Edmondo Cirielli

{{short description|Italian politician}} {{BLP sources|date=April 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Edmondo Cirielli | image = Edmondo Cirielli daticamera 2018.jpg | order1 = Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | term_start1 = 2 November 2022 | term_end1 = | prime_minister1 = Giorgia Meloni | predecessor1 = Marina Sereni | successor1 = | order2 = Member of the Chamber of Deputies | term_start2 = 30 May 2001 | term_end2 = | constituency2 = Campania 2 {{small|(2001–present)}} | order3 = President of the Province of Salerno | term_start3 = 7 June 2009 | term_end3 = 24 October 2012 | predecessor3 = Angelo Villani | successor3 = Antonio Iannone | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1963|05|22}} | birth_place = Nocera Inferiore, Italy | death_date = | death_place = | party = MSI {{small|(until 1995)}}<br>AN {{small|(1995–2009)}}<br>PdL {{small|(2009–2012)}}<br>FdI {{small|(since 2012)}} | alma_mater = University of Parma<br />University of Salerno | profession = Carabinieri Officer | website = {{URL|edmondocirielli.it|Official website}} | allegiance = {{flag|Italy}} | branch = Carabinieri | rank = Brigadier general | service_years = 1983–2001 }} '''Edmondo Cirielli''' ({{IPA|it|edˈmondo tʃiˈrjɛlli}}; born 22 May 1964) is an Italian politician. He is a deputy of the Italian Chamber of Deputies since 2001, and has previously served as President of the Province of Salerno from 2009 to 2012.

== Early life == Edmondo Cirielli was born in Nocera Inferiore on 22 May 1964. He attended the Nunziatella Military School and the Military Academy of Modena. He remained in the military until his discharge in 2020.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Petrillo |first=Alfonso |date=2022-11-01 |title=Governo Meloni, Edmondo Cirielli nominato viceministro degli Esteri |url=https://www.ulisseonline.it/attualita/governo-meloni-edmondo-cirielli-nominato-viceministro-degli-esteri/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=Ulisse online |language=it-IT}}</ref>

== Political career == Cirielli first ran for a seat in the Chamber of Deputies in 1994 with the National Alliance, but he was unsuccessful. He was elected regional council of Campania in 1995 and reelected in 2000. He was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 2001 and reelected in 2006. In 2009, he was elected President of Salerno.<ref name=":0" />

Cirielli co-founded the Brothers of Italy in 2012 and was reelected to the Chamber of Deputies as a member of this party in 2013 and 2018. He was appointed deputy foreign minister under the government of Giorgia Meloni in 2022.<ref name=":0" />

On 7 October 2025, Cirielli was officially appointed as the candidate of the centre-right coalition for the 2025 Campania regional election.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://salerno.corriere.it/notizie/politica/25_ottobre_08/chi-e-edmondo-cirielli-il-viceministro-candidato-governatore-in-campania-dal-caso-salva-previti-al-principato-di-salerno-4a6f77bd-8d26-4a0d-bf2f-5822a7ae3xlk.shtml|title=Chi è Edmondo Cirielli, il viceministro e carabiniere candidato governatore in Campania: dal caso «Salva Previti» al Principato di Salerno|language=it|date=8 October 2025}}</ref>

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