Christian Solinas

Christian Solinas (born 2 December 1976) is an Italian politician, leader of the Sardinian Action Party and President of Sardinia.

Christian Solinas
President of Sardinia
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 March 2019
Preceded by	Francesco Pigliaru
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office 23 March 2018 – 19 June 2019
Constituency	Sardinia
Personal details
Born	2 December 1976 Cagliari, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Political party	Sardinian Action Party
Alma mater	University of Sassari
Occupation	Politician, Entrepreneur

Biography

Born in Cagliari, Solinas has been a long-time member of the Sardinian Action Party and has been regional councilor of transports from 2011 to 2014, under the presidency of Ugo Cappellacci.[1]

In 2015, Solinas was elected Secretary of the Sardinian Action Party, leading the party towards right-wing positions, promoting a twinning with Matteo Salvini's Northern League.[2] In the 2018 election, Solinas was elected to the Senate, becoming the only member of the Sardinian Action Party in the Senate and joining the League's parliamentary group.[3]

Solinas graduated in Law at the University of Sassari in December 2018.[4]

In November 2018, Solinas was appointed as the centre-right candidate for the office of President of Sardinia for the 2019 regional election, leading a coalition that includes the Sardinian Action Party, the League, Forza Italia, Brothers of Italy, the Union of the Centre, the Sardinian Democratic Union, Fortza Paris, Energies for Italy and the Sardinian Reformers.[5]

References

1. "Giunta, Christian Solinas nuovo assessore Trasporti". regione.sardegna.it (in Italian). 28 February 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
2. "Lega-Psd'Az, arriva l'accordo: Salvini a Cagliari". L'Unione Sarda (in Italian). 24 January 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
3. "Psd'Az di nuovo in Parlamento dopo 22 anni grazie a Salvini: eletti Solinas e De Martini". sardiniapost.it (in Italian). 5 March 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
4. "Regolare la laurea conseguita da Christian Solinas all'Università di Sassari". 2019.
5. "Il centrodestra punta tutto su Solinas: "È lui il nostro candidato presidente"". sardiniapost.it (in Italian). 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2019.