Maurizio Conte (born 22 September 1964 in
San Martino di Lupari
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San Martino di Lupari borders the following municipalities: Castelfranco Vene ...
) is a
Venetist politician from
Veneto
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Italy
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A member of Liga Veneta–Lega Nord since 1993, Conte was first elected to the Regional Council of Veneto in 2000 Venetian regional election, 2000. From 2001 to 2010 Conte was also secretary of the party for the Province of Padua. Re-elected for a third term to the Council in 2010 Venetian regional election, 2010, he was appointed regional minister of Environment in Zaia I Government.
In 2015 Conte left Liga Veneta in order to join the Tosi List for Veneto
and, in the 2015 Venetian regional election, following regional election, was re-elected to the Regional Council for the new party.
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Venetist politicians
1964 births
Living people
Lega Nord politicians
People from the Province of Padua
Members of the Regional Council of Veneto
21st-century Italian politicians