Raffaele Grazia is an Italian

Italy

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 politician from Veneto

Veneto

Veneto is one of the 20 regions of Italy. Its population is about 5 million, ranking 5th in Italy.Veneto had been for more than a millennium an independent state, the Republic of Venice, until it was eventually annexed by Italy in 1866 after brief Austrian and French rule...

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A member of Christian Democracy

Christian Democracy (Italy)

Christian Democracy was a Christian democratic party in Italy. It was founded in 1943 as the ideological successor of the historical Italian People's Party, which had the same symbol, a crossed shield ....

, in 1994 he joined the United Christian Democrats

United Christian Democrats

The United Christian Democrats was a Christian democratic party in Italy.-History:It began in 1995 by a split of those members of the Italian People's Party who wanted to enter into an alliance with Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia...

. Elected to the Regional Council of Veneto

Regional Council of Veneto

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 in 2000 for Forza Italia

Forza Italia

Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....

 (party which he had joined in 1998), he was regional minister of Labour in Galan II Government

Galan II Government

The Galan II Government has been the government of Veneto from 6 June 2000 to 18 May 2005.Source:...

. A close ally of Giorgio Carollo

Giorgio Carollo

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, he left Forza Italia in 2006 and joined Veneto for the European People's Party

Veneto for the European People's Party

Veneto for the European People's Party is a regional christian-democratic party based in Veneto.-History:...

. In 2010 he was re-elected to the Council for the Union of the Centre.

Grazia is married with Barbara Degani

Barbara Degani

Barbara Degani is an Italian politician from Veneto.Despite being born in Piedmont, Degani grew up in Padua, Veneto and got a law degree from the University of Padua. She entered politics in 1994 by joining Forza Italia. In 1996 she became head of the regional secretariat of the party under...

, President of the Province of Padua

Province of Padua

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 for The People of Freedom

The People of Freedom

The People of Freedom is a centre-right political party in Italy. With the Democratic Party, it is one of the two major parties of the current Italian party system....

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