Mariano Delogu (28 September 1933 – 27 July 2016) was an Italian politician: mayor of Cagliari from 1994 to 2001 and senator from 2001 to 2013.
Mariano Delogu | |
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| Mayor of Cagliari | |
| In office 28 June 1994 – 21 March 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Gaetano Giua Marassi |
| Succeeded by | Emilio Floris |
| Member of the Italian Senate | |
| In office 30 May 2001 – 15 March 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1933 Borore, Italy |
| Died | 27 July 2016 (aged 82) Cagliari, Italy |
| Political party | AN (1995-2009) PdL (2009-2012) FdI (2012-2016) |
| Alma mater | University of Cagliari |
| Occupation | Lawyer, politician |
Biography
editGraduated in Law at the University of Cagliari and specialized as a lawyer, Delogu has been president of the Cagliari Calcio football club from 1976 to 1981 and has been a member of the Italian Football Federation council.[1]
In 1994, Delogu joined Gianfranco Fini's National Alliance and became the Pole of Good Government official candidate for the office of Mayor of Cagliari,[2] and was elected. He was re-elected mayor in 1998.[3]
Delogu left his mayoral seat in 2001, once he was elected Senator for the House of Freedoms and held the seat for three consecutive legislatures till 2013.
From 2009 to 2011, Delogu has been the regional coordinator in Sardinia for The People of Freedom, though he later left the party and joined Giorgia Meloni's far-right party Brothers of Italy.
Delogu died on 27 July 2016 in Cagliari, at the age of 82.[4]
References
edit- ^ "La FIGC ha eletto il nuovo presidente". La Repubblica. 3 November 1987. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Sardegna, per un pugno di voti". La Repubblica. 4 June 1994. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Amministrative '98, le proiezioni Abacus". La Repubblica. 8 June 1998. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "La morte dell'avvocato Mariano Delogu: la città gli dice addio nella basilica di Bonaria". L'Unione Sarda. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2019.