# List of mayors 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 who was elected on 9 June 2024.

## Overview

According to the Italian Constitution, the Mayor of Sassari is member of the City Council.
The Mayor is elected by the population of Sassari, who also elect the members of the City Council, controlling the Mayor's policy guidelines and is able to enforce his resignation by a motion of no confidence. The Mayor is entitled to appoint and release the members of his government.
Since 1995 the Mayor is elected directly by Sassari's electorate: in all mayoral elections in Italy in cities with a population higher than 15,000 the voters express a direct choice for the mayor or an indirect choice voting for the party of the candidate's coalition. If no candidate receives at least 50% of votes, the top two candidates go to a second round after two weeks. The election of the City Council is based on a direct choice for the candidate with a preference vote: the candidate with the majority of the preferences is elected. The number of the seats for each party is determined proportionally.

## Republic of Italy (since 1946)
### City Council election (1946-1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Sassari was elected by the City Council.
| | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party |
| 1 | Candido Mura | 10 April 1946 | 4 September 1946 | DC |
| 2 | Oreste Pieroni | 4 September 1946 | 25 September 1954 | DC |
| 3 | Vittorio Devilla | 25 September 1954 | 27 June 1956 | DC |
| 4 | Giuseppe Binna | 27 June 1956 | 11 February 1957 | DC |
| 5 | Piero Masia | 11 February 1957 | 28 November 1960 | DC |
| 6 | Lorenzo Ganadu | 28 November 1960 | 6 September 1963 | DC |
| 7 | Antonio Maria Brianda | 6 September 1963 | 9 January 1965 | DC |
| 8 | Salvino Naitana | 9 January 1965 | 9 May 1966 | DC |
| 9 | Nicolò Piras | 9 May 1966 | 20 December 1968 | DC |
| 10 | Francesco Guarino | 20 December 1968 | 15 January 1971 | DC |
| 11 | Benito Saba | 15 January 1971 | 10 December 1973 | DC |
| 12 | Sebastiano Virdis | 10 December 1973 | 6 September 1975 | DC |
| 13 | Fausto Fadda | 6 September 1975 | 13 December 1978 | PSI |
| 14 | Franco Meloni | 13 December 1978 | 29 September 1980 | PSd'Az |
| 15 | Pietro Montresori | 29 September 1980 | 30 May 1983 | DC |
| 16 | Raimondo Rizzu | 30 May 1983 | 28 January 1988 | DC |
| 17 | Marco Fumi | 28 January 1988 | 8 August 1990 | PSI |
| 18 | Franco Borghetto | 8 August 1990 | 28 January 1994 | PSI |
| 19 | Franco Masala | 28 January 1994 | 8 August 1994 | PSDI |
| 20 | Giacomo Spissu | 8 August 1994 | 7 May 1995 | PSI |

### Direct election (since 1995)

Since 1995, under provisions of new local administration law, the Mayor of Sassari is chosen by direct election.
| | Mayor | Term start | Term end | Party | Coalition | Election |
| 21 | Anna Sanna (b. 1948) | 8 May 1995 | 3 May 2000 | PDS | PDS • PSd'Az • PdD • PPI | 1995 |
| 22 | Nanni Campus (b. 1952) | 3 May 2000 | 9 May 2005 | AN | FI • AN • CCD • RS | 2000 |
| 23 | Gianfranco Ganau (b. 1955) | 9 May 2005 | 31 May 2010 | DS PD | The Olive Tree (DS-DL-PSd'Az-SDI-PRC) | 2005 |
| 23 | Gianfranco Ganau (b. 1955) | 31 May 2010 | 28 March 2014 | DS PD | PD • IdV • FdS | 2010 |
| Special Prefectural Commissioner tenure (28 March 2014 – 31 May 2014) |||||||||
| 24 | Nicola Sanna (b. 1963) | 31 May 2014 | 2 July 2019 | PD | PD • SEL • CD | 2014 |
| (22) | Nanni Campus (b. 1952) | 2 July 2019 | 17 June 2024 | Ind | Ind | 2019 |
| 25 | Giuseppe Mascia (b. 1975) | 17 June 2024 | Incumbent | PD | PD • AVS • M5S | 2024 |

#### Notes

* ↑ Resigned after being elected regional councillor.