Antonino Spirlì

Antonino “Nino” Spirlì (born 13 July 1961)[1][2] is an Italian politician and journalist.[3] He became the acting president of Calabria region following the death of Jole Santelli on 15 October 2020[4][5] By law, a snap election must be held within 60 days.

Antonino Spirlì
Acting President of Calabria
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 October 2020
Preceded by	Jole Santelli
Personal details
Born	13 July 1961 Taurianova, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Political party	MSI (until 1994) FI (1994–2009) PdL (2009–2013) FdI (2014–2017) League (since 2017)
Occupation	Journalist, author

A former cavalry lieutenant, he also was an actor and a theatre director, before becoming a tv author. For Mediaset and RAI, he created formats like the La fattoria, the fiction Né con te né senza di te and the show Forum with Rita dalla Chiesa. Also a writer, Sprilì is one of the founders of Cultura Identità – a sovereignist think tank that supports the notion of national identities. He also contributed to il Giornale, il Giornale.it (where he had a regular column, "I pensieri di una vecchia checca"), il GiornaleOff, Il Garantista ("I corsivi della vecchia checca") and Corriere della Calabria ("Lo schiaffo") between October 2016 and April 2018. He also directed the Italian local television station Sud. In 2011 he published his first novel, Diario di una vecchia checca (Diary of an old Queer).

References

1. https://calabria.live/ce-gia-il-vicepresidente-della-giunta-nino-spirli-a-lui-artigianato-commercio-cultura-e-legalita/
2. https://www.deliapress.it/1-cronaca/la-giunta-regionale-e-al-completo/
3. "Giunta regionale: ecco chi è Nino Spirlì, intellettuale di destra amico di Santelli". Lacnews24.it (in Italian). 2020-03-18. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
4. Macrì, Carlo (2020-10-15). "Jole Santelli, morta la presidente della Calabria" (in Italian). Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
5. "Antonino Spirlì, il vice di Jole Santelli che guiderà la Calabria". la Repubblica (in Italian). 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-10-15.