Domenico Pittella

Gianni Pittella
Pittella in 1976
President of the Hygiene and Health Commission of the Senate of the Republic
In office
2 July 1980  11 July 1983
Preceded byBiagio Pinto
Succeeded byAdriano Bompiani
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office
25 May 1972  11 July 1983
ConstituencyBasilicata (Lagonegro)
Personal details
Born
Domenico Pittella

(1932-02-07)7 February 1932
Lauria, Italy
Died15 April 2018(2018-04-15) (aged 86)
Lauria, Italy
Political partyItalian Socialist Party
SpouseLaurita
ChildrenGianni
Marcello
EducationUniversity of Naples Federico II
OccupationPolitician, surgeon

Domenico Pittella (7 February 1932 – 15 April 2018) was an Italian politician. A member of the Italian Socialist Party, Pittella served on the Senate of the Republic between 1972 and 1983. He was a trained surgeon, which cost him a conviction when he treated Natalia Ligas, a fugitive member of the Red Brigades. His two sons Gianni and Marcello Pittella are also politicians. Referred to as "the Pittellas", they are considered a "dynasty" in the Basilicata region.