Giuseppe Bortolussi is an Italian

Italy

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 politician from Veneto

Veneto

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In 1980 Bortolussi became director of the Mestre

Mestre

Mestre is a city part of the comune of Venice, in Veneto, northern Italy.The city is connected to Venice by a large rail and road bridge, called Ponte della Libertà ....

 section of Confartigianato, the largest Italian organization representing artisans and small entrepreneurs. He later became (and currently is) president of the section. From this position he gained national attention for his criticism of high taxes and bureaucracy.

Close to the Italian Communist Party

Italian Communist Party

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 in his youth, Bortolussi was appointed assessor of Commerce of Venice

Venice

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 by Mayor Massimo Cacciari

Massimo Cacciari

Massimo Cacciari is an Italian philosopher and politician.Born in Venice, Massimo Cacciari graduated in philosophy from the University of Padua , where he also received his doctorate, writing a thesis on Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Judgment." In 1985, he became professor of Aesthetics at the...

, but lasted only some months in that post. Cacciari again appointed Bortolussi assessor of Productive Activities in 2005 and this Bortolussi concluded his full five-year term. In 2010 Bortolussi was the centre-left candidate for President of Veneto

President of Veneto

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, but was defeated by Luca Zaia

Luca Zaia

Luca Zaia is an Italian Venetist politician, member of Liga Veneta–Lega Nord.Since March 2010 Zaia is President of Veneto...

by a landslide.