Leoluca Orlando
Leoluca Orlando | |
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Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Mayor of Palermo | |
| In office 22 May 2012 – 20 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Diego Cammarata |
| Succeeded by | Roberto Lagalla |
| In office 3 December 1993 – 16 December 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Manlio Orobello |
| Succeeded by | Diego Cammarata |
| In office 16 July 1985 – 14 August 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Nello Martellucci |
| Succeeded by | Domenico Lo Vasco |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 28 April 2006 – 10 July 2012 | |
| Constituency | Sicily (2006–2008) Lazio (2008–2012) |
| In office 23 April 1992 – 14 April 1994 | |
| Constituency | Palermo |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| Assumed office 16 July 2024 | |
| Constituency | Italian Islands |
| In office 19 July 1994 – 19 July 1999 | |
| Constituency | Italian Islands |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 August 1947 Palermo, Italy |
| Political party | AVS (2024–present) Greens/EFA (2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | DC (1976–1991) LR (1991–1999) Dem (1999–2002) DL (2002–2005) IdV (2005–2012) LR 2018 (2012–2018) PD (2018–2024) |
| Alma mater | University of Palermo |
Leoluca Orlando (born 1 August 1947) is an Italian politician. He was mayor of Palermo for over twenty years and was president of the Italian Federation of American Football (FIDAF). He is best known for his strong opposition to the Sicilian Mafia during his mayoralty in the 1980s, which was publicly referenced in the media as the Palermo Spring (Italian: Primavera di Palermo).