Vincenzo De Luca

Vincenzo De Luca
Vincenzo De Luca in 2015
De Luca in 2015
15th President of Campania
Assumed office
18 June 2015
Preceded byStefano Caldoro
Mayor of Salerno
In office
15 June 2006 – 3 February 2015
Preceded byMario De Biase
Succeeded byVincenzo Napoli
In office
6 December 1993 – 15 May 2001
Preceded byMario Laurino
Succeeded byMario De Biase
In office
22 May 1993 – 2 July 1993
Preceded byVincenzo Giordano
Succeeded byAntonio Lattarulo
Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transportation
In office
2 May 2013 – 22 February 2014
Preceded byMario Ciaccia
Succeeded byRiccardo Nencini
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
30 May 2001 – 28 April 2008
ConstituencyCampania 2
Personal details
Born (1949-05-08) 8 May 1949 (age 75)
Ruvo del Monte, Italy
Political partyPCI (before 1991)
PDS (1991–1998)
DS (1998–2007)
PD (since 2007)
Height1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse
Rosa Zampetti
(m. 1979; div. 2008)
Domestic partnerMaria Maddalena Cantisani
Children2, including Piero
Profession
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Vincenzo De Luca (born 8 May 1949) is an Italian politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he has been serving as president of Campania since 18 June 2015.[1] De Luca also served as mayor of Salerno for more than 17 years, becoming one of the longest serving mayors in Italy.[2][3]

De Luca has often been described as a populist politician and became known for his controversial statements.[4][5] He is nicknamed Lo Sceriffo ("The Sheriff"), due to his outspokenly impetuous and strong government style,[6] and also Don Vicienzo.[7]

  1. ^ "Vincenzo De Luca". Regione Campania (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Mayor of the Month for March 2013". City Mayors (in Italian). 1 March 2013. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  3. ^ Buonomo, Giampiero (2014). "Incompatibilità parlamentari: l'Italia prende in giro l'Europa e la Consulta". L'Ago e Il Filo Edizione Online. The problem of incompatibility, latent since the establishment of the Government Letta, could explode on the situation of the Undersecretary for transport mayor of Salerno.[dead link]
  4. ^ Cacciari demolisce De Luca: “Un populista di sinistra”
  5. ^ Il granduca Vincenzo De Luca, oratoria a effetti speciali tra la ragione e il lanciafiamme, Corriere della Sera
  6. ^ Coronavirus, lo sceriffo De Luca scatena l'ironia dei social: è il supereroe del web, Il Mattino
  7. ^ Don Vicienzo da sceriffo a Duce, Il Fatto Quotidiano