Gian Marco Centinaio (born 31 October 1971) is an Italian politician for the

Lega Nord Lega Nord (; acronym: LN), whose complete name is (), is a right-wing, federalist, populist and conservative political party in Italy. In the run-up of the 2018 general election, the party was rebranded as (), without changing its official n ...

. He served as Minister of Agriculture and Tourism in the

Conte Cabinet The first Conte government was the 65th government of the Italian Republic. It was led by Giuseppe Conte, an independent, and it was in office from 1 June 2018 to 5 September 2019. The cabinet was formed by a coalition between the Five Star Mo ...

from 1 June 2018 to September 2019.

Biography

Centinaio was born in

Pavia Pavia (, , , ; la, Ticinum; Medieval Latin: ) is a town and comune of south-western Lombardy in northern Italy, south of Milan on the lower Ticino river near its confluence with the Po. It has a population of c. 73,086. The city was the capit ...

on October 31, 1971. Centinaio received a

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degree from the

University of Pavia The University of Pavia ( it, Università degli Studi di Pavia, UNIPV or ''Università di Pavia''; la, Alma Ticinensis Universitas) is a university located in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. There was evidence of teaching as early as 1361, making it one ...

in 1999.

Political career

In 2005 he was elected Municipal Councilor in his hometown, then, from 2009 to 2013, he was Deputy Mayor and Councillor for Tourism and Culture of the Municipality of Pavia.

Italian Senate

A candidate in

Lombardy Lombardy ( it, Lombardia, Lombard language, Lombard: ''Lombardia'' or ''Lumbardia' '') is an administrative regions of Italy, region of Italy that covers ; it is located in the northern-central part of the country and has a population of about 10 ...

with

, he was elected to the

Senate of Italy The Senate of the Republic ( it, Senato della Repubblica), or simply the Senate ( it, Senato), is the upper house of the bicameral Italian Parliament (the other being the Chamber of Deputies). The two houses together form a perfect bicameral sy ...

in February 2013 for the

Legislature XVII of Italy The Legislature XVII of Italy ( it, XVII Legislatura della Repubblica Italiana) started on 15 March 2013 and ended on 22 March 2018. Its composition was the one resulting from the general election of 24–25 February 2013, called after the disso ...

. In July 2014 Centinaio was elected the floor leader of his party, replacing

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. On September 27, 2017, Centinaio would become embroiled in a fake news dispute, sharing on his Facebook accusations that

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, then President of the Chamber, was involved in a

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scandal.

Centinaio was reelected to the Senate as part of the

Legislature XVIII of Italy The Legislature XVIII of Italy ( it, XVIII Legislatura della Repubblica Italiana) started on 23 March 2018 and ended on 12 October 2022. The composition of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate is the one resulting from the 4 March 2018 elec ...

in March 2018, retaining his position as floor leader. During this period Centinaio would oppose the ratification of the

Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is a free-trade agreement between Canada and the European Union and its member states. It has been provisionally applied, thus removing 98% of the preexisting tariffs between the two parts. ...

(CETA) between the EU and Canada.

Minister of Agriculture

Centinaio was appointed as

Minister of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...

in June 2018 as part of the

Conte I Cabinet The first Conte government was the 65th government of the Italian Republic. It was led by Giuseppe Conte, an independent, and it was in office from 1 June 2018 to 5 September 2019. The cabinet was formed by a coalition between the Five Star Mov ...

. He left this office with the introduction of the

Conte II Cabinet The second Conte government was the 66th government of the Italian Republic and the second government led by Giuseppe Conte. The government was sworn in on 5 September 2019 to 13 February 2021. The government was supported by the anti-establish ...

in 2019.

Personal life

Centinaio is married and has a son. He is a fan of

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and enjoys motorcycling.

References

External links

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Senate bio of Centinaio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Centinaio, Gian Marco 1971 births Living people Members of the Senate of the Republic (Italy) Politicians from Pavia University of Pavia alumni Lega Nord politicians Members of the Italian Senate from Lombardy Agriculture ministers of Italy Conte I Cabinet Senators of Legislature XVII of Italy Senators of Legislature XVIII of Italy