Career
In the 2004 provincial election he was elected for the first time to the Provincial Council of Padua and served, successively, as provincial minister of the Environment and Vice President. In this respect, Marcato was twice suspended by Tosi from his role and came very close to being ejected from the party altogether. In 2014 Marcato was instrumental in Bitonci"s successful bid to become mayor of Padua and, after the election, he was elected president of the municipal council.
In the 2015 regional election, which came after Tosi had been sidelined from the federal party, Marcato was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto and, after the election, was appointed regional minister of Economic Development and Energy in Zaia"s second government.
