Industry. On 28 June 1992, he was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in the first Amato government, but he resigned on 21 March 1993, the guarantee notice for handling stolen goods and violating the law on party financing. On 30 March 2012, the National Council of Christian Democracy, convened on the initiative of Clelio Darida and 48 other national councilors who held this role in 1994, elected Giovanni Angelo Fontana to the office of national secretary of the

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. The XIX Congress of the DC, held on 10 and 11 November 2012, confirmed Fontana as party secretary. In 2018 Fontana was succeeded by Renato Grassi as secretary of DC and he became President of National Council of the party.Renato Grassi è il segretario politico della Democrazia Cristiana
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External links

Personal website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Fontana, Gianni 1944 births Living people Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians Deputies of Legislature VI of Italy Deputies of Legislature VII of Italy Deputies of Legislature VIII of Italy Deputies of Legislature IX of Italy Senators of Legislature X of Italy Deputies of Legislature XI of Italy Politicians of Veneto