Christian Solinas
{{Short description|Italian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Christian Solinas
| image = Christian Solinas datisenato 2018.jpg
| order = President of Sardinia
| term_start = 20 March 2019
| term_end = 20 March 2024
| predecessor = Francesco Pigliaru
| successor = Alessandra Todde
| order2 = Member of the Senate of the Republic
| term_start2 = 23 March 2018
| term_end2 = 19 June 2019
| constituency2 = Sardinia
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1976|12|2}}
| birth_place = Cagliari, Italy
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Sardinian Action Party
| nationality = Italian
| alma_mater = University of Sassari
| occupation = Politician, Entrepreneur
}}
Christian Solinas (born 2 December 1976) is an Italian politician, leader of the Sardinian Action Party and former President of Sardinia.
Biography
Born in Cagliari, Solinas has been a long-time member of the Sardinian Action Party and has been regional councilor of transports from 2011 to 2014, under the presidency of Ugo Cappellacci.{{cite web|work=regione.sardegna.it|url=https://www.regione.sardegna.it/j/v/25?s=160969&v=2&c=6578&t=1|title=Giunta, Christian Solinas nuovo assessore Trasporti|date=28 February 2011|accessdate=24 February 2019|language=Italian|archive-date=24 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224062456/https://www.regione.sardegna.it/j/v/25?s=160969&v=2&c=6578&t=1|url-status=dead}}
In 2015, Solinas was elected Secretary of the Sardinian Action Party, leading the party towards right-wing positions, promoting a twinning with Matteo Salvini's Northern League.{{cite web|work=L'Unione Sarda|url=https://www.unionesarda.it/articolo/politica_italiana/2018/01/24/lega_psd_az_oggi_l_accordo_salvini_arrivato_a_cagliari-1-689984.html|title=Lega-Psd'Az, arriva l'accordo: Salvini a Cagliari|date=24 January 2018|accessdate=24 February 2019|language=Italian}} In the 2018 election, Solinas was elected to the Senate, becoming the only member of the Sardinian Action Party in the Senate and joining the League's parliamentary group.{{cite web|work=sardiniapost.it|url=https://www.sardiniapost.it/politica/psdaz-parlamento-22-anni-grazie-salvini-eletti-solinas-de-martini/|title=Psd'Az di nuovo in Parlamento dopo 22 anni grazie a Salvini: eletti Solinas e De Martini|date=5 March 2018|accessdate=24 February 2019|language=Italian}}
Solinas graduated in Law at the University of Sassari in December 2018.{{cite web|url=https://www.uniss.it/uniss-comunica/unisspress/regolare-la-laurea-conseguita-da-christian-solinas-alluniversita-di-sassari|title=Regolare la laurea conseguita da Christian Solinas all'Università di Sassari|year=2019}}
In November 2018, Solinas was appointed as the centre-right candidate for the office of President of Sardinia for the 2019 regional election, leading a coalition that includes the Sardinian Action Party, the League, Forza Italia, Brothers of Italy, the Union of the Centre, the Union of Sardinians, Fortza Paris, Energies for Italy and the Sardinian Reformers.{{cite web|work=sardiniapost.it|url=https://www.sardiniapost.it/politica/ll-centrodestra-deciso-solinas-nostro-candidato-governatore/|title=Il centrodestra punta tutto su Solinas: "È lui il nostro candidato presidente"|date=24 November 2018|accessdate=24 February 2019|language=Italian}}
= Legal proceedings =
On Dec. 18, 2020, the Cagliari Public Prosecutor's Office issued a notice of conclusion of preliminary investigation against Solinas - in conjunction with other individuals - for the crimes of abuse of office and extortion, concluding the investigation phase that began in October 2019.{{Cite web |date=2020-12-18 |title=Sardegna, chiuse le indagini sul governatore Christian Solinas: è accusato di abuso d'ufficio per la nomina di due dirigenti |url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2020/12/18/sardegna-chiuse-le-indagini-su-solinas-e-accusato-di-abuso-dufficio-per-la-nomina-di-due-dirigenti/6041565/ |access-date= |website=Il Fatto Quotidiano |language=it-IT}}
On Feb. 21, 2023, it was learned of a new investigation by the Cagliari Public Prosecutor's Office against Solinas and three other suspects on charges of bribery and money laundering and the seizure of telephones and computers. The matters under investigation concern the house bought by Solinas on Via dei Tritoni, a stone's throw from Cagliari's Poetto beach, and alleged pressure for Raimondi's appointment to the ENPI's top management. According to the hypothesis of prosecutor Pilia and the financiers, Solinas allegedly appointed Raimondi to the ENPI leadership in exchange for university lectures in Rome and Tirana and in exchange for an honorary degree in the Albanian Athenaeum. The Regional President's computer was not seized because he himself reportedly declared its theft the very day before the seizure order.{{Cite web |last=Pinna |first=Francesco |date=2023-02-24 |title=Indagine su Solinas, rubato il pc del presidente |url=https://www.unionesarda.it/news-sardegna/indagine-su-solinas-rubato-il-pc-del-presidente-g1vamdiu |access-date= |website=L'Unione Sarda.it |language=it}}
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Category:University of Sassari alumni
Category:Senators of Legislature XVIII of Italy
Category:Members of the Regional Council of Sardinia