Franco Landella

Franco Landella
Mayor of Foggia
In office 11 June 2014 – 25 May 2021[1]
Preceded by	Gianni Mongelli
Succeeded by	Maria Aida Episcopo
Personal details
Born	(1966-05-01) 1 May 1966 (age 58)[2] Foggia, Apulia, Italy[2]
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]

See also

• 2014 Italian local elections
• 2019 Italian local elections
• List of mayors of Foggia

References

1. "Foggia, Marilisa Magno nominata commissario prefettizio". La Gazzetta del Mezzogiorno (in Italian). 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
2. "Franco Landella". Ministry of the Interior of Italy (in Italian). 23 February 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
3. "Foggia, vince il centrodestra con Franco Landella". La Repubblica (in Italian). 9 June 2014. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
4. "Landella consegna Foggia a Salvini: "È nelle tue mani"". Foggia Today (in Italian). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
5. "Il sindaco di Foggia Franco Landella è stato arrestato con le accuse di corruzione e tentata concussione". Il Post (in Italian). 21 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.

External links

• "Franco Landella". Ministry of the Interior of Italy (in Italian). 23 February 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2019.

Political offices
Preceded by Gianni Mongelli	Mayor of Foggia 2014–2021	Succeeded by Maria Aida Episcopo