[1] In 1973, Martinat was elected to the central committee of the party and in 1979 he became a member of the national leadership after being appointed provincial secretary of the MSI of Turin.

He has been the enforcer of Giorgio Almirante and Gianfranco Fini in Piedmont and the reference man of the MSI in that region for over 30 years.

In this role, he dealt, among other things, with the great works related to the preparation of the Turin 2006 Winter Olympics.

[2] Another theme that Martinat was interested in was the construction of the high-speed railway line between Turin and Lyon.

[3] In 2008, Martinat was appointed Undersecretary for Economic Development in the Berlusconi IV Cabinet and held that position until his death on 28 March 2009, at the age of 66, losing his battle against lung cancer.