Filippo Collura

Filippo Collura
President of the Province of Caltanissetta
In office
8 June 1998 – 17 June 2008
Preceded byVincenzo Rampulla
Succeeded byGiuseppe Federico
Personal details
Born(1944-01-02)2 January 1944
Gela, Province of Caltanissetta, Kingdom of Italy
Died25 January 2025(2025-01-25) (aged 81)
Gela, Sicily, Italy
PartyItalian People's Party
The Daisy
Democratic Party
OccupationTeacher, 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

Collura was born in Gela, Sicily, in 1944. He worked as a teacher and school principal before entering political career.

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.

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. 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. He later joined the newly established Democratic Party.

Collura died in his hometown Gela on 25 January 2025, aged 81.

References

  1. ↑ "Collura Filippo". Anagrafe degli amministratori locali e regionali. Ministero dell'Interno. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
  2. 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.
  3. ↑ "Sogni e bisogni di Catania: un progetto europeo per la città in Comune". Radio Radicale. 9 May 2004. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 "Il Pd esprime cordoglio per la morte di Collura". Il Gazzettino di Gela. 26 January 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
  5. ↑ "Viaggio nel Palazzo". Province of Caltanissetta. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
  6. ↑ "Alla prova della Sicilia". Il manifesto. 23 March 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2026.
  7. ↑ "Voto in Friuli, la spunta Illy". TgCom24. 9 June 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2026.