Gian Marco Centinaio

Gian Marco Centinaio
Vice President of the Senate of the Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office
19 October 2022
Minister of Agriculture
In office
1 June 2018 – 5 September 2019
Prime MinisterGiuseppe Conte
Preceded byMaurizio Martina
Succeeded byTeresa Bellanova
Member of the Senate of the Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 March 2013
Personal details
Born (1971-10-31) 31 October 1971 (age 53)
Pavia, Italy
Political partyLega
Other political
affiliations		Lega Nord
Alma materUniversity of Pavia
OccupationManager, politician

Gian Marco Centinaio (born 31 October 1971) is an Italian politician for Lega, serving as Vice President of the Senate of the Republic. He served as Minister of Agriculture and Tourism in the Conte Cabinet from 1 June 2018 to September 2019.[1]

Biography

Centinaio was born in Pavia, in the Italian region of Lombardy, on 31 October 1971.[2] Centinaio received a Political Science degree from the University of Pavia in 1999.[3][4][5]

Political career

In 2005, Centinaio 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.[3][4]

Senate of the Republic

A candidate in Lombardy with Lega Nord, Centinaio was elected to the Senate of the Republic in February 2013 for the Legislature XVII of Italy.[2][3][4][6][7] In July 2014 Centinaio was elected the floor leader of his party, replacing Massimo Bitonci.[8] On 27 September 2017, he was embroiled in a fake news dispute, sharing on his Facebook accusations that Laura Boldrini, then President of the Chamber, was involved in a nepotistic scandal.[9]

Centinaio was reelected to the Senate as part of the Legislature XVIII of Italy in March 2018, retaining his position as floor leader.[10] During this period Centinaio would oppose the ratification of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) between the EU and Canada.[11]

Minister of Agriculture

Centinaio was appointed as Minister of Agriculture in June 2018 as part of the Conte I Cabinet.[1][12] He left this office with the introduction of the Conte II Cabinet in 2019.

Personal life

Centinaio is married and has a son. He is a fan of Parma Calcio 1913 and enjoys motorcycling.[2][13]

References

  1. ^ a b Ceccarini, Luigi; Newell, James L. (15 April 2019). The Italian General Election of 2018: Italy in Uncharted Territory. Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-030-13617-8.
  2. ^ a b c "Chi è Gian Marco Centinaio, ministro dell'Agricoltura del governo M5S-Lega". TPI (in Italian). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Gian Marco Centinaio - Senatore". Corriere della Sera. 10 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b c "Chi sono". Gianmarcocentinaio.it. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  5. ^ "Cirriculum Vitae on comune.pv.it". 10 November 2013. Archived from the original on 10 November 2013. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. ^ "senato.it - Scheda di attività di Gian Marco CENTINAIO - XVII Legislatura". www.senato.it. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  7. ^ Giangrande, Antonio. L'Aquila e l'Abruzzo: Quello che non si osa dire (in Italian). Antonio Giangrande.
  8. ^ "Centinaio diventa capogruppo della Lega in Senato". La Provincia Pavese (in Italian). 8 July 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  9. ^ Pennisi, Martina (13 October 2017). "Il capo dei senatori leghisti spinge la fake news su Boldrini: "Era solo uno scherzo"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  10. ^ "senato.it - Scheda di attività di Gian Marco CENTINAIO - XVIII Legislatura". www.senato.it. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  11. ^ "Ceta, dopo lo stop di Centinaio alla ratifica si apre un fronte con la Ue". Repubblica.it (in Italian). 15 June 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Chi è Gian Marco Centinaio, ministro dell'Agricoltura del governo M5S-Lega". TPI (in Italian). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  13. ^ "Ecco per quali squadre di calcio tifano i Ministri del Governo Lega-M5S". TPI (in Italian). 1 June 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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