Cosimo Cannito

Cosimo Cannito (born 10 April 1951) is an Italian politician, mayor of Barletta from 2018 to 2021 and again since 2022.

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 74) 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

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