Matteo Salvini
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Matteo Salvini
is an Italian
politician
and
Member of the European Parliament
for North-West region
with the Lega Nord from 2004 to 2006 as part of the Non-Inscrits
and now as a member of the Europe of Freedom and Democracy
Group.
He sat on
the European Parliament
's Committee on Culture and Education
,
and was a substitute for the
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
and a member of the
Delegation to the EU-Chile
Joint Parliamentary Committee. He stood down from the European Parliament in November 2006.
He was re-elected in 2009 as a member of the Europe of Freedom and Democracy
Group. He now sits on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and is a member of the Delegation for Relations with India, and the Delegation for Relations with the Korean Peninsula. He is a Substitute on the Committee on International Trade
and the Delegation for Relations with South Africa.
He has been a member of Movimento Giovani Padani, Lega Nord's youth movement, and now is deputy secretary of Lega Lombarda
, along with Marco Reguzzoni
. At the 1997 Padanian elections he was a candidate of the list Comunisti Padani (Padanian Communists).
is an Italian
Politics of Italy
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politician
Politician
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and
Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
for North-West region
with the Lega Nord from 2004 to 2006 as part of the Non-Inscrits
Non-Inscrits
Non-Inscrits are Members of the European Parliament who do not sit in one of the recognized political groups....
and now as a member of the Europe of Freedom and Democracy
Europe of Freedom and Democracy
Europe of Freedom and Democracy is a Eurosceptic political group in the European Parliament. Formed after the European parliamentary election in 2009, it is mostly made up of elements of the now defunct Independence/Democracy and Union for a Europe of Nations groups from the out-going...
Group.
He sat on
the European Parliament
European Parliament
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's Committee on Culture and Education
Committee on Culture and Education
The Committee on Culture and Education is a committee of the European Parliament.- Responsibilities of the Committee :This committee has focused on the well-being of all members of the human race and the increased opportunities for education in all countries of the European Union...
,
and was a substitute for the
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety is a committee of the European Parliament. It has 68 members and a secretariat of 10 administrators. Its chairman is...
and a member of the
Delegation to the EU-Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
Joint Parliamentary Committee. He stood down from the European Parliament in November 2006.
He was re-elected in 2009 as a member of the Europe of Freedom and Democracy
Europe of Freedom and Democracy
Europe of Freedom and Democracy is a Eurosceptic political group in the European Parliament. Formed after the European parliamentary election in 2009, it is mostly made up of elements of the now defunct Independence/Democracy and Union for a Europe of Nations groups from the out-going...
Group. He now sits on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and is a member of the Delegation for Relations with India, and the Delegation for Relations with the Korean Peninsula. He is a Substitute on the Committee on International Trade
Committee on International Trade
The Committee on International Trade INTA is a committee of the European Parliament.-External links:*...
and the Delegation for Relations with South Africa.
He has been a member of Movimento Giovani Padani, Lega Nord's youth movement, and now is deputy secretary of Lega Lombarda
Lega Lombarda
Lega Lombarda is a regionalist political party active in Lombardy. Led by Giancarlo Giorgetti, the party is the second largest in the region....
, along with Marco Reguzzoni
Marco Reguzzoni
Marco Giovanni Reguzzoni is an Italian politician and entrepreneur. He was President of Varese Province from 2002 to 12 February 2008. Today he is a member of the Italian Parliament as congressman....
. At the 1997 Padanian elections he was a candidate of the list Comunisti Padani (Padanian Communists).
Career
- since 1998: Lega Nord Provincial Secretary for Milan
- since 1993: Member of Milan City CouncilCity councilA city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
Controversies
- June 14, 2009: during a Lega Nord meeting in PontidaPontidaPontida is a comune in the Province of Bergamo in the Italian region of Lombardy, located about 40 km northeast of Milan and about 13 km northwest of Bergamo...
, he has been filmed while singing a song with the following lyrics (bare, literal translation from Italian): "Oh what a bad smell, even the dogs run away: Neapolitans are coming! Oh cholera transporters, oh earthquake victims... you've never used soap to wash yourselves" that is a well known soccer song among the Italian hooligans but it is a clearly racist and discriminating song.