Riccardo Fraccaro (born 13 January 1981) is an Italian politician, who served in the government of Italy as Minister for Parliamentary Relations and Direct Democracy in

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's first cabinet. He served as

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from 5 September 2019 to 13 February 2021.

Early life and education

Fraccaro was born in

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on 13 January 1981. He holds a bachelor's degree in international environmental law from the

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in 2011. He worked as an employee of an energy company.

Political career

He was elected Deputy for the first time in the

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; subsequently he was elected secretary of the Bureau of Presidency of the

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. In the 2018 general election he was candidate in the uninominal constituency of

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, but he placed third. He was nevertheless elected Deputy in the plurinominal constituency of Trentino-Alto Adige. On 1 June 2018 Fraccaro was appointed Minister for Parliamentary Relations and Direct Democracy of the

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. In September 2019, Fraccaro was appointed "cabinet undersecretary" (

) in the

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, after the failure of

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's vote of non-confidence. In November 2020, Fraccaro called for the cancellation by the

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(ECB) of "

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bought during the

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or perpetually extending their maturity." He also proposed a "green rule" that would exempt "public expenditures related to environmental investment from deficit calculations." Fraccaro said: "The ECB does not have an issue with debt - it can print as much money as it wants."

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fraccaro, Riccardo 21st-century Italian politicians 1981 births Politicians of Veneto People from Montebelluna University of Trento alumni Five Star Movement politicians Deputies of Legislature XVII of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVIII of Italy Government ministers of Italy Living people Conte I Cabinet