Nazario Pagano

Nazario Pagano (born 23 May 1957) is an Italian senator from Forza Italia. He represents Abruzzo.

Biography Nazario Pagano was born on 23 May 1957 in Naples, but he lives and works in Pescara, where, after graduating in law from the University of Teramo, he opened a law firm and began working as a lawyer.

His political career began in 1990, when he was elected municipal councillor in Pescara in the 1990 Italian local elections, a position he held for six terms.

In the 2018 Italian general election, he was elected to the Senate as a leading candidate for Forza Italia in the Abruzzo-01 multi-member constituency. During the 18th Legislature, he was a member and vice-president of the 1st Standing Committee on Constitutional Affairs and a member of the parliamentary committee on Schengen, Europol, and immigration.

In December 2019, he promoted the 2020 Italian constitutional referendum on the reduction of parliamentarians, being the first among the 64 signatories (41 from Forza Italia).

In the 2022 Italian general election, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies as a leading candidate for Forza Italia in the Abruzzo-01 multi-member constituency. In the 19th Legislature, he became president of the 1st Standing Committee on Constitutional Affairs, Presidency of the Council, and Interior.