Gian Paolo Gobbo
Gian Paolo Gobbo (Treviso, 1 April 1949) is an Italian politician. He is the President of Liga Veneta, the "national" section of Lega Nord in Veneto.[1]
Gian Paolo Gobbo | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Treviso | |
| In office 9 June 2003 – 10 June 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Giancarlo Gentilini |
| Succeeded by | Giovanni Manildo |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 20 July 1999 – 22 June 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Matteo Salvini |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gian Paolo Gobbo 1 April 1949 Treviso, Italy |
| Political party | Lega Nord |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Gian Paolo Gobbo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Gian Paolo Gobbo 1 April 1949 |
| Occupation | politician |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
In 1978–1980 he was a founding member of Liga Veneta. In 1990 and 1995, he was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto[2] and was Vice President of Veneto from 1994 to 1995.
Gobbo was a member of the European Parliament for the Lega Nord from 1999 to 2004 and then, again, from 2006 to 2009.[3]
He was Mayor of Treviso from 2003 to 2013.[4]
In January 2010, Gobbo was indicted along with 35 other members of the Lega Nord on charges relating to an attempt to form an armed criminal gang during the late 1990s.[5]
References
- "I trent'anni della Lega. Dai pionieri di Recoaro al governo del Veneto - Corriere del Veneto". Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- Raixe Venete website Archived 4 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- "List of all current and former Members - MEPs - European Parliament". Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- "Comune di Treviso: Sindaco e Amministrazione Comunale". Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- La Stampa, 23 January 2010 Archived 30 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
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