Cosimo Cannito
Cosimo Cannito | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Barletta | |
| Assumed office 29 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Prefectural Commissioner |
| In office 15 June 2018 – 13 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Pasquale Cascella |
| Succeeded by | Prefectural Commissioner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cosimo Damiano Cannito 10 April 1951 Barletta, Apulia, Italy |
| Political party | Centre-right independent (since 2018) |
| Other political affiliations | PSI (till 1994) SI (1994-1998) SDI (1998-2007) PSI (2007-2018) |
| Alma mater | University of Naples Federico II |
| Profession | Physician, University professor |
Cosimo Cannito (born 10 April 1951) is an Italian politician, mayor of Barletta from 2018 to 2021 and again since 2022.
Biography
Former member of the Italian Socialist Party, Cannito ran as an independent for the office of Mayor of Barletta at the 2018 Italian local elections, supported by a centre-right coalition. He won and took office on 15 June 2018.[1]
On 13 October 2021, Cannito was ousted from the office of mayor by the majority of the comunal councilors, being later re-elected mayor at the 2022 elections.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Risultati elezioni comunali 2018 a Barletta. Cosimo Damiano Cannito vince le elezioni amministrative con il 53,0% dei voti". Il Sole 24 Ore (in Italian). Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ "Barletta passa al centrodestra, Cannito nuovo sindaco: "Oggi è una città libera". Ma l'affluenza crolla al 44%". La Repubblica (in Italian). 26 June 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
External links
- "Cosimo Cannito". Ministry of the Interior of Italy (in Italian). Retrieved 20 May 2019.
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