Mirko Tomassoni (born 24 April 1969) 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 served as

Captain Regent Captains Regent (; ) 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 chosen from parties in coalition and s ...

San Marino San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino, is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, it is the larger of two European microstates, microsta ...

for the six-month term from October 2007 to April 2008 and the second term from October 2018 until April 2019. He served together with Alberto Selva in the first term and with Luca Santolini in his second term. He is a Member of the Parliament of San Marino, Member of the ICD Advisory Board, and Minister of Culture of San Marino.

Life

Mirko Tomassoni was born 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 ...

on 24 April 1969. He entered the political life of the country beginning in 1992. In 1999 he was in a car accident that changed his life and deprived him of an active lifestyle. He was elected to the local town council three times before his being elected to 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 ...

.The Hon. Mirko Tomassoni
Retrieved on 8 Feb 2018 Tomassoni was elected in June 2006 to the

as an independent on the list of the

Party of Socialists and Democrats The Party of Socialists and Democrats (, PSD) is a social democracy, social-democratic and democratic socialist List of political parties in San Marino, political party in San Marino. It is a member of the Socialist International, and observer m ...

. On 1 October 2007 Mirko Tomassoni was elected as one of the heads of state, making him the first disabled person to ever have been elected as

captain regent Captains Regent (; ) 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 chosen from parties in coalition and s ...

. According to the laws of San Marino after his stay at the post of Head of State of San Marino he returned to civil life. He seeks to improve awareness of disability among all people and does his best to help such people in their everyday life. He wrote the book ''Bolivia 2013'' which was published on 19 March 2014.Bolivia 2013
Retrieved on 8 Feb 2018

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Personal website
1969 births Living people People from Borgo Maggiore Captains regent of San Marino Members of the Grand and General Council Politicians with disabilities Party of Socialists and Democrats politicians Sammarinese people with disabilities 21st-century Sammarinese politicians {{SanMarino-politician-stub