Salvatore Cuffaro

Salvatore Cuffaro
President of Sicily
In office
17 July 2001 – 26 January 2008
Preceded byVincenzo Leanza
Succeeded byRaffaele Lombardo
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office
29 April 2008 – 2 February 2011
In office
28 April 2006 – 24 July 2006
ConstituencySicily
Personal details
Born (1958-02-21) 21 February 1958 (age 66)
Raffadali, Sicily, Italy
Political partyDC (1978–1994)
PPI (1994–1995)
CDU (1995–1998)
UDR (1998–1999)
UDEUR (1999–2000)
CDU (2000–2002)
UDC (2002–2010)
PID (2010–2011)
DCS (since 2020)
Alma materUniversity of Palermo
Sapienza University of Rome
Salvatore Cuffaro
NationalityItalian
Other namesTotò Vasa Vasa
("Totò Kiss Kiss")
Occupation(s)Former politician, doctor (expelled from medical order)
Criminal statusArrested on 22 January 2011, released on 13 December 2015 (served his sentence at the Rebibbia Criminal Penitentiary, Rome)
SpouseGiacoma Chiarelli
Children2
Conviction(s)Aiding and abetting Cosa Nostra (It. favoreggiamento aggravato; art. 416-bis c.p.)
Criminal chargeAiding and abetting Cosa Nostra (It. favoreggiamento aggravato; art. 416-bis c.p.)
Penalty7 years in prison, life ban from public office

Salvatore "Totò" Cuffaro (born 21 February 1958) is a former Italian politician and former President of Sicily. He has served an almost 5-year jail sentence for aiding Cosa Nostra.[1] He has earned the nickname Vasa Vasa (Sicilian for "Kiss Kiss") for his tendency to kiss all and sundry; he says that he has kissed a quarter of all the people on the island.[2]

  1. ^ (in Italian) Prima notte in cella per Cuffaro, La Repubblica, 23 January 2011
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference ind300506 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).