Francesco Calzavara (born 18 September 1964 in San Donà di Piave)[1] is a Venetist politician from Veneto, Italy.
A member of Liga Veneta–Lega Nord since 1993,[2] Calzavara was long active in municipal politics in his hometown, Jesolo.[2] Having followed Renato Martin out of Liga Veneta, Calzavara was elected mayor in 2002 by beating in the run-off the centre-right candidate supported also by his former party.[3] After breaking with Martin and returning to the party's fold, Calzavara was re-elected mayor in 2007 by beating Martin.[4] Between 2012 and 2015 Calzavara was the municipal secretary of Liga Veneta in Jesolo.[2] [5]
In the 2015 regional election Calzavara was first elected to the Regional Council of Veneto, where he presided a committee for five years.[2] Re-elected in the 2020 regional election, Calzavara was appointed regional minister of Planning, Budget, Patrimony and Local Government in Luca Zaia's third government.[2] [6] [7]