Back Matteo Salvini AF Matteo Salvini AN ماتيو سالفيني Arabic ماتيو سالفينى ARZ ماتیو سالوینی AZB Матэа Сальвіні BE Матео Салвини Bulgarian Matteo Salvini BR Matteo Salvini Catalan Matteo Salvini CO
Matteo Salvini | |
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 Matteo Salvini | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Italy | |
| Assumed office 22 October 2022 Serving with Antonio Tajani | |
| Prime Minister | Giorgia Meloni |
| Preceded by | Himself and Luigi Di Maio (2019) |
| In office 1 June 2018 – 5 September 2019 Serving with Luigi Di Maio | |
| Prime Minister | Giuseppe Conte |
| Preceded by | Angelino Alfano (2014) |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Tajani and Himself (2022) |
| Minister of Infrastructure and Transport | |
| 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 |
| Other political affiliations | Lega Nord Us with Salvini (2014–2017) |
| Spouse |
Fabrizia Ieluzzi
(m. 2001; div. 2010) |
| Domestic partner(s) | Giulia Martinelli (2011–2014) Elisa Isoardi (2015–2018) Francesca Verdini (2019–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Signature |  |
| Website | salvinipremier |
Matteo Salvini (Italian pronunciation: [matˈtɛːo salˈviːni];[1][2] born 9 March 1973) is an Italian politician who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport since 2022. He has been Federal Secretary of Italy's Lega party since December 2013 and an Italian senator since March 2018. Salvini represented Northwestern Italy in the European Parliament from 2004 to 2018.[3]
Salvini has been considered a hardline Eurosceptic politician, holding a starkly critical view of the European Union, especially of the euro. He opposes illegal immigration into Italy and the EU as well as the EU's management of asylum seekers.[4][5][6] He is also considered one of the main leaders of the populist wave in Europe during the 2010s and a member of the neo-nationalist movement, which is a rightist ideology that emphasizes de-globalization, nativist and protectionist stances.[7][8]
During his first stint as deputy prime minister, many international political commentators and newspapers, such as The Guardian, The New York Times, the Financial Times, The Economist, and The Huffington Post, characterized him as a strongman and the most influential politician in Italy after the 2018 elections.[9][10][11][12][13] Salvini condemned the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[14] He was previously a strong supporter of Russia's president Vladimir Putin, describing Putin in 2019 as "the best politician and statesman in the world".[15][16]
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- ^ Canepari, Luciano. "Dizionario di pronuncia italiana online". dipionline.it. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "Il "Matteo first" di Salvini in Europa". www.ilfoglio.it.
- ^ Hunt, Louise (30 July 2019). "Salvini's Crackdown on Migrants in Italy Is Creating a Crisis, Not Solving One". www.worldpoliticsreview.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Italy's Salvini dismisses EU asylum proposal". Associated Press. 24 July 2018.
- ^ Fortuna, Gerardo (17 May 2019). "Salvini fumes at EU court ruling on refugee returns". www.euractiv.com. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Stephens, Bret (21 November 2016). "Trump's Neo-Nationalists". The Wall Street Journal.
- ^ "Who is Matteo Salvini? Far-right Italian politician who wants to copy Brexit". 29 May 2018.
- ^ Kirchgaessner, Stephanie (15 June 2018). "Matteo Salvini: from far-right fringe player to strongman leader". the Guardian.
- ^ Povoledo, Elisabetta; Pianigiani, Gaia (19 June 2018). "Italian Minister Moves to Count and Expel Roma, Drawing Outrage". The New York Times.
- ^ "Salvini premier di fatto". 11 June 2018.
- ^ Politi, James (19 June 2018). "Combative Salvini Seizes Control of Italy's Political Agenda". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "How Matteo Salvini Is Dominating Italian Politics". The Economist. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Italy's Salvini arrives in Poland to help with refugees". Euractiv. 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Quando Vladimir Putin era "un dono del signore": Dieci anni di dichiarazioni d'amore dei nostri politici". 25 February 2022.
- ^ Amante, Angelo (8 March 2022). "Italy's Salvini challenged over Putin praise in Polish visit". Reuters. Retrieved 9 March 2022.