- Gian Paolo Gobbo
Infobox Prime Minister
name = Gian Paolo Gobbo
order =Member of the European Parliament
constituency = North-East
term_start =8 November 2006
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birth_date = Birth date and age|1949|4|1|df=y
birth_place =Treviso ,Italy
nationality = Italian
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party =Liga Veneta –Lega Nord Gian Paolo Gobbo (
Treviso ,1 April 1949 ) is a Venetist politician. He is the leader ofLiga Veneta .In 1978-1980 he was a founding member of Liga Veneta. Elected in 1990 to the
Regional Council of Veneto , he was Vice President of the Region from 1994 to 1995.He was national president of Liga Veneta from 1994 to 1998, when he replaced
Fabrizio Comencini as national secretary. He rebuilt Liga Veneta after the split caused by those, led by Comencini, who contestedUmberto Bossi 's leadership of Lega Nord and formedLiga Veneta Repubblica .Gobbo has been
member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2004 and then again since 2006.Since 2003 he is also Mayor of
Treviso .
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