Vito Crimi

Vito Crimi
Leader of the Five Star Movement
Acting
In office 22 January 2020 – 6 August 2021
Preceded by	Luigi Di Maio
Succeeded by	Giuseppe Conte (as President)
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office 15 March 2013 – 12 October 2022
Constituency	Lombardy
Personal details
Born	Vito Claudio Crimi (1972-04-26) 26 April 1972 (age 52) Palermo, Sicily, Italy
Political party	Five Star Movement
Profession	Politician

Vito Claudio Crimi (born 26 April 1972) is an Italian politician, member of the Five Star Movement, of which he was appointed acting leader on 22 January 2020.^[1] From 2013 to 2022, he has been a serving member of the Italian Senate.

Vito Crimi was born in Palermo, Sicily, in 1972. He grew up in the Brancaccio district; he enrolled in a degree course in mathematics at the University of Palermo, without completing his studies. In 2000 he moved to Brescia where he worked as a court clerk at the Appellate court.^[2]

In 2007 he joined the Friends of Beppe Grillo Meetup in Brescia. He was candidate for president with the Five Star Movement in the 2010 Lombard regional election, but obtained only 3% of the preferences.^[3]

In 2013 he was elected Senator in the Lombardy constituency, and from 19 March to 16 June he was chairman of the parliamentary group of the Five Star Movement in the Senate. He was re-elected Senator in 2018 and served as Undersecretary of State for the Presidency of the Council of Ministers with responsibility for publishing in the Conte I Cabinet.^[4]

On 13 September 2019, he was appointed Deputy Minister of the Interior in the second government of Giuseppe Conte.