Fabio Gava is an Italian

Italy

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 politician.

A member of the Italian Liberal Party

Italian Liberal Party

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 (PLI) since 1967, he joined Forza Italia

Forza Italia

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 (FI) in 1993 following his long-time friend Giancarlo Galan

Giancarlo Galan

Giancarlo Galan is an Italian politician.After having been a Liberal activist in the Seventies and the Eighties, he was not active in politics until he joined Forza Italia since its foundation in 1994. In the same year he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies.In 1995 he ran successfully...

. Elected to the Regional Council of Veneto

Regional Council of Veneto

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 in 1995, he was floor leader of Forza Italia and regional minister of Budget in Galan I Government

Galan I Government

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. Between 2000 and 2005 he was Vice President of the Region and Health minister in Galan II Government

Galan II Government

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. From 2005 through 2008 he was minister of Economics in Galan III Government

Galan III Government

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At the 2008 general election

Italian general election, 2008 (Veneto)

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 Gava was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies

Italian Chamber of Deputies

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 for The People of Freedom

The People of Freedom

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 (PdL), the successor of FI. On 14 October 2011 Gava voted against Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi

Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the...

's government

Berlusconi IV Cabinet

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during a vote of confidence and de facto suspended himself from the PdL.