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'''Mario Mantovani''' (born on 28 July 1950 in [[Arconate]]) is an [[Politics of Italy|Italian]] [[politician]], [[Member of the European Parliament]] 1999-2009 for [[European Parliament Election, 2004 (Italy)#Seats|North-West]] with the [[Forza Italia]], part of the [[European People's Party]], Italian Senator and Vice-minister of Infrastructures and Transports since 2008. Since 2001, he is also mayor of the municipality of [[Arconate]]. |
'''Mario Mantovani''' (born on 28 July 1950 in [[Arconate]]) is an [[Politics of Italy|Italian]] [[politician]], [[Member of the European Parliament]] 1999-2009 for [[European Parliament Election, 2004 (Italy)#Seats|North-West]] with the [[Forza Italia]], part of the [[European People's Party]], Italian Senator and Vice-minister of Infrastructures and Transports since 2008. Since 2001, he is also mayor of the municipality of [[Arconate]]. On October 13, 2015, he was arrested in Milan, accused of corruption, bid-rigging, and misdirection of public funds for school construction and patients needing dialysis transport, between 2012 and 2014, while Vice President of [[Lombardy]].<ref>http://milano.corriere.it/notizie/cronaca/15_ottobre_13/tangenti-sanita-arrestato-l-ex-assessore-regionale-mantovani-82fbe9e2-717f-11e5-b015-f1d3b8f071aa.shtml</ref><ref>http://milano.repubblica.it/cronaca/2015/10/13/news/milano_tangenti_nella_sanita_arrestato_l_ex_assessore_mario_mantovani-124954376/</ref> |
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==Education== |
==Education== |
Revision as of 06:01, 14 October 2015
Mario Mantovani (born on 28 July 1950 in Arconate) is an Italian politician, Member of the European Parliament 1999-2009 for North-West with the Forza Italia, part of the European People's Party, Italian Senator and Vice-minister of Infrastructures and Transports since 2008. Since 2001, he is also mayor of the municipality of Arconate. On October 13, 2015, he was arrested in Milan, accused of corruption, bid-rigging, and misdirection of public funds for school construction and patients needing dialysis transport, between 2012 and 2014, while Vice President of Lombardy.[1][2]
Education
- 1975: Graduate in foreign languages and literature
Career
- 1969-1994: lecturer
- 1994-1999: businessman in the non-profit-making sector
- since 1996: Chairman of the 'Mantovani' Foundation
- In Forza Italia
- since 2001: national official responsible for social policies
- since 2003: national official responsible for the Electoral Office
- Member of the Regional Executive (1983-1988) and then Mayor (since 2001) of the municipality of Arconate
- 1999-2009: Member of the European Parliament (PPE)
- 2008: Senator
- 2008: Vice-minister of Infrastructures and Transports in the Berlusconi government
External links
- Personal profile of Mario Mantovani in the European Parliament's database of members
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in Italian)