Nicola Caputo

Nicola Caputo
Caputo in 2018
Member of the European Parliament for Southern Italy
In office
1 July 2014 – 1 July 2019
Parliamentary groupProgressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
Personal details
Born (1966-03-04) 4 March 1966
Teverola, Italy
PartyForza Italia (from 2025)
Other political
affiliations		PD (until 2019)
Italia Viva (2019-2025)

Nicola Caputo (born 4 March 1966) is an Italian politician who was a member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 to 2019.

Early life and career

Caputo was born in Teverola, in the province of Caserta,[1] on 4 March 1966.[2] Caputo's political career began in the 1990s when he became a Consigliere comunale for the comune of Teverola, he held at various times the position of Assessore for finances, education and productive activities.[2] Between 2005 and 2014, he served two consecutive terms as a regional councillor for Campania. During his term he led a special commission on transparency and the use of money.[2]

Member of the European Parliament

From 2014 to 2019, Caputo was a MEP, representing Southern Italy for Italy's leading centre-left coalition party, the Democratic Party (PD), and was part of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats.[1] During this period, he was part of the Delegation for relations with the United States.[1] In 2016, he was the MEP with the highest attendance in the European Parliament, missing only one of 3,103 possible votes.[3] He was also a member of the European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.[4]

Caputo stood for re-election in the European Parliament in 2019 but was not elected.[5][6] In July 2019, he was nominated by Vincenzo De Luca as a councillor for agriculture, European affairs, and international relations.[7] That same year, he left the PD and joined Italia Viva (IV).[8] On 27 October 2020, he was nominated assessor for agricultural policy at the Giunta regionale della Campania.[9] Starting in 2021, he served as an alternate member of the Committee of Regions.[10]

Caputo stood again for election the European Parliament in 2024 as part of the United States of Europe electoral list, again for Southern Italy; however, he was not elected after the list failed to pass the 4% electoral threshold.[11] On 4 October 2025, he resigned as assessore for agricultural policy,[12] and a few days later defected to the centre-right coalition party Forza Italia (FI).[13][14] In December 2025, he was nominated consigliere for export and internationalization of food processing supply chains and for European policies by the minister of foreign affairs Antonio Tajani.[15][16]

References

  1. ^ a b c "8th parliamentary term Nicola CAPUTO MEPs European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  2. ^ a b c Caputo, Nicola. "Curriculum Vitae" (PDF). Regione Campania.
  3. ^ Velardi, Giorgio (28 April 2016). "Europarlamento, italiani all'undicesimo posto per presenze: meglio di Francia e Germania, peggio di Austria e Malta". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  4. ^ "Nicola Caputo - Website of the European Democrats". democrats.eu (in Italian). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  5. ^ Perrotta, Giuseppe Perrotta (28 May 2019). "ELEZIONI La rabbia di Caputo dopo la sconfitta: "Ho pagato la fiducia in un progetto"". CasertaNews (in Italian). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Eligendo Archivio - Ministero dell'Interno DAIT". Eligendo (in Italian). Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  7. ^ "nicola caputo nominato consigliere del presidente della regione campania". agricoltura.regione.campania.it. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Nuovi scenari politici in Campania, Nicola Caputo aderisce a Italia Viva: "Stufo di vecchie liturgie". Lunedì 14 ottobre ufficializzazione al Golden Plaza Tulip a Caserta". Campanianotizie (in Italian). Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  9. ^ "De Luca nomina la nuova giunta regionale campana. Le deleghe". Nuova Irpinia (in Italian). 27 October 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Nicola Caputo - Website of the European Democrats". democrats.eu. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  11. ^ "Europee, Fdi aumenta il consenso delle politiche: 29%. Balzo del Pd: al 24% Schlein sfida Meloni. Fi supera la Lega. Crollo M5s, Renzi e Calenda fuori". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  12. ^ "De Luca perde pezzi, si dimette l'assessore Caputo". NapoliToday (in Italian). 4 October 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Entra in Forza Italia Nicola Caputo,assessore uscente di De Luca - Notizie - Ansa.it". Agenzia ANSA (in Italian). 10 October 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  14. ^ "Nicola Caputo, dalla giunta De Luca a Forza Italia. "Contrario all'accordo coi populisti"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 10 October 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  15. ^ "Caputo nuovo consigliere del ministro degli Esteri". CasertaNews (in Italian). 9 December 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  16. ^ "Nicola Caputo nominato Consigliere per l'Export al Ministero degli Esteri". iMille (in Italian). 11 December 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
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