Mario Catania

Mario Catania (born March 5, 1952) served as the Italian minister of agriculture under Prime Minister Mario Monti from November 2011 to April 28, 2013.

Mario Catania
Minister of Agriculture
In office 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
Prime Minister	Mario Monti
Preceded by	Francesco Saverio Romano
Succeeded by	Nunzia De Girolamo
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 15 March 2013 – 22 March 2018
Personal details
Born	(1952-03-05) 5 March 1952 (age 73)
Political party	UDC (2012–2013) SC (2013–2016) CD (since 2017)
Alma mater	Sapienza University of Rome

Biography

Mario Catania was born on March 5, 1952, in Rome.^[1]

He was the head of department of European and international policies at the agriculture ministry.^[2] He was also part of the Italian Permanent Delegation to the EU in Brussels.^[3] In November 2011, he was appointed agriculture minister.^[3][4] He replaced Francesco Saverio Romano in the post.^[5]

In 2012, Catania joined Union of the Centre (UdC) and was elected deputy, on With Monti for Italy coalition's lists. Catania's term as agriculture minister ended on April 28, 2013, and Nunzia De Girolamo succeeded him in the post.^[6]