Leonardo Gallitelli

General Leonardo Gallitelli (born 9 June 1948 in Taranto) is an Italian general and politician. He served as commander of the Carabinieri from June 2009 to 15 January 2015.

History

In his youth he moved to Bernalda in the province of Matera. He began his military career on 22 October 1967 and began attending courses at the military academy in Modena and studied at the Carabinieri School in Rome, graduating in law. He was editor-in-chief of Il Carabiniere, the monthly magazine published by the Arms of Carabinieri.

Military career

He was commander of the Compagnie of Viggiano, Aosta and Genova Portoria. He worked at the Investigative Nucleus in Turin with significant commitments to countering terrorism and kidnapping.

Later he worked in the general staff of the General Command, as the superior officer in the Provincial Command of Turin, the Operations Office of the General Command of the Army. He was promoted to colonel and became deputy commander of the Carabinieri Region of Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta at the orders of General Francesco Delfino. He was in that position until 1993 and subsequently held the Provincial Command of Rome for five years. He was later the head of the Second Division of the General Command. From 2000 to 2002 he was Senior Officer of the General Command and then commander of the Carabinieri Officers' School. From 7 October 2003 to 4 September 2006, he headed the Campania Carabinieri Region.

From 5 September 2006 to 11 June 2009 he was chief of staff of the General Command of the Army. On 12 June 2009, Leonardo Gallitelli was appointed commander-in-chief of the Army by the Council of Ministers.