Leoluca Orlando is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament since 2024. In 1994, he already served in the European Parliament for five years. He was mayor of Palermo for over twenty years. He is known for his strong opposition to the Sicilian Mafia during his mayoralty in the 1980s.

Leoluca graduated in jurisprudence and worked as lawyer and professor at the University of Palermo.