The Regional Government of Veneto (Giunta Regionale del Veneto) is the executive of Veneto, one of the twenty regions of Italy. The Regional Government, which has its seat at Palazzo Balbi on the Grand Canal, is led by the President of Veneto, who is elected for a five-year term, and composed of the President and ten Ministers (Assessori), including a Vice President.
Current composition
editThe current regional government has been in office since 16 October 2020, under the leadership of President Luca Zaia of Liga Veneta–Lega, after his re-election in the 2020 Venetian regional election.
Office | Name | Party | |
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President | Luca Zaia | Liga Veneta | |
Vice President | Elisa De Berti | Liga Veneta | |
Minister of Legal Affairs, Public Works, Infrastructures and Transports | Elisa De Berti | Liga Veneta | |
Minister of Planning, Budget, Patrimony and Local Government | Francesco Calzavara | Liga Veneta | |
Minister of Health, Social Affairs and Social Programs | Manuela Lanzarin | Liga Veneta | |
Minister of Economic Development, Energy and Special Status for Venice | Roberto Marcato | Liga Veneta | |
Minister of EU Programs, Agriculture, Tourism and International Trade | Federico Caner | Liga Veneta | |
Minister Minister of Education, Formation, Labour and Equal Opportunities | Elena Donazzan (until July 2024) | Brothers of Italy | |
Valeria Mantovan (since September 2024) | Brothers of Italy | ||
Minister of Environment, Climate and Civil Protection | Gianpaolo Bottacin | Liga Veneta | |
Minister of Culture, City Planning, Security, Hunting and Fishing | Cristiano Corazzari | Liga Veneta |
List of previous governments
editLuca Zaia is the ninth President of Veneto. His predecessor Giancarlo Galan (1995–2010) has been the longest-serving President so far. Since direct election of the President was introduced in 1995-2000, Venetian politics has become far more stable and governments generally last for a full term of five years.
Source: Region of Veneto
- ^ The PSDI joined the government in 1981.
- ^ The PDS succeeded to the PCI in 1991.
- ^ The PPI succeeded to the DC in 1994.
- ^ Some members of the disbanded DC formed FI in 1994.
- ^ The regional councillors of the CDU were elected from a joint list with FI.
- ^ a b The CDU and the CCD were merged into the UDC in 2002.
- ^ a b FI and AN were merged into the PdL in 2009.
- ^ The PdL was disbanded in 2013; its members joined either FI or the NCD. Vice President Marino Zorzato joined the NCD.
- ^ The party's sole regional minister, Elena Donazzan left in 2018 and joined FdI in 2019.