the veterinary college of the University of Udine before attending a managerial course. He paid his studies by working as a commercial for local discothèques. In 1998 Zaia married Raffaella Monti. The couple has no children. Zaia loves to ride horses and had one for 19 years. In August 2006, when he was the Vice President of Veneto, Zaia saved an Albanian citizen who was wedged in a burning car. See also Regional Governments led by Luca Zaia: First Zaia government Second Zaia government Third Zaia government References External links Official website 1968 births Living people Presidents of Veneto Presidents of the Province of Treviso Agriculture ministers of Italy Venetist politicians Venetian independence activists Lega Nord politicians People from Conegliano Members of the Regional Council of Veneto 20th-century Italian politicians 21st-century Italian politicians