Alessandro Cardelli (born 7 May 1991) is a

Sammarinese Sammarinese () are citizens and people of the Republic of San Marino. Language San Marino recognizes Italian as the official language. The indigenous Sammarinese language is a variety of Romagnol spoken by approximately 83 percent of the populati ...

politician and one of the

Captains Regent Captains Regent (; ) are the two Head of state, heads of state of the San Marino, Republic of San Marino. They are elected every six months by the Grand and General Council, the country's Legislature, legislative body. Normally the Regents are c ...

with Mirko Dolcini, serving from 1 October 2020 until 1 April 2021. During his tenure, he was the youngest state leader in the world and the only head of state under 30 years of age at the time.

Life

Born in Italy, he grew up in

Borgo Maggiore Borgo Maggiore (; ; ) is one of the nine of San Marino. It lies at the foot of Monte Titano and has a population of 6,871 (May 2018), making it the second largest town of San Marino after Dogana. History The area was previously called ''Mer ...

in San Marino. Graduated in 2015 in Law from the

Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli Luiss University () is a private university located in Rome, Italy, founded in 1974 by a group of entrepreneurs led by Umberto Agnelli. It provides undergraduate and postgraduate education, in addition to a range of Double Degree programs, in ...

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, he worked as a lawyer and notary in the Republic of San Marino. At the age of 18 he enrolled to the

Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party The Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party (, PDCS) is a Christian-democratic political party in San Marino. The PDCS is an observer member of the European People's Party (EPP), having joined the EPP in 1993. Its Italian counterpart was the no ...

, formerly a member of the Governing Council of this party youth movement. Following the political elections of 11 November 2012 he became a Member of the

Grand and General Council The Grand and General Council (; ) is the unicameral parliament of San Marino. The council has 60 members elected for a five-year term. History From the fifth century San Marino was ruled by an assembly composed by all the family heads known ...

for his party and was sworn in by the Heads of State on 5 December 2012 at the age of 21 years and 212 days, becoming the youngest parliamentarian in the history of the Republic. In the general elections of 20 November 2016, he was re-elected as a Member of the Great and General Council. On 20 December 2016, he was appointed Group Leader of the Council Group of the Christian Democratic Party of San Marino for the XVIII legislature.Cardelli presidente del gruppo consiliare DC

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1991 births Living people People from Cesena Sammarinese people of Italian descent Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli alumni Captains regent of San Marino Members of the Grand and General Council Sammarinese lawyers Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party politicians 21st-century Sammarinese politicians {{SanMarino-politician-stub

Life

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