Sergio Berlato (born 27 July 1959 in

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) is an Italian politician from

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Biography

A long-time representative of the

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' lobby, in the 1990 regional election Berlato was elected to the

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for the Hunting Fishing Environment list (''Lista Caccia Pesca Ambiente''), which under his leadership gained 1.5% of the votes and 1 seat in

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. Between 1994 and 1995 he also served as regional minister in the

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led by

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. Re-elected in

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for National Alliance (''Alleanza Nazionale'') as regional councilor from the Vicenza's constituency, Berlato was appointed Minister of Agricolture in Galan I Government until 19 July 1999 when he resigned because in June 1999 he became MEP for the first time. In

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2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

and

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Berlato was thrice elected to the

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(for National Alliance in 1999 and 2004, for its successor

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in 2009). In the EP Berlato was member of the ''

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''. He was also a substitute of the '' Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety'', a member of the ''Delegation for relations with

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and

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'' and a substitute of the ''Delegation for relations with People's China''. In late 2013 when

(''Il Popolo della Libertà'') was dissolved Berlato became a member of

Forza Italia Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...

, but after some disputes with Berlusconi he left the party in 2014 and he run for re-election in the 2014 EP election with the

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(''Fratelli d'Italia''), but that party failed to pass the 4.00% electoral threshold at national level and Berlato lose his seat. In

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Berlato returned with

to the Regional Council after 16 years. In the 2019 EP election he was candidate for

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with the Meloni's party associated with

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(ECR), but Berlato took his seat only after

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Berlato, Sergio 1959 births Living people People from Vicenza The People of Freedom MEPs National Alliance (Italy) MEPs MEPs for Italy 2019–2024 MEPs for Italy 2009–2014 MEPs for Italy 2004–2009 MEPs for Italy 1999–2004 Members of the Regional Council of Veneto National Alliance (Italy) politicians The People of Freedom politicians Forza Italia (2013) politicians Brothers of Italy politicians