Lorenzo Fontana
Disability | |
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In office 1 June 2018 – 10 July 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Giuseppe Conte |
Preceded by | Paolo Gentiloni (acting) |
Succeeded by | Alessandra Locatelli |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
Assumed office 23 March 2018 | |
Constituency | Veneto 2 (2018) Verona (2022) |
Member of the European Parliament | |
In office 7 June 2009 – 22 March 2018 | |
Constituency | North-East Italy |
Personal details | |
Born | Verona, Veneto, Italy | 10 April 1980
Political party | Lega (2017–present) |
Other political affiliations | Lega Nord (until 2020) |
Spouse | Emilia Caputo |
Children | 1 |
Alma mater | University 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
Early life
Lorenzo Fontana was born in
Fontana is married and has one daughter.
Political career
After being elected to
On 26 February 2016, he was appointed by Matteo Salvini as Deputy Federal Secretary of the League, a position that he held together with Giancarlo Giorgetti. On 8 July 2017, he became deputy mayor of Verona.[10] At the 2018 Italian general election, Fontana was elected to the Chamber of Deputies for the multi-member constituency of Veneto 2.[11] From April to August 2018, he served as one of the vice-presidents of the Chamber.[12]
On 1 June 2018, the League and the
On 10 July 2019, Fontana was appointed Italy's
President of the Chamber of Deputies
After the
In his inauguration speech, Fontana thanked President Sergio Mattarella and Pope Francis for their role in Italy's life and quoted several Catholic personalities, such as Saint Thomas Aquinas and Blessed Carlo Acutis.[28]
Political views
Fontana is widely considered an ultraconservative.[29][30][31] He calls himself a "
During his political career, Fontana built strong ties with
Works
In 2018, Fontana wrote with
Electoral history
Election | House | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
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2009 | European Parliament | North-East Italy | LN | 52,136 | Elected | |
2014 | European Parliament | North-East Italy | LN | 27,240 | Elected | |
2018 | Chamber of Deputies | Veneto 2 | Lega | –[a] | Elected | |
2022 | Chamber of Deputies | Veneto 2 – Verona | Lega | 132,554 | Elected |
- ^ Elected in a closed list proportional representation system
References
- ^ Fontana eletto presidente della Camera. ANSA
- ^ "XVIII Legislatura - Deputati e Organi - Scheda deputato - FONTANA Lorenzo". Camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ^ Bio
- ^ "Biografia - Lorenzo Fontana". Archived from the original on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Here is Italy's new cabinet in full". Thelocal.it. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Testi, Elena (2018-09-22). "«I gay istigati dal diavolo, l'aborto va abolito»: parla il consigliere spirituale di Lorenzo Fontana". L'Espresso (in Italian).
- ^ "Home - Deputati - Parlamento Europeo". Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Cerca un deputato - Deputati - Parlamento Europeo". Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ^ "RELAZIONE sul progetto di decisione di esecuzione del Consiglio che approva la conclusione da parte dell'Ufficio europeo di polizia (Europol) dell'accordo sulla cooperazione operativa e strategica tra la Bosnia-Erzegovina ed Europol - A8-0352/2015". Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Comune di Verona - Composizione e deleghe". Comune.verona.it. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Online, Redazione (3 May 2018). "Elezioni politiche 2018, tutti gli eletti in Veneto". Corriere del Veneto. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Lorenzo Fontana. Camera dei Deputati
- ^ "Governo Conte bis: ecco la lista completa dei ministri". Repubblica.it. 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Conte Bis, lunedì alle 11 dibattito fiducia alla Camera". Adnkronos (in Italian). Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Lorenzo Fontana ministro della Famiglia e disabilità: il leghista che combatte la "deriva nichilista" della società". Repubblica.it. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Chi è Fontana, il nuovo ministro della Famiglia e disabilità". Adnkronos.com. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Robins-Early, Nick (4 August 2018). "Far-Right Italian Cabinet Minister Calls For Repealing Anti-Fascism Law" – via Huff Post.
- ^ "Italian PM distances himself from anti-gay, anti-abortion event". The Guardian.
- ^ "Italy hands eurosceptic League minister the EU portfolio". Reuters. July 10, 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Follain, John; Totaro, Lorenzo (9 July 2019). "Italy's Salvini to Tap Veteran European Lawmaker as Minister". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Ultra-conservative Salvini ally takes over European Affairs job". The Local. July 10, 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Gautheret, Jérôme (25 September 2022). "The unstoppable rise of Giorgia Meloni, the new figurehead of the Italian radical right". Le Monde. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ Elezioni 2022, Camera dei Deputati – Collegio di Verona. Ministero dell'Interno
- ^ Lorenzo Fontana. Camera dei Deputati
- ^ Il discorso di Lorenzo Fontana nuovo presidente della Camera che elogia il Papa e ringrazia Bossi: "L'Italia non deve omologarsi". la Repubblica
- ^ "Outrage as Italy's lower house of parliament elects anti-LGBTQ speaker". The Local. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Italy parliament elects right-wing Fontana as new speaker". Wanted in Rome. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Fontana, discorso integrale del nuovo presidente della Camera: «La diversità è ricchezza»". Il Gazzettino (in Italian). 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Fontana, un fedelissimo di Salvini agli Affari Ue - Politica". Agenzia ANSA. July 10, 2019.
- ^ "I sentimenti anti-business iniziano ad allarmare l'economia italiana". www.ilfoglio.it.
- ^ "Chi è Fontana, il fedelissimo di Salvini nuovo ministro agli Affari Ue". Il Sole 24 ORE.
- ^ "Fontana, il ministro per la Famiglia contro aborto e coppie gay". 1 June 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Lorenzo Fontana: chi è il candidato presidente della Camera di Lega e Fdi, tra putinismo e pro-life. Open
- ^ "Fontana: "Famiglie gay? Mi attaccano perché sono cattolico". Ma Salvini lo stoppa: "Sue idee non in contratto"". Repubblica.it. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Lorenzo Fontana: "Famiglie gay non esistono. Più figli, meno aborti". Salvini: "Le sue idee non sono nel contratto di governo"". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 2 June 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Fontana, Definisce Schifezze le Coppie Gay: Marrazzo (Partito Gay) Rischio Democrazia e Diritti di Donne ed LGBT+". 14 October 2022.
- ^ Pennisi, Martina (6 January 2018). "Gay, quando il ministro della Famiglia diceva: "Vogliono dominarci"". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Lorenzo Fontana, l'amico dei nazisti veronesi che definiva Putin una 'luce'. Globalist
- ^ Lorenzo Fontana, il ministro della Famiglia ultracattolico che strizza l'occhio ai nazifascisti. la Repubblica
- ^ Herrera, Brenton (2022-10-15). "Italy: President of the Parliament Lorenzo Fontana who in 2016 "welcomed" the Golden Dawn conference". Fourals. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "la culla vuota della civiltà all'origine della crisi - Google Search". Google.it. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
External links
- Official website (in English)
- Personal profile of Lorenzo Fontana in the European Parliament's database of members