Cosimo Cannito

Cosimo Cannito
Mayor of Barletta
Incumbent
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 (1951-04-10) 10 April 1951 (age 73) 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

• 2018 Italian local elections
• 2022 Italian local elections
• List of mayors of Barletta

References

1. "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.
2. "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). 23 February 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

Political offices
Preceded by Pasquale Cascella	Mayor of Barletta 2018-2021	Succeeded by Under Prefectural Commissioner management
Preceded by Under Prefectural Commissioner management	Mayor of Barletta since 2022	Succeeded by Incumbent