Gian Paolo Gobbo
Italian politician
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Gian Paolo Gobbo (born 1 April 1949) is an Italian politician. He is the President of Liga Veneta, the "national" section of Lega Nord in Veneto.[1]
Preceded byGiancarlo Gentilini
Succeeded byGiovanni Manildo
Preceded byMatteo Salvini
BornGian Paolo Gobbo
1 April 1949
1 April 1949
Treviso, Italy
Gian Paolo Gobbo | |
|---|---|
Gobbo in 1999 | |
| 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 |
| Party | Lega Nord |
| 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]
