Alberto Cirio | |
Term Start1: | 6 June 2019 |
Term Start2: | 25 May 2014 |
Term End2: | 26 May 2019 |
Birth Date: | 6 December 1972 |
Birth Place: | Turin, Italy |
Party: | LN (1995–2004) FI (2004–2009) PdL (2009–2013) FI (since 2013) |
Spouse: | Sara |
Children: | 2 |
Alberto Cirio (born 6 December 1972) is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Italy from 2014 to 2019. He is a member of the centre-right Forza Italia.
Cirio studied law at the University of Turin. Cirio served as Deputy Mayor of Alba from 1995 to 2005. In 2005 he was elected Regional Councilor of Piedmont. In 2010 Cirio was re-elected to the Regional Council. Regional Minister for Education, Tourism and Sport in the Piedmont Region from 2010 to 2014.[1]
In the 2014 European Parliament election in Piedmont, Cirio was elected to the European Parliament for the North-West region.[2] On 26 May 2019 he was elected President of Piedmont, supported by Forza Italia, the Northern League, Brothers of Italy and Union of the Centre.[3] [4]
On 8 March 2020, Cirio tested positive for COVID-19.[5]