Fabio Padovan (born 11 September 1955, in Conegliano) is an Italian entrepreneur and politician.
[1] In early 1994, when Lega Nord entered in alliance with Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia, he left in protest the party.
[2] Some months later, Padovan founded, along with other Venetist entrepreneurs, the European Federalist Free Entrepreneurs (LIFE), an organization defending the little and medium-sized industries in Veneto.
[3] In 2000 Padovan launched a new Venetist and independentist party called Fronte Marco Polo.
In the 2000 regional election the party gained 1.2% in Veneto and no seats.