Flavio Zanonato

Flavio Zanonato
Member of the European Parliament
for North-East Italy
Assumed office
25 May 2014
Minister of Economic Development
In office
28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014
Prime Minister Enrico Letta
Preceded by Corrado Passera
Succeeded by Federica Guidi
Mayor of Padua
In office
27 June 2004 – 10 June 2013
Preceded by Giustina Destro
Succeeded by Massimo Bitonci
In office
6 June 1993 – 27 June 1999
Preceded by Paolo Giaretta
Succeeded by Giustina Destro
Personal details
Born (1950-07-24) 24 July 1950
Padua, Italy
Nationality Italian
Political party  Italian:
Democrats and Progressives
 EU:
Party of European Socialists
Spouse(s) Lella Zanonato
Children Alessandro Zanonato
Relatives Anna Zanonato (grand-daughter)

Flavio Zanonato (born 24 July 1950 in Padua) is an Italian politician. He is the former mayor of Padua.

Career

A long-time member of the Italian Communist Party and of its successor parties, he joined the Democratic Party.

After two terms as mayor of Padua (1993–1995, when he replaced Paolo Giaretta, and 1995–1999), he was defeated by Giustina Mistrello Destro in 1999. From 2000 to 2004 he was floor leader of the Democrats of the Left in the Regional Council of Veneto, where he was elected as the most voted regional deputy in the 2000 regional election.[1]

In 2004 Zanonato defeated incumbent Giustina Mistrello Destro and was elected for the third time Mayor of Padua with an absolute majority of 51.9% at the first round.[2]

In 2009 Zanonato defeated Marco Marin and was elected mayor of Padua for the fourth time in the second round run off winning 52% of the vote.[3]

Minister of Economic Development, 2013–2014

From April 2013 to February 2014 he was minister of economic development in the cabinet of Prime Minister Enrico Letta.[4]

Member of the European Parliament, 2014–present

Zanonato has been serving as Member of the European Parliament since the 2014 European elections. In Parliament, he is a member of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. In addition to his committee assignments, he serves as a member of the European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara[5] and the European Parliament Intergroup on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime).[6]

He joined the Article 1 – Democratic and Progressive Movement in 2017.

See also

  • Municipal elections in Padua

References

  1. ↑ Portale Unico - Un universo di informazioni
  2. ↑ "2004 Elections". La Repubblica. 2004. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "2009 Elections". Ministero dell'Interno. June 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  4. ↑ "Italy's new cabinet lineup". Xinhua. Rome. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  5. ↑ Members European Parliament Intergroup on Western Sahara.
  6. ↑ Members of the European Parliament on Integrity (Transparency, Anti-Corruption and Organized Crime) European Parliament.
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