Paolo Giaretta

Paolo Giaretta is an Italian politician from Veneto.
He was born in Padua.
A long-time Christian Democrat, Giaretta was Mayor of Padua from 1987 to 1993. In 1994, after the dissolution of Christian Democracy, he joined the Italian [People's Party (1994–2002)|Italian People's Party] and, later, to Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy and the Democratic [Party (Italy)|Democratic Party]. He was elected to the Italian Senate in Italian [general election, 1996 (Veneto)|1996], 2001 (Veneto)|2001], 2006 (Veneto)|2006] and 2008 (Veneto)|2008]. Between 2007 and 2009 he was the first regional secretary of the Democratic Party in Veneto.