Matteo Salvini
Matteo Salvini (Italian pronunciation: [matˈtɛːo salˈviːni];[1][2] born 9 March 1973) is an Italian conservative politician. He was the Deputy Prime Minister from 2018 to 2019 and again since 2022. He also was the Minister of the Interior from 1 June 2018 through 5 September 2019. Salvini is also the Federal Secretary of Lega Nord since December 2013 and Us with Salvini since December 2014. He has been a Senator in the Italian Senate since March 2018. He previously served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the North-West Italy constituency from 2004 to 2018. Salvini is nicknamed by his supporters "The Captain" (Il Capitano).[3][4]
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.jpg) Matteo Salvini in 2017 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Italy | |
| Assumed office 22 October 2022 Serving with Antonio Tajani | |
| Prime Minister | Giorgia Meloni |
| In office 1 June 2018 – 5 September 2019 Serving with Luigi Di Maio | |
| Prime Minister | Giuseppe Conte |
| Preceded by | Angelino Alfano |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Minister of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility | |
| Assumed office 22 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Giorgia Meloni |
| Preceded by | Enrico Giovannini |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 1 June 2018 – 5 September 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Giuseppe Conte |
| Preceded by | Marco Minniti |
| Succeeded by | Luciana Lamorgese |
| Federal Secretary of the League | |
| Assumed office 15 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto Maroni |
| Member of the Senate of the Republic | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | Lazio (2018–2019) Calabria (2019–present) |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 14 July 2009 – 22 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | North-West Italy |
| In office 20 July 2004 – 7 November 2006 | |
| Constituency | North-West Italy |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 6 March 2013 – 15 March 2013 | |
| Constituency | Lombardy 1 |
| In office 29 April 2008 – 13 July 2009 | |
| Constituency | Lombardy 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1973 Milan, Italy |
| Political party | Lega Nord |
| Other political affiliations | Us with Salvini (2014–2017) League for Salvini Premier (2017–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Fabrizia Ieluzzi (m. 2001; div. 2010) |
| Domestic partner | Giulia Martinelli (2011–2014) Elisa Isoardi (2015–2018) Francesca Verdini (2019–) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Website | salvinipremier |
Salvini attended the University of Milan. He served on the Milan City Council from 1993 to 2012. Salvini was first elected to the European Parliament in 2004.
Matteo Salvini Media
Salvini during a Young Padanians rally in 2006
Matteo Salvini speaks during a Lega Nord rally, in 2013.
Matteo Salvini in Bergamo, 2015
The logo chosen by Salvini for the 2018 electoral campaign, inspired by the campaign logo of Donald Trump's 2016 campaign for President
Salvini with League's delegation at the Quirinal Palace in April 2018
Official portrait of Salvini for the Senate
Salvini with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, in 2019
Salvini with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, in 2019
Matteo Salvini (Former Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Former Minister of the Interior)
Matteo Salvini in 2021
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References
- ↑ Migliorini, Bruno; Tagliavini, Carlo; Fiorelli, Piero. Tommaso Francesco Borri (ed.). "Dizionario italiano multimediale e multilingue d'ortografia e di pronunzia". dizionario.rai.it. Rai Eri. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ↑ Canepari, Luciano. "Dizionario di pronuncia italiana online". dipionline.it. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ↑ Il Capitano Salvini studia da premier: “Orgoglioso di essere populista”
- ↑ "Il Capitano a Palermo. "Salvini, uno di noi"". Archived from the original on 2018-12-11. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
Other websites
Media related to Matteo Salvini at Wikimedia Commons