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 language, known as Sammarinese, is a variety of Romagnol spoken by approximately 83 percent ...

politician and one of the

Captains Regent The Captains Regent ( Italian: ''Capitani reggenti'') are the two heads of state of the Republic of San Marino. They are elected every six months by the Grand and General Council, the country's legislative body. Normally the Regents are chose ...

with

Mirko Dolcini Mirko Dolcini (born 13 November 1973) is a Sammarinese politician, the head of the political party Domani Motus Liberi and one of the Captains Regent with Alessandro Cardelli. Their joint term was from 1 October 2020 until 1 April 2021. Life Af ...

, 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

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in San Marino. Graduated in 2015 in Law from the

Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali "Guido Carli" (Italian for ''Free International University of Social Studies "Guido Carli"''), known by the acronym "LUISS" or "LUISS Guido Carli", is a prestigious private university loca ...

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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 ( it, Partito Democratico Cristiano Sammarinese, PDCS) is a Christian democracy, Christian-democratic List of political parties in San Marino, political party in San Marino. The PDCS is an observer me ...

, 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 ( it, Consiglio Grande e Generale) is the 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 t ...

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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