Francesco Ventola

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Francesco Ventola
MEP
Ventola Francesco.jpg
Ventola in 2023
Member of the European Parliament
for Southern Italy
Assumed office
16 July 2024
Personal details
Born (1971-05-12) 12 May 1971 (age 53)
Political party Brothers of Italy
Other political
affiliations
European Conservatives and Reformists Party

Francesco Ventola (born 12 May 1971) is an Italian politician of Brothers of Italy who was elected member of the European Parliament in 2024. [1] He served as mayor of Canosa di Puglia from 2002 to 2012, and as president of the province of Barletta-Andria-Trani from 2009 to 2015. [2] Since 2015 he has been a member of the Regional Council of Apulia. [2]

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References

  1. "Francesco Ventola eletto al Parlamento europeo. I consiglieri provinciali di Centrodestra: "Un'occasione storica per il nostro territorio"". CorriereOfanto.it (in Italian). 14 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Europee 2024, Francesco Ventola eletto al Parlamento Europeo: è il primo canosino della storia". Canosa News24city (in Italian). 10 June 2024.