Nanni Campus (born Gianvittorio Campus, 3 September 1952) is an Italian academic and politician, Mayor of Sassari from 2000 to 2005 and again since 2019.

Biography

After graduating in Medicine at the

University of Sassari The University of Sassari ( it, Università degli Studi di Sassari, UniSS) is a university located in Sassari, Italy. It was founded in 1562 and is organized in 13 departments. The University of Sassari earned first place in the rankings for t ...

, Campus began his career teaching in his own alma mater. Meanwhile, he joined the

Italian Social Movement The Italian Social Movement ( it, Movimento Sociale Italiano, MSI) was a neo-fascist political party in Italy. A far-right party, it presented itself until the 1990s as the defender of Italian fascism's legacy, and later moved towards national ...

and he later took part in the foundation of

Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi ( ; ; born 29 September 1936) is an Italian media tycoon and politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy in four governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a member of the Chamber of Deputies ...

Forza Italia Forza ItaliaThe name is not usually translated into English: ''forza'' is the second-person singular imperative of ''forzare'', in this case translating to "to compel" or "to press", and so means something like "Forward, Italy", "Come on, Ital ...

, with which he is elected to the

Italian Senate The Senate of the Republic ( it, Senato della Repubblica), or simply the Senate ( it, Senato), is the upper house of the bicameral Italian Parliament (the other being the Chamber of Deputies). The two houses together form a perfect bicameral sy ...

in 1994 and in 1996. During 1996, he left Berlusconi's party to join Gianfranco Fini's National Alliance. He left his seat in the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

in 2000, once he was elected Mayor of Sassari, supported by the whole

Pole for Freedoms The Pole for Freedoms ( it, Polo per le Libertà) was a centre-right political and electoral alliance in Italy, which was active from 1996 to 2000. It included Forza Italia (FI), the National Alliance (AN), Union of the Centre (UdC), Christian De ...

. In 2005, at the end of his term, Campus did not run again for mayor. In June 2009, Campus was elected regional councilor of

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...

for

The People of Freedom The People of Freedom ( it, Il Popolo della Libertà, PdL) was a centre-right political party in Italy. The PdL, launched by Silvio Berlusconi on 18 November 2007, was initially a federation of political parties, notably including Forza Italia a ...

(PdL), being the most voted candidate in the city of

Sassari Sassari (, ; sdc, Sàssari ; sc, Tàtari, ) is an Italian city and the second-largest of Sardinia in terms of population with 127,525 inhabitants, and a Functional Urban Area of about 260,000 inhabitants. One of the oldest cities on the island, ...

. In June 2012, together with other four regional councillors, he joined a new group in the Regional Council, named "Sardinia is already tomorrow" and chaired by

Mario Diana Mario Diana (born 9 May 1947) is an Italian politician. Biography Diana belongs to a noble family, well known in Marmilla. He subsequently transplanted to Oristano, where he has lived for years in the San Paolo-Torangius neighborhood. He is marri ...

. The new group included, in addition to Diana and Campus, Roberto Capelli (

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), Claudia Lombardo (ex-PdL), and

Massimo Mulas Massimo, also Massimino, and Massimine () is a masculine Italian given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Massimo Agostinelli (Max Agos) (born 1987), Swiss based Italian American artist, entrepreneur and activist *Massimo Ago ...

( UPC). Amid its formation, the group joined the opposition to the regional government led by

Ugo Cappellacci Ugo Cappellacci (born 27 November 1960 in Cagliari, Italy) is an Italian Sardinian politician and member of the Forza Italia (FI) political party. Cappellacci, a center-right, politician, was elected President of Sardinia in the 2009 regional ...

(PdL).Sardies
/ref> In 2019, Campus ran again for the seat of Mayor of Sassari with the support of a coalition of

centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the right of the political spectrum, but are closer to the centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure and the economy, moving away from the nobility and ...

civic lists: after ranking second in the first round, Campus won the run-off and was elected Mayor 14 years after his last experience.

References

External links

*Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian)
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legislature. {{DEFAULTSORT:Campus, Nanni 1952 births Living people People from Sassari Mayors of Sassari Italian Social Movement politicians Forza Italia politicians National Alliance (Italy) politicians The People of Freedom politicians 20th-century Italian politicians 21st-century Italian politicians University of Sassari alumni