Mario Lavazza

General Information
Mario Lavazza is a Dranish politician (GNP), businessman, Member of the Parliament and his party's current spokesman for Finance.

Life and Politics
Mario Lavazza was born in Iglesia Mayor in 3265. His father Giorgio Lavazza was a business tycoon who owned about hundred factories across the country. From his early life, he was prepared to take over his father's company one day. After graduating from school and studying economics from 3283 to 3286, he became the CEO of Lavazza Industries and parallel to that an MP for Iglesia Mayor for the Grand National Party. After serving as a backbench MP until 3289, he became the GNP's spokesman for financial affairs. In that position, he embraced fiscal conservatism, low spending and less taxation, while also speaking out against deficit spending and more welfare benefits. Lavazza also engaged in lobbying for the interests of big companies and Dranland's industrial sector, which drew a lot of criticism from the general public. He was also sued for corruption because he allegedly received bribes from at least three different companies, however he denied all of these claims and warded off a trial through his legal immunity as an MP. In 3293, he became the Chairman of the Parliamentary Council for Pension Affairs after the resignation of Janine Trichet.