Born in 1947. South (Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Molise, Puglia). egree in "law", University of Bari,1972.1972-1982 Member of the central committee and of the national leadership of the MSI-DN.1983Provincial Secretary of the MSI-DN of Foggia.1999 Puglia regional coordinator of AN.2003 member of the national executive of AN,responsible for the Department of the Mezzogiorno.1994 Mayor and Councilor with responsibility for planning (2004)of the municipality of Cerignola (FG).2003 deputy Mayor of Bari.1990Councilor of the Region of Puglia.1999 Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. 2000-2004 Substitute Member of the Committee of the Regions.2000 Member of the national executive of the ANCI-National Association of Italian Municipalities, and Vice-chairman of the ANCI-Puglia Region.2009 Member of the Management Bureau of the"Il Popolo della Libertà"(PDL),Rome. MEP since 2009.