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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 | |
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Mayor of Treviso | |
In office 10 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 | |
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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]