11 Facts About Carlo Giovanardi

Carlo Giovanardi is a former member of the Senate of the Republic and leader of the socially conservative wing of the New Centre-Right party.

Carlo Giovanardi's first elected position was as a Municipal Councilor in Modena, followed by that of Christian Democrat in the Regional Council of the Emilia Romagna.

Carlo Giovanardi has been President of the parliamentary group of the Christian Democratic Centre and Vice President of the Chamber of Deputies.

Carlo Giovanardi is President of the Committee for the Authorizations and President of the Parliamentary Committee for accusation procedures.

Carlo Giovanardi is member of the Institutional Transactions Commission of the Chamber of Deputies.

In 2008, Carlo Giovanardi left the UDC to start the short-lived Liberal Populars party, which merged into the broad centre-right party, The People of Freedom.

Carlo Giovanardi served as Undersecretary with delegation to family policies, the fight against drugs and the civil service in the Berlusconi IV Cabinet from 2008 to 2011.

Carlo Giovanardi has become famous for his positions against LGBT people; he has been accused of being a homophobe.

On 20 September 2010, Carlo Giovanardi stated that countries that have legalized adoptions of children by gay couples have "exploded the sale of boys and girls".

Carlo Giovanardi says he was shocked by this news from his daughter.

Carlo Giovanardi added that it is eugenics to debate killing children "who are ill or have Down Syndrome", and that "we could just as easily apply this to senior citizens".