Marino Zorzato is an Italian

Italy

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 politician from Veneto

Veneto

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A long-time Christian Democrat

Christian Democracy (Italy)

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, he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies

Italian Chamber of Deputies

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 for Forza Italia

Forza Italia

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 in 2001

Italian general election, 2001 (Veneto)

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, 2006

Italian general election, 2006 (Veneto)

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 and 2006

Italian general election, 2006 (Veneto)

The Italian general election of 2006 took place on 10–11 April 2006. The election was won in Veneto by the centre-right House of Freedoms coalition by a landslide in an election narrowly won by the centre-left The Union at the national level....

. Having Forza Italia merged into The People of Freedom

The People of Freedom

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 in 2008, Zorzato became deputy regional coordinator of the new party.

In the 2010 Venetian regional election

Venetian regional election, 2010

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 he formed the ticket with Luca Zaia

Luca Zaia

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 and was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto

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 from Zaia's regional list. After the landslide victory of Zaia, Zorzato was appointed Vice President of Veneto and regional minister of Culture in Zaia I Government

Zaia I Government

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