Massimo Calearo

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Massimo Calearo Ciman (born 23 November 1955 in Vicenza) is an Italian entrepreneur and former politician from Veneto. Chairman of Calearo Antenne spa, the family company producing antennas. [1] Before entering politics he held several leadership roles within Confindustria , at local and national level. Despite being a liberal-conservative, at the 2008 general election Calearo headed the list of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD) and was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies. However he soon found that the party was too left-wing for him and in November 2009 took part to the foundation of Alliance for Italy (ApI) with Francesco Rutelli.[ citation needed ]

After having launched Alliance for Veneto (ApV) in April 2010, [2] in September Calearo left ApI in order to support Silvio Berlusconi's government. [3]

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References

  1. "Imprenditori innovatori: Massimo Calearo Ciman ed Antenne Calearo Spa". 15 July 2016.
  2. "Calearo fa il leghista bianco. "Lancio Alleanza per il Veneto" » Rassegna stampa ApI Veneto". Alleanzaperlitalia-veneto.it. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
  3. "Calearo lascia Rutelli "Da bolscevichi nel Pd minacce di morte"". Archiviostorico.corriere.it. 24 December 2009. Retrieved 13 June 2011.