Mirko Tomassoni
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Mirko Tomassoni was Captain Regent of San Marino
for the six-month term from October 2007 to March 2008. He served together with Alberto Selva
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Tomassoni was elected in June 2006 to the Grand and General Council
as an independent on the list of the Party of Socialists and Democrats
. On October 1, 2007 Mirko Tomassoni was elected as one of the heads of state, making him the first disabled person to ever have been elected as captain regent.
Tomassoni is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
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San Marino
San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino , is a state situated on the Italian Peninsula on the eastern side of the Apennine Mountains. It is an enclave surrounded by Italy. Its size is just over with an estimated population of over 30,000. Its capital is the City of San Marino...
for the six-month term from October 2007 to March 2008. He served together with Alberto Selva
Alberto Selva
Alberto Selva was Captain Regent of San Marino for the term October 2007 - March 2008, together with Mirko Tomassoni.Selva, a lawyer, is a member of the Alleanza Popolare. He was elected in June 2006 to the Grand and General Council....
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Tomassoni was elected in June 2006 to the Grand and General Council
Grand and General Council
The Grand and General Council is the parliament of San Marino. The council has 60 members elected for a five-year term.The electoral law was based on proportional representation from 1945 to 2007. Since then, it is based on the electoral system of Italian municipalities...
as an independent on the list of the Party of Socialists and Democrats
Party of Socialists and Democrats
The Party of Socialists and Democrats is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in San Marino. It is a member of the Socialist International and its current-day Italian counterpart is the Democratic Party....
. On October 1, 2007 Mirko Tomassoni was elected as one of the heads of state, making him the first disabled person to ever have been elected as captain regent.
Tomassoni is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
Institute for Cultural Diplomacy
The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy is an international, not-for-profit, non-governmental organisation based in Berlin. Founded in 1999 by Mark Donfried, its activities focus on promoting and developing the field of cultural diplomacy by conducting research, initiatives and programs, holding...
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