Simeone Di Cagno Abbrescia was born on 1 April 1944. He graduated in Law at the
University of Bari and, as an entrepreneur, worked in the real estate and tourism sectors. Di Cagno Abbrescia joined
Forza Italia at its foundation. He has been elected
mayor of Bari in 1995, and was reconfirmed in 1999, holding the position until 2004. After the
2006 elections, he was elected for the
Chamber of Deputies with
Forza Italia, where he was reconfirmed in the
2008 elections with
The People of Freedom. In 2009 he was again the mayoral candidate of
Bari, supported by the
centre-right coalition, being defeated by the incumbent mayor
Michele Emiliano. On 20 March 2018, the Apulian Regional Council renewed the board of Apulian Aqueduct, appointing Di Cagno Abbrescia as new president. Di Cagno Abbrescia died in
Bari on 29 March 2024, three days before his 80th birthday. == References ==