Leonardo Padrin (born 29 August 1959 in

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) is an Italian politician from

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. A long-time

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and member of

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, in 1995 he joined the

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and in 1998

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. Elected for the first time to

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, he was deputy-leader of Forza Italia's group from 2006 to 2007. A close ally of

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, Padrin was appointed under-secretary for the Council in

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. Re-elected for the third term in

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, he sat in the group of

The People of Freedom The People of Freedom ( it, Il Popolo della Libertà, PdL) was a centre-right political party in Italy. The PdL, launched by Silvio Berlusconi on 18 November 2007, was initially a federation of political parties, notably including Forza Italia a ...

. In 2015 Padrin, who had joined the new

in 2013, left for the

Tosi List for Veneto The Tosi List for Veneto ( it, Lista Tosi per il Veneto, LTV) was a centrist and regionalist political party in Veneto, Italy, named after its leader Flavio Tosi. The party emerged in March 2015 as a split from Liga Veneta– Lega Nord. Its mem ...

, but chose not stand for re-election.http://www.ilgiornaledivicenza.it/stories/Regione/1151624_padrin_strappo_con_fi_appogger_la_lista_tosi/

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Padrin, Leonardo Forza Italia politicians Living people 1955 births Members of the Regional Council of Veneto The People of Freedom politicians 21st-century Italian politicians