Franco Ortolani

Franco Ortolani
Member of the Senate of the Republic for Naples–San Carlo all'Arena district
In office 28 March 2018 – 22 November 2019
Preceded by	constituency established
Succeeded by	Sandro Ruotolo
Constituency	Campania 7
Personal details
Born	Franco Ortolani (1943-08-29)29 August 1943 Molinella, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Died	22 November 2019(2019-11-22) (aged 76) Rome, Italy
Party	Five Star Movement
Alma mater	University of Naples Federico II

Franco Ortolani (29 August 1943 – 22 November 2019) was an Italian politician who served in the Italian Senate for the Five Star Movement from 2018 to 2019.^[1]

Career

Ortolani was a candidate for the Five Star Movement in the 2018 general election, and was elected in Naples after receiving over 100,000 votes.^{[citation needed]}

Death

He died from cancer in Rome in the night of 22 November 2019.^[2][3][4] He was succeeded in a by-election in 2020 by Sandro Ruotolo of the centre-left coalition.^[5]

References

1. "Morto Franco Ortolani, senatore di M5S - Ultima Ora". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
2. "Morto Franco Ortolani, senatore del Movimento 5 Stelle | Sky TG24". tg24.sky.it. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
3. "Addio a Franco Ortolani, il geologo che sfidò la Terra dei fuochi". www.ilmattino.it (in Italian). 24 November 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
4. "Morto Franco Ortolani, senatore M5S - Campania". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 23 November 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
5. "results". dait.interno.gov.it. Retrieved 4 April 2020.