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Illes Braghetto is an Italian
Italy
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 politician.

He started teaching religion in upper secondary schools in 1976 and graduated in modern literature in 1984. Since his young years he was a member of Christian Democracy
Christian Democracy (Italy)
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. Between 1980 and 1985 he was town councillor and deputy mayor of Padua
Padua
Padua is a city and comune in the Veneto, northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Padua and the economic and communications hub of the area. Padua's population is 212,500 . The city is sometimes included, with Venice and Treviso, in the Padua-Treviso-Venice Metropolitan Area, having...

. In 1995 he was elected to the Regional Council of Veneto
Regional Council of Veneto
The Regional Council of Veneto is the regional parliament of Veneto.It was first elected in 1970, when the ordinary Regions were instituted, on the basis of the Constitution of Italy of 1948.-Composition:...

 for the United Christian Democrats
United Christian Democrats
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. From 1995 through 2000 he was regional minister of Health in Galan I Government
Galan I Government
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. From 1995 to 2000, during which time he was also a regional minister for health policies and national coordinator. From 2003 to 2005 he was chairman of the Committee on planning, the budget and institutional affairs.

In 2005 he entered the European Parliament
European Parliament
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 representing the Union of Christian and Centre Democrats (UDC). During his tenure he was vice-chairman of the Committee on Fisheries
Committee on Fisheries
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 and member of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
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, the delegation for relations with Iran
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, and the delegation for relations with Canada
Canada
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. In 2009 he was not re-elected and has since left UDC in order to become the leader of Alliance of the Centre
Alliance of the Centre
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in Veneto.
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