Gianfranco Ganau

Gianfranco Ganau (born 3 March 1955) is an Italian medic and politician, Mayor of Sassari from 2005 to 2014.

Gianfranco Ganau
Mayor of Sassari
In office 9 May 2005 – 28 March 2014
Preceded by	Nanni Campus
Succeeded by	Nicola Sanna
Personal details
Born	3 March 1955 Sassari, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Political party	PDS (till 1998) DS (1998-2007) PD (since 2007)
Alma mater	University of Sassari
Profession	Cardiologist, politician

Biography

Graduated in Medicine at the University of Sassari, Ganau began his career as a cardiologist and became responsible of the emergency medical services in the province of Sassari and the province of Nuoro.

A member of the Democratic Party of the Left, in 1995 Ganau was elected city councilor of Sassari and lead till 2000 the Environmental Commission of the City Council. In 1998, Ganau joined the Democrats of the Left.

In 2005, Ganau became the centre-left candidate for the office of Mayor of Sassari and won at the first round with the 58% of the votes.[1] Five years later, in 2010, Ganau was re-elected Mayor at the first round with the 66% of the votes;[2] according to a 2010 poll published on Il Sole 24 Ore, Ganau ranked as the fifth most popular mayor in Italy, while in 2011 he ranked as the third most popular mayor in Italy.[3]

In 2014, Ganau left his mayoral office, one year before the natural end of his term, in order to run at the Sardinian regional election for the Democratic Party. From 2014 to 2019, Ganau has been President of the Regional Council of Sardinia.[4]

References

1. "Amministrative, l'Unione vince anche le comunali sarde". La Repubblica. 10 May 2005. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
2. "Elezioni amministrative: A Sassari Gianfranco Ganau verso la riconferma". La Nuova Sardegna. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
3. "Ganau terzo sindaco più amato d'Italia". La Nuova Sardegna. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
4. "Gianfranco Ganau eletto presidente del Consiglio regionale". Adnkronos. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2019.