Stefano Patuanelli

Stefano Patuanelli (Trieste, 1974), married and father of three children, is a civil engineer. He graduated with honors and has been registered with the Order of Engineers since 2004. He has carried out professional activities in the design and management of public works and in construction site safety.
His political commitment began in 2005 with the Beppe Grillo Group in Trieste. Elected senator in 2018 for Friuli-Venezia Giulia, he became the group leader of the Five Star Movement in the Senate. On September 5, 2019, he was sworn in as Minister of Economic Development in the government led by Giuseppe Conte, promoting measures such as the Transition 4.0 Plan, the 110% Superbonus, and the reform of the Guarantee Fund for SMEs. On February 13, 2021, he became Minister of Agricultural Policies in the government led by Mario Draghi. Re-elected in 2022, he is currently the M5S group leader in the Senate.
In 2025, he took critical positions toward Confindustria on industrial policies, proposed the three-year reinstatement of Transition 4.0 with incentives for investment and digitalization, and, at the Coldiretti Village, opposed the idea of a single fund for agriculture and cohesion.