Cultural heritage, totoministro: Gian Marco Centinaio's name pops up, and for tourism we move toward separate ministry

There is still uncertainty over the name of the future minister of cultural heritage. The odds of Alberto Bonisoli, indicated as minister in pectore by the 5 Star Movement during the election campaign, are down, while the hypothesis that the ministry will be entrusted to Guido Crosetto of Fratelli d’Italia, whom according to some rumors the 5 Star Movement might have offered to Giorgia Meloni’s party, along with the Defense Ministry, in case Fratelli d’Italia expressed support for the Grillo-League government, has definitely gone down. In recent hours, the name of Gian Marco Centinaio, leader of the Northern League group in the Senate, has begun to circulate. The senator, who played a leading role during the Quirinal consultations, is strong on his experience as councillor for culture at the Municipality of Pavia.

Centinaio, who was born in Pavia in 1971, is a militant Lega Nord member of the first hour: a card-carrying member since 1990, he began his political career in 1993 with coordinating positions in the party, later becoming a city councilor in Pavia and, since 2009, deputy mayor of the Lombard city and councillor for culture and territorial marketing. In 2013 he was elected to the Senate in the ranks of the Northern League, and has held the position of Carroccio group leader in the Senate since July 8, 2014. Meanwhile, he graduated in 1999 with a degree in political science with a grade of 100/110, according to the biography on his website.

Among the new features of the next government could be the separation of culture and tourism: tourism would thus return to having a dedicated ministry, given also that the Northern League and the 5-Star Movement’s programs for culture and tourism include separate entries. It was Centinaio himself who stated in recent weeks that the League’s government program includes the establishment of a tourism ministry, and according to some observers Centinaio himself could hold that position. But in the event that the leader of the Leghist group were to touch the dicastery of the Collegio Romano, a grillino could go to tourism: in particular, the name of Mattia Fantinati, born in Nogara in 1975, a management engineer, and a Pentastellist deputy since 2013, has been mentioned.

Cultural heritage, totoministro: Gian Marco Centinaio's name pops up, and for tourism we move toward separate ministry

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