Toni Giugliano is a Scottish politician who has worked as parliamentary advisor for the Scottish National Party (SNP). He has a background in European affairs. Early life He was born near La Spezia, Italy, moving to Scotland when he was seven. He studied European politics and French at the University of Edinburgh. He was selected by the SNP to stand as one of their candidates for the six Scottish seats in the 2014 European Parliament election, although he was placed fifth on their list. The outcome of the voting was that the SNP won two of the six seats and it was their two sitting MEPs that were returned. He was an active campaigner during the Scottish independence referendum, 2014. He was head of interest groups at Yes Scotland. He was formerly an aide to Colin Keir, the SNP Member of the Scottish Parliament for Edinburgh Western. In August 2015, Giugliano was selected as the SNP's candidate for Edinburgh Western in the Scottish Parliament election, 2016, instead of Keir. In 2012 he was convener of the SNP's Edinburgh city association Life outside politics In 2010, he appeared on Channel 4's television programme Come Dine with Me.
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