Matteo Salvini
Matteo Salvini | |
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Salvini in 2025 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Italy | |
| Assumed office 22 October 2022 Serving with Antonio Tajani | |
| Prime Minister | Giorgia Meloni |
| Preceded by | Himself and Luigi Di Maio (2019) |
| In office 1 June 2018 – 5 September 2019 Serving with Luigi Di Maio | |
| Prime Minister | Giuseppe Conte |
| Preceded by | Angelino Alfano (2014) |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Tajani and himself (2022) |
| Minister of Infrastructure and Transport | |
| Assumed office 22 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Giorgia Meloni |
| Preceded by | Enrico Giovannini |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 1 June 2018 – 5 September 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Giuseppe Conte |
| Preceded by | Marco Minniti |
| Succeeded by | Luciana Lamorgese |
| Federal Secretary of the League | |
| Assumed office 15 December 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Roberto Maroni |
| Member of the Senate of the Republic | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | Lazio (2018–2019) Calabria (2019–present) |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 14 July 2009 – 22 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | North-West Italy |
| In office 20 July 2004 – 7 November 2006 | |
| Constituency | North-West Italy |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 6 March 2013 – 15 March 2013 | |
| Constituency | Lombardy 1 |
| In office 29 April 2008 – 13 July 2009 | |
| Constituency | Lombardy 1 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1973 Milan, Italy |
| Party | Lega |
| Other political affiliations | Lega Nord Us with Salvini (2014–2017) |
| Spouse |
Fabrizia Ieluzzi
(m. 2001; div. 2010) |
| Domestic partner(s) | Giulia Martinelli (2011–2014) Elisa Isoardi (2015–2018) Francesca Verdini (2019–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University of Milan (attended) |
| Signature | |
| Website | salvinipremier |
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Political offices Secretary of Lega Nord (2013–present) Deputy Prime Minister (2018–19, 2022–present) Minister of the Interior (2018–19) Minister of Infrastructure and Transport (2022–present) Secretary of Lega Minister of the Interior Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Political views Related |
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Matteo Salvini (Italian: [matˈtɛːo salˈviːni]; born 9 March 1973) is a far-right Italian politician serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport since 2022. He has been Federal Secretary of Italy's Lega party since December 2013 and an Italian senator since March 2018. Salvini represented Northwestern Italy in the European Parliament from 2004 to 2018.
Salvini has been a hardline Eurosceptic politician, holding a starkly critical view of the European Union, especially of the euro. He opposes illegal immigration into Italy and the EU as well as the EU's management of asylum seekers. He is also considered one of the main leaders of the populist wave in Europe during the 2010s and a member of the neo-nationalist movement, which is a right-wing ideology that emphasizes de-globalization, nativist and protectionist stances.
During his first stint as deputy prime minister, many international political commentators and newspapers, such as The Guardian, The New York Times, the Financial Times, The Economist, and The Huffington Post, characterized him as a strongman and the most influential politician in Italy after the 2018 elections. Salvini condemned the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. He had previously praised Russia's president Vladimir Putin, describing Putin in 2019 as "the best politician and statesman in the world".