Mario Catania | |
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Minister of Agriculture | |
In office 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 |
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Prime Minister | Mario Monti |
Preceded by | Francesco Saverio Romano |
Succeeded by | Nunzia De Girolamo |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 March 1952 |
Political party | Union of the Centre |
Other political affiliations |
Independent (until 2012) |
Mario Catania (born 5 March 1952) served as the Italian minister of agriculture under Prime Minister Mario Monti from November 2011 to 28 April 2013.
Mario Catania was born on 5 March 1952.
He was the head of department of European and international policies at the agriculture ministry. He was also part of the Italian Permanent Delegation to the EU in Brussels. In November 2011, he was appointed agriculture minister. He replaced Francesco Saverio Romano in the post.
In 2012, Catania joined Union of the Centre (UdC) and was elected deputy, on With Monti for Italy coalition's lists. Catania's term as agriculture minister ended on 28 April 2013 and Nunzia De Girolamo succeeded him in the post.