▁floor ▁leader ▁of ▁L ega ▁Nord ▁in ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁a ▁lady ▁of ▁Armen ian ▁origin ▁whose ▁family ▁surv ived ▁the ▁Armen ian ▁Gen o cide , ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁son ▁and ▁a ▁daughter . ▁ ▁Before ▁joining ▁the ▁League , ▁P agli ar ini ▁worked ▁as ▁account ant ▁and ▁was ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Rad ical ▁Party , ▁for ▁its ▁battle ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁divor ce . ▁Anyway , ▁he ▁never ▁joined ▁that ▁party , ▁being ▁only ▁a ▁vot er , ▁and ▁so ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁first ▁political ▁experience ▁in ▁the ▁League . ▁ ▁P agli ar ini ▁is ▁a ▁moder ate , ▁sometimes ▁diss ent ing ▁with ▁the ▁party ' s ▁social - con serv ative ▁ag enda , ▁a ▁libert arian , ▁especially ▁on ▁economic ▁issues , ▁and ▁a ▁prominent ▁supp orter ▁of ▁fis cal ▁federal ism ▁and ▁fis cal ▁conserv at ism . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁ma ver ick ▁politician ▁and , ▁prior ▁to ▁leaving ▁L ega ▁Nord , ▁often ▁critic ized ▁the ▁line ▁im posed ▁by ▁Um berto ▁Bos si . ▁L ately ▁he ▁diss ented ▁with ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁House ▁of ▁Fre ed oms ▁parties , ▁favour ing ▁an ▁autonom ous ▁path ▁for ▁the ▁League , ▁and ▁fl irt ed ▁with ▁the ▁independent ist ▁wing ▁of ▁the ▁party , ▁led ▁by ▁Gil berto ▁O net o , ▁a ▁libert