Gianpaolo Dozzo

Dozzo in 2001

Gianpaolo Dozzo (2 October 1954 – 4 June 2024) was a Venetist politician and leading member of the Liga Veneta–Lega Nord.

Dozzo joined Liga Veneta in 1982, seven years before the foundation of Lega Nord, and was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1994.[1] He was then re-elected in 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2008, being one of the League's longest-serving MPs. Between 2001 and 2006 Dozzo was undersecretary of Agriculture in Berlusconi II and III Cabinets. In January 2012 Dozzo was appointed floor leader of the party in the Chamber,[2] the first Venetian in that role. He did not stand for re-election in 2013. Dozzo died on 4 June 2024, at the age of 69.[3]

  1. ^ "Gli Uomini: Giampaolo Dozzo". Lega Nord Liga Veneta. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Camera.it - XVI Legislatura - Deputati e Organi Parlamentari - Scheda deputato - DOZZO Gianpaolo". Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  3. ^ Gianpaolo Dozzo trovato morto a 69 anni: era stato sottosegretario della Lega (in Italian)