Davide Caparini

Davide Carlo Caparini (born 3 March 1967, Brescia) is an Italian politician and entrepreneur.

Born in Brescia on 3 March 1967, son of Teresina Gasparotti and Bruno Caparini, lives in Vezza d'Oglio where he studied until high school. He graduated as mechanical technician at Technical Institute of Sondrio, where he got in touch with the movement Lega Lombarda for the first time in 1985.

He did civilian service the technical office of Darfo Boario Terme.

He graduated as mechanical engineering at the University of Brescia and in the period of university studies he met Carla Veronesi, philosophy Assistant Professor at the State University of Milan. They married in 2000 and they have a daughter, Francesca.

He got a qualification in industrial design and one in site management and for laying heating cables at Pyrotenax of Canada in Toronto.

From 1995 to 1996 he was board chairman of the New Editorial S.P.A., editor of the L'Independente, managed by Daniele Vimercati that replaced Vittorio Feltri.

Caparini as CEO of Editoriale Nord scarl the in may 1997 founded "Radio Padania Libera" (edited until the spin-off of 2005), transforming the local Radio Varese in a national network. He edited the official Northern League house organ of Lega transforming it from the periodical "Lombardia Autonomista" to the national newspaper La Padania (on sale from January 1997 to November 2015) He founded the weekly publication "Sole delle Alpi" (on sale from 1998 to 2006) supervised by Roberto Poletti and by the publisher house "Bruno Salvadori".

Since 1999 to 2016 he was CEO of "Mediapadania srl", an advertising and dealership company which organizes events such as "Miss Padania" (from 1997 to 2013) and Celtic New Year.

Since 1999 to 2014 he was the CEO of "Celticon srl", publisher of "Telepadania", which was broadcast by Telecampione and Sky until its closure in June 30, 2014.

Davide Caparini is a member of Lega Lombarda since 1986, and he is activist of Lega Nord since 1989. He is the founder of the local branch of Vallecamonica, and in 1996 he has been elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the lists of Lega Nord. He is a member of many Parliamentary Committees including culture, transport, production, justice and defense. Since 2001 he has been the responsible for Lega Nord's communication and personally supervised election campaigns from 2006 to 2013.

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