Antonio "Toni" Cancian (Mareno di Piave, 2 July 1951) is an Italian politician and entrepreneur from Veneto. A long-time Christian Democrat active in local government, Cancian was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies in the 1992 general election. After 15 years out of active politics, he stood in the 2009 European Parliament election for The People of Freedom and was easily elected. References 1951 births Living people People from the Province of Treviso Christian Democracy (Italy) politicians The People of Freedom politicians New Centre-Right politicians Deputies of Legislature XI of Italy Politicians of Veneto MEPs for Italy 2009–2014 The People of Freedom MEPs