Salvatore "Totò" Cuffaro (born 21 February 1958 in Raffadali, Agrigento) is a convicted criminal, formerly an Italian politician, former President of Sicily, has served an almost 5-year jail sentence for aiding Cosa Nostra. He has earned the nickname "Vasa Vasa" (Sicilian for Kiss Kiss) for his tendency to kiss all and sundry – he claims that he has kissed a quarter of all the people on the island.A graduate of medicine and surgery at the University of Palermo, with a specialization in radiology, Cuffaro was expelled from the medical order for indignity. He joined the Christian Democrat (DC) party during his student days. Then, after having served as City Councillor in his native city, Raffadali, and Palermo, Cuffaro was first elected Member of the Sicilian Regional Assembly in 1991; in 1996 he served as Regional Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries. Wikipedia