Lorenzo Fontana

Lorenzo Fontana
Fontana in 2022
President of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
14 October 2022
Preceded byRoberto Fico
Minister of European Affairs
In office
10 July 2019 – 5 September 2019
Prime MinisterGiuseppe Conte
Preceded byPaolo Savona
Succeeded byVincenzo Amendola
Minister for Family and Disability
In office
1 June 2018 – 10 July 2019
Prime MinisterGiuseppe Conte
Preceded byPaolo Gentiloni (acting)
Succeeded byAlessandra Locatelli
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Assumed office
23 March 2018
ConstituencyVeneto 2 (2018)
Verona (2022)
Member of the European Parliament
In office
14 July 2009 – 22 March 2018
ConstituencyNorth-East Italy
Personal details
Born (1980-04-10) 10 April 1980 (age 44)
Verona, Veneto, Italy
Political partyLega (2017–present)
Other political
affiliations
Lega Nord (until 2020)
SpouseEmilia Caputo
Children1
Alma materUniversity of Padua
European University of Rome
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas

Lorenzo Fontana (born 10 April 1980) is an Italian politician and member of the League (Lega), who is serving as President of the Chamber of Deputies since 14 October 2022.[1]

Fontana served as Minister of European Affairs in the Conte I Cabinet. He previously served as Minister of Family and Disability from 1 June 2018 to 10 July 2019, and as Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies from 29 March to 1 June 2018.[2] He is also the Deputy Federal Secretary of Lega under the leadership of Matteo Salvini.

  1. ^ Fontana eletto presidente della Camera. ANSA
  2. ^ "XVIII Legislatura - Deputati e Organi - Scheda deputato - FONTANA Lorenzo". Camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-05-13.