Marco Marsilio (born 17 February 1968) has been

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since 23 February 2019.

Biography

Born in

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to parents from

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, Marsilio graduated in Philosophy at the

Sapienza University of Rome The Sapienza University of Rome ( it, Sapienza – Università di Roma), also called simply Sapienza or the University of Rome, and formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", is a public research university located in Rome, Ita ...

and taught Aesthetics, Museology and Marketing applied to Cultural Heritage at the

Link Campus University Link Campus University ( it, Università degli studi Link Campus University), formerly Link Campus—University of Malta, is a proprietary, for-profit university located in Rome, Italy, and owned by the for-profit Italian franchise chain C ...

. Between the 1980s and the 1990s, Marsilio took part in student movements and joined the youth movement of National Alliance and was elected to the city council of

from 1997 to 2008 for 3 consecutive terms (1997–2001, 2001–2006, 2006–2008). In the 2008 election, Marsilio was elected to the Chamber of Deputies with

The People of Freedom The People of Freedom ( it, Il Popolo della Libertà, PdL) was a centre-right political party in Italy. The PdL, launched by Silvio Berlusconi on 18 November 2007, was initially a federation of political parties, notably including Forza Italia a ...

, leaving the

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's party in December 2012 when he took part in founding the

national-conservative National conservatism is a nationalist variant of conservatism that concentrates on upholding national and cultural identity. National conservatives usually combine nationalism with conservative stances promoting traditional cultural values, ...

party

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led by

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. Marsilio tried to seek re-election for the Chamber of Deputies in the 2013 election, but failed. In the 2018 election, Marsilio was elected to the Senate, joining the

faction. At the end of 2018,

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advanced Marsilio's candidacy for the office of

, the native region of both his parents. Despite Marsilio being born and raised in

, his candidacy gained support from the entire

centre-right coalition The centre-right coalition ( it, coalizione di centro-destra) is an alliance of political parties in Italy, active—under several forms and names—since 1994, when Silvio Berlusconi entered politics and formed his Forza Italia party. Despite ...

, leading to his victory at the 2019 regional election. On 19 March 2019 Marsilio resigned from the Senate in favour of Nicola Calandrini, a member of

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marsilio, Marco 1968 births Living people 21st-century Italian politicians Politicians from Rome Sapienza University of Rome alumni Deputies of Legislature XVI of Italy Senators of Legislature XVIII of Italy Italian Social Movement politicians National Alliance (Italy) politicians The People of Freedom politicians Brothers of Italy politicians Presidents of Abruzzo