Francesco Bonito

Francesco Bonito is an Italian politician and former magistrate who has served as the Mayor of Cerignola since October 2021. Before entering local government, he had a distinguished career in the judiciary, serving as a magistrate at the Supreme Court of Cassation. He was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies in 1994, 1996, and 2001, representing the Progressisti and later the Ulivo coalition, and concluded his parliamentary service in 2006. He currently leads the municipality of Cerignola with the support of a center-left coalition.