Gian Marco Centinaio

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

Gian Marco Centinaio
Minister of Agriculture
In office
1 June 2018 – 5 September 2019
Prime MinisterGiuseppe Conte
Preceded byMaurizio Martina
Succeeded byTeresa Bellanova
Member of the Senate
Assumed office
15 March 2013
Personal details
Born (1971-10-31) 31 October 1971
Pavia, Lombardia, Italy
Political partyLega Nord
Alma materUniversity of Pavia
OccupationManager, politician

Biography

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

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.[3][4]

Italian Senate

A candidate in Lombardy with Lega Nord, he was elected to the Senate of Italy 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 September 27, 2017 Centinaio would become 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]

Gian Marco Centinaio legislature photo from 2013

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. Ceccarini, Luigi; Newell, James L. (2019-04-15). The Italian General Election of 2018: Italy in Uncharted Territory. Springer International Publishing. ISBN 978-3-030-13617-8.
  2. "Chi è Gian Marco Centinaio, ministro dell'Agricoltura del governo M5S-Lega". TPI (in Italian). 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  3. "Gian Marco Centinaio - Senatore". Corriere della Sera. 10 April 2013.
  4. "Chi sono". Gianmarcocentinaio.it. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  5. "Cirriculum Vitae on comune.pv.it". web.archive.org. 2013-11-10. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  6. "senato.it - Scheda di attività di Gian Marco CENTINAIO - XVII Legislatura". www.senato.it. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  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). 2014-07-08. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  9. Pennisi, Martina (2017-10-13). "Il capo dei senatori leghisti spinge la fake news su Boldrini: "Era solo uno scherzo"". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  10. "senato.it - Scheda di attività di Gian Marco CENTINAIO - XVIII Legislatura". www.senato.it. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  11. "Ceta, dopo lo stop di Centinaio alla ratifica si apre un fronte con la Ue". Repubblica.it (in Italian). 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2020-07-12.
  12. "Chi è Gian Marco Centinaio, ministro dell'Agricoltura del governo M5S-Lega". TPI (in Italian). 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
  13. "Ecco per quali squadre di calcio tifano i Ministri del Governo Lega-M5S". TPI (in Italian). 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2020-07-12.


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