Filippo Collura
Filippo Collura | |
|---|---|
| President of the Province of Caltanissetta | |
| In office 8 June 1998 – 17 June 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Vincenzo Rampulla |
| Succeeded by | Giuseppe Federico |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 January 1944 Gela, Province of Caltanissetta, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 25 January 2025 (aged 81) Gela, Sicily, Italy |
| Party | Italian People's Party The Daisy Democratic Party |
| Occupation | Teacher, school principal |
Filippo Collura (2 January 1944 – 25 January 2025) was an Italian politician and educator who served as president of the Province of Caltanissetta from 1998 to 2008.
Life and career
[edit]Collura was born in Gela, Sicily, in 1944.[1] He worked as a teacher and school principal before entering political career.[2]
In the 1994 European Parliament election, Collura was a candidate for the Italian People's Party in the Insular Italy constituency, but was not elected.[3][4]
Collura was elected president of the Province of Caltanissetta in the 1998 provincial election, supported by a centre-left coalition. He won the runoff with 62.4% of the vote against incumbent president Vincenzo Rampulla.[4][5] In 2002, he joined The Daisy. He was re-elected president in the 2003 provincial election, defeating centre-right candidate Massimo Dell'Utri in the runoff with 57.46% of the vote. His governing majority included The Daisy, the Democrats of the Left, Union of Democrats for Europe, Party of Italian Communists, Italian Democratic Socialists, and Communist Refoundation Party.[6][7] He later joined the newly established Democratic Party.[4]
Collura died in his hometown Gela on 25 January 2025, aged 81.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Collura Filippo". Anagrafe degli amministratori locali e regionali. Ministero dell'Interno. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- 1 2 "Commozione per la morte del prof. Filippo Collura, due volte presidente della Provincia di Caltanissetta". Il Fatto Nisseno. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Sogni e bisogni di Catania: un progetto europeo per la città in Comune". Radio Radicale. 9 May 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Il Pd esprime cordoglio per la morte di Collura". Il Gazzettino di Gela. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Viaggio nel Palazzo". Province of Caltanissetta. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Alla prova della Sicilia". Il manifesto. 23 March 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
- ↑ "Voto in Friuli, la spunta Illy". TgCom24. 9 June 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2026.