Massimo Carraro

Massimo Carraro is an Italian university professor, entrepreneur and politician from Veneto.
From 1999 to 2004 he was a member of the European Parliament for the social-democratic Democrats of the Left, despite not being a member of the party. In the 2005 regional election Carraro was the choice of the centre-left for president, but he was defeated by Giancarlo Galan, who secured his third consecutive term at the head of Veneto. He left his seat in the Regional [Council of Veneto] and retired from politics in 2006.