Sandro Ruotolo | |
Parliament: | European |
Constituency Mp: | Southern Italy |
Term Start: | 16 July 2024 |
Office2: | Member of the Senate of the Republic |
Termstart2: | 27 February 2020 |
Termend2: | 13 October 2022 |
Constituency2: | Naples–San Carlo all'Arena |
Birth Name: | Alessandro Ruotolo |
Party: | Democratic Party (since 2023) |
Otherparty: | Centre-left coalition |
Birth Date: | 9 July 1955 |
Birth Place: | Naples, Italy |
Profession: | Journalist |
Alessandro Ruotolo (born 9 July 1955) is an Italian journalist and politician. He was elected to the Senate of the Republic in a by-election in 2020 as an independent politician of the centre-left coalition.[1]
In November 2019, Five Star Movement Senator Franco Ortolani died from cancer. A by-election was held in the Naples district in February 2020, in which Ruotolo stood as an independent candidate with support from the centre-left coalition.[2] Ruotolo was elected with 48% of the votes.
Ruotolo has written about the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy.[3]