| Mario Catania | |
| Office: | Minister of Agriculture |
| Primeminister: | Mario Monti |
| Term Start: | 16 November 2011 |
| Term End: | 28 April 2013 |
| Predecessor: | Francesco Saverio Romano |
| Successor: | Nunzia De Girolamo |
| Office1: | Member of the Chamber of Deputies |
| Term Start1: | 15 March 2013 |
| Term End1: | 22 March 2018 |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1952 |
| Party: | UDC (2012–2013) SC (2013–2016) CD (since 2017) |
| Alma Mater: | Sapienza University of Rome |
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 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]