Laura Puppato

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Laura Puppato
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Personal details
Born (1957-02-17) 17 February 1957 (age 64)
Crocetta del Montello, Veneto, Italy
NationalityItalian
Political party Democratic Party
ProfessionPolitician, Businesswoman in the insurance sector, Trade unionist

Laura Puppato (born 17 February 1957, Crocetta del Montello) is an Italian politician.

Puppato became engaged in politics in the 1990s within local environmentalist groups and was elected mayor of Montebelluna in 2002. She proved a very popular centre-left mayor in a Lega Nord's stronghold and was re-elected in 2007. In the 2010 regional election she was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto and was appointed floor leader of her party. [1]

Puppato was a candidate in the 2012 centre-left primary election and came fourth (out of five competitors) with 2.6%. [2] In the 2013 general election she was elected to the Senate as Venetian head of the list.

She was candidate for Senator in 2018 and for MEP in 2019, but she has not been elected.

She considers herself a cattolica adulta ("adult Catholic"). [3]

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References

  1. "Consiglio Regionale Veneto - Il Consiglio". www.consiglioveneto.it. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  2. "Primarie centrosinistra, sarà ballottaggio: Bersani 44,6%, Renzi 36,9%, Vendola 14,4% (DIRETTA)". L’Huffington Post. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  3. "Primarie PD, c'è un'altra idea di mondo! – Laura Puppato" (in Italian). Retrieved 9 December 2013.