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Pasquale Valentini

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Pasquale Valentini
Foreign Minister of San Marino
In office
2012–2016
Preceded byAntonella Mularoni
Succeeded byNicola Renzi
Tourism Minister
In office
2012–2013
Preceded byFabio Berardi
Succeeded byTeodoro Lonfernini
Personal details
Born (1953-07-19) 19 July 1953 (age 71)
San Marino
Political partySammarinese Christian Democratic Party
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Bologna

Pasquale Valentini (born 19 July 1953) is a Sammarinese politician who has held multiple ministerial posts.[1][2]

Early life

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Pasquale was born in San Marino on 19 July 1953. He obtained a high school diploma from San Marino before graduating in mathematics from the University of Bologna in 1977. He is married and has 3 children.[1][2]

Academic life

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Pasquale with Thorbjørn Jagland and Sebastian Kurz
Pasquale with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland and Foreign Minister of Austria Sebastian Kurz

Between 1977 and 1993, he worked as a teacher at a junior high school teaching mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Natural Science. He became the Chair of Mathematics at the upper secondary school in 1993. Between 2004 and 2007 he also served as the director of the district middle school. He was also an active trade unionist having held multiple positions in the Democratic Confederation of San Marino Workers.[1][2]

Political career

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He has been continuously elected to the Grand and General Council since 1988, winning all the elections held since then. He served as the Minister of Education, university and Cultural Institutes from July 2001 to June 2002 and subsequently from December 2002 to December 2003. He was made a member of the party's coordination group in January 2004. He was appointed the party's political secretary in February 2007. He was made the Secretary for Finance with additional charges of Philatelic and Numismatics Division on 30 April 2010. He took over as Foreign Minister with additional charge of Tourism in 2012. Pasquale resigned as the foreign minister in December 2016.[1][2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Minister, archived from the original on 21 October 2016, retrieved 16 February 2017
  2. ^ a b c d "Government San Marino Common Good. Secretaries of State. Pasquale Valentini, Foreign and Political Affairs". libertas.sm. December 2012. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Crown Prince initiative wins award in New York". The Jordan Times. 19 March 2016. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Council: the new government presents objectives and strategies". smtvsanmarino.sm. 27 December 2016. Archived from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2017.