Giorgio Carollo
is an Italian

Politics of Italy

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 politician

Politician

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He is a Member of the European Parliament

Member of the European Parliament

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 for North-East, elected with the Forza Italia

Forza Italia

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, part of the European People's Party

European People's Party

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 and sits on the European Parliament

European Parliament

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's Committee on Fisheries

Committee on Fisheries

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 and its Committee on Legal Affairs

Committee on Legal Affairs

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. He is a substitute for the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

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and the Committee on International Trade

Committee on International Trade

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A long-time member of Christian Democracy

Christian Democracy (Italy)

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, he later joined Forza Italia, of which he was regional coordinator for Veneto

Veneto

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 from 1998 to 2005.

In 2005, he left Forza Italia and formed his own political group, Veneto for the European People's Party

Veneto for the European People's Party

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. In the 2007 provincial election of Vicenza

Province of Vicenza

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, he is candidate for President with the support of parties both from the centre-left and the centre-right: Italy of Values

Italy of Values

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, UDEUR Populars, Liga Fronte Veneto

Liga Fronte Veneto

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, Christian Democracy, some citizen' lists and his own Veneto for the EPP, which is part of the majority supporting the regional government

Government of Veneto

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 of Giancarlo Galan

Giancarlo Galan

Giancarlo Galan is an Italian politician.After having been a Liberal activist in the Seventies and the Eighties, he was not active in politics until he joined Forza Italia since its foundation in 1994. In the same year he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies.In 1995 he ran successfully...

 in the Regional Council

Regional Council of Veneto

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External links

• Personal website