Berlato was born in
Vicenza. A long-time representative of the
hunters' lobby, in the
1990 regional election Berlato was elected to the
Regional Council of Veneto for the
Hunting Fishing Environment list (
Lista Caccia Pesca Ambiente), which under his leadership gained 1.5% of the votes and 1 seat in
Province of Vicenza. Between 1994 and 1995 he also served as regional minister in the
government led by
Aldo Bottin. Re-elected in
1995 for
National Alliance (
Alleanza Nazionale) he became
MEP for the first time. In
1999,
2004 and
2009 Berlato was thrice elected to the
European Parliament (for National Alliance in 1999 and 2004, for its successor
The People of Freedom in 2009). In the EP Berlato was member of the
Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. He was also a substitute of the
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, a member of the
Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand and a substitute of the ''Delegation for relations with
People's China''. In late 2013 when
The People of Freedom (
Il Popolo della Libertà) was dissolved Berlato became a member of
Forza Italia, but after some disputes with Berlusconi he left the party in 2014 and he run for re-election in the
2014 EP election with the
Giorgia Meloni's
Brothers of Italy (''Fratelli d'Italia''), but that party failed to pass the 4.00% electoral threshold at national level and Berlato lose his seat. In
2015 Berlato returned with
Brothers of Italy to the Regional Council after 16 years. In the
2019 EP election he was candidate for
North-East Italy with the Meloni's party ==References==