Manuel Ciavatta (born 27 December 1976) 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 who was as one of two

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 ...

(heads of government for San Marino) from 1 October 2022 until 1 April 2023. He served alongside Maria Luisa Berti.

Biography

Ciavatta was born in

City of San Marino The City of San Marino (), also known simply as San Marino and locally as Città, is the capital city of the Republic of San Marino and one of its nine . It has a population of 4,061. It is on the western slopes of San Marino's highest point, ...

and has a degree in civil engineering from the

University of Bologna The University of Bologna (, abbreviated Unibo) is a Public university, public research university in Bologna, Italy. Teaching began around 1088, with the university becoming organised as guilds of students () by the late 12th century. It is the ...

, but also a bachelor's degree in Sacred Theology. He is a member of 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 ...

, where he serves as deputy political secretary. He served in the XXVIII legislature 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 ...

from 2012 to 2016 and again in the XXX legislature since 2019. He is passionate about teaching and education and serves as a professor of physics and technology at the Center for Professional Training and Technical Education at the Fonte dell’Ovo Middle School. On 16 September 2022, the Grand and General Council elected him and Maria Luisa Berti as Captains Regent of San Marino to serve from 1 October 2022 to 1 April 2023.

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