Ugo Cappellacci

Ugo Cappellacci
President of Sardinia
In office
27 February 2009  12 March 2014
Preceded byRenato Soru
Succeeded byFrancesco Pigliaru
Personal details
Born (1960-11-27) 27 November 1960
Cagliari, Italy
Political partyForza Italia
(2013-present)
Other political
affiliations
The People of Freedom
(2009-2013)
Residence(s)Cagliari, Italy
Alma materBocconi University  
ProfessionPolitician

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 election, held in February 2009, with 51.9% of the vote, ousting the incumbent left-wing coalition led by Renato Soru, who garnered 42.89%. He took office as President on 27 February 2009. He lost as incumbent to Francesco Pigliaru of the Democratic Party in the 2014 regional election.