Giorgio Orsoni (born 29 August 1946) is an Italian lawyer, politician and a former

mayor of Venice The mayor of Venice (Italian: ''sindaco di Venezia'') is an elected politician who, along with the Venice City Council of 36 members, is accountable for the strategic government of the municipality of Venice, Veneto, Italy. The current office hol ...

Biography

Orsoni has been a lawyer by profession since 1972 and is Professor of administrative law at the University Ca 'Foscari of Venice. He has also been chairman of the ''Bar of Venice'' and president of the ''Union of Councils Triveneta Order''. From 1997 to 2003, he was the president of ''SAVE Engineering SpA Engineering Company Marco Polo Airport'' in Venice. From 2000 to 2003 was also a director of the

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. In the elections of 2010, he was elected mayor of Venice at the head of a coalition of center-left in the first round defeating Minister

Renato Brunetta Renato Brunetta (born 15 May 1950) is an Italian economist and politician. He was the Minister of Public Administration and Innovation from 8 May 2008 to 16 November 2011 in the Berlusconi government, and he is, once again, the minister for Pu ...

, the candidate of the center-right. According to ''The Times'', Brunetta had been strongly favored to win the election.

Controversies

Orsoni was placed under house arrest on 4 June 2014 on accusations of alleged violation of the law on Parties' financing. After confessing and reaching a plea deal with prosecutors Orsoni was allowed to end house arres

References

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