Edmondo Cirielli (; born 22 May 1964) is an Italian politician. He is a deputy of the

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since 2001, and has previously served as President of the

Province of Salerno The province of Salerno () is a province in the Campania region of Italy. It has 1,054,766 inhabitants as of 2025. Geography The largest towns in the province are: Salerno, the capital, which has a population of 131,950; Cava de' Tirreni, Bat ...

from 2009 to 2012.

Early life

Edmondo Cirielli was born in

Nocera Inferiore Nocera Inferiore ( or simply , , locally ) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Salerno, in Campania in southern Italy. It lies west of Nocera Superiore, at the foot of Monte Albino, some 20 km east-southeast of Naples by rail. ...

on 22 May 1964. He attended the

Nunziatella Military School The Nunziatella Military School of Naples, Italy, founded November 18, 1787 under the name of ''Royal Military Academy'' (it.: ), is the oldest Italian institution of military education among those still operating after the Military Academy of Mode ...

and the

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. He remained in the military until his discharge in 2020.

Political career

Cirielli first ran for a seat in the

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in 1994 with the

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, but he was unsuccessful. He was elected regional council of

Campania Campania is an administrative Regions of Italy, region of Italy located in Southern Italy; most of it is in the south-western portion of the Italian Peninsula (with the Tyrrhenian Sea to its west), but it also includes the small Phlegraean Islan ...

in 1995 and reelected in 2000. He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 2001 and reelected in 2006. In 2009, he was elected President of

Salerno Salerno (, ; ; ) is an ancient city and ''comune'' (municipality) in Campania, southwestern Italy, and is the capital of the namesake province, being the second largest city in the region by number of inhabitants, after Naples. It is located ...

. Cirielli co-founded the

Brothers of Italy Brothers of Italy (, FdI) is a National conservatism, national-conservative and Right-wing populism, right-wing populist political party in Italy, that is currently the country's ruling party. After becoming the largest party in the 2022 Ita ...

in 2012 and was reelected to the Chamber of Deputies as a member of this party in 2013 and 2018. He was appointed deputy foreign minister under the government of

Giorgia Meloni Giorgia Meloni (; born 15 January 1977) is an Italian politician who has served as Prime Minister of Italy since 2022. She is the first woman to hold the office. A member of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy), Chamber of Deputies since 2006, s ...

in 2022.

References

Deputies of Legislature XIV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XV of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVII of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVIII of Italy Italian Social Movement politicians National Alliance (Italy) politicians The People of Freedom politicians Brothers of Italy politicians Presidents of the Province of Salerno Living people 1963 births Nunziatella Military School alumni {{Italy-MEP-stub