Education
1975: Graduate in foreign languages and literature.
1975: Graduate in foreign languages and literature.
Since 2001, he is also mayor of the municipality of Arconate. On October 13, 2015, he was arrested in Milan, accused of corruption, bid-rigging, and misdirection of public funds for school construction and patients needing dialysis transport, between 2012 and 2014, while Vice President of Lombardy. 1975: Graduate in foreign languages and literature
1969-1994: lecturer
1994-1999: businessman in the non-profit-making sector
since 1996: Chairman of the "Mantovani" Foundation
In Forza Italia
since 2001: national official responsible for social policies
since 2003: national official responsible for the Electoral Office
2008: Senator
2008: Vice-minister of Infrastructures and Transports in the Berlusconi government.
The People of Freedom, Forza Italia.
Member of the Regional Executive (1983-1988) and then Mayor (since 2001) of the municipality of Arconate
1999-2009: Member of the European Parliament (Group of the European People's Party (Christian-Democratic Group)).