Adriana Poli Bortone

Adriana Poli Bortone
Mayor of Lecce
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 June 2024
Preceded by	Carlo Salvemini
In office 25 May 1998 – 28 May 2007
Preceded by	Stefano Salvemini
Succeeded by	Paolo Perrone
Minister of Agriculture
In office 10 May 1994 – 17 January 1995
Prime Minister	Silvio Berlusconi
Preceded by	Alfredo Luigi Diana
Succeeded by	Walter Luchetti
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office 29 April 2008 – 14 March 2013
Constituency	Apulia
Member of the European Parliament
In office 20 July 1999 – 28 April 2008
Constituency	Southern Italy
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 12 July 1983 – 14 April 1999
Constituency	Lecce
Personal details
Born	(1943-08-25) 25 August 1943 (age 81) Lecce, Italy
Political party	MSI (until 1995) AN (1995−2009) IS (2009−2014) FdI (2014−2015) FI (2016−2019) FT (2019−2022)
Alma mater	University of Lecce
Profession	University professor

Adriana Poli Bortone (born 25 August 1943) is an Italian politician who was a member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2008.^[1] She represented Southern Italy. She has been mayor of Lecce from 1998 to 2007 and again since 2024.^[2]