Franco Landella | |
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Mayor of Foggia | |
In office 11 June 2014 –25 May 2021 [1] | |
Preceded by | Gianni Mongelli |
Succeeded by | Maria Aida Episcopo |
Personal details | |
Born | [2] Foggia,Apulia,Italy [2] | 1 May 1966
Political party | Forza Italia Lega Nord [2] |
Alma mater | University of International Studies of Rome |
Profession | administrator [2] |
Franco Landella (born 1 May 1966 in Foggia) is an Italian politician. [2]
He is a member of the centre-right party Forza Italia. [2] [3] He was elected Mayor of Foggia on 8 June 2014 and took office on 11 June. [2] [3] He has been re-elected for a second term in 2019. [2] In August 2020,he left Forza Italia and joined right-wing populist party Lega Nord. [4]
In May 2021,Landella is arrested with the charges of corruption and attempted extortion. [5]