Nanni Campus (born Gianvittorio Campus, 3 September 1952) is an Italian academic and politician,

Mayor of Sassari The Mayor of Sassari is an elected politician who, along with the Sassari's City Council, is accountable for the strategic government of Sassari in Sardinia, Italy. The elected Mayor is Giuseppe Mascia, a member of the Democratic Party (Italy), ...

from 2000 to 2005 and from 2019 to 2024.

Biography

After graduating in Medicine at the

University of Sassari The University of Sassari (, UniSS) is a public 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 the best “medium-sized” Italian ...

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

Italian Social Movement The Italian Social Movement (, 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 conservatism. In 1972, the Itali ...

and he later took part in the foundation of

Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi ( ; ; 29 September 193612 June 2023) was an Italian Media proprietor, media tycoon and politician who served as the prime minister of Italy in three governments from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011. He was a mem ...

Forza Italia (FI; ) was a centre-right liberal-conservative political party in Italy, with Christian democratic,Chiara Moroni, , Carocci, Rome 2008 liberalOreste Massari, ''I partiti politici nelle democrazie contempoiranee'', Laterza, Rome-Bari 2004 (esp ...

, with which he is elected to the

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in 1994 and in 1996. During 1996, he left Berlusconi's party to join

Gianfranco Fini Gianfranco Fini (born 3 January 1952) is a retired Italian politician who served as the president of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 2008 to 2013 and Deputy Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006. He is the former leader of the far-right Italian ...

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. He left his seat in the

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in 2000, once he was elected

, supported by the whole

Pole for Freedoms The Pole for Freedoms () 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 Democratic Centre (CCD), ...

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

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for

The People of Freedom The People of Freedom (, PdL) was a centre-right political party in Italy. The PdL launched by Silvio Berlusconi as an electoral list, including and National Alliance, on 27 February for the 2008 Italian general election. The list was later t ...

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

Sassari Sassari ( ; ; ; ) is an Italian city and the second-largest of Sardinia in terms of population with 120,497 inhabitants as of 2025, and a functional urban area of about 260,000 inhabitants. One of the oldest cities on the island, it contains ...

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

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), Claudia Lombardo (ex-PdL), and Massimo Mulas ( 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 A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular ...

(PdL). In 2019, Campus ran again for the seat of

with the support of a coalition of

centre-right Centre-right politics is the set of right-wing politics, right-wing political ideologies that lean closer to the political centre. It is commonly associated with conservatism, Christian democracy, liberal conservatism, and conservative liberalis ...

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 University of Sassari alumni