{{Short description|Italian politician (born 1960)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2022}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Ugo Cappellacci | nickname = | image = Ugo Cappellacci 2009.jpg | image_size = 200px | caption = | order = President of Sardinia | term_start = 27 February 2009 | term_end = 12 March 2014 | predecessor = Renato Soru | successor = Francesco Pigliaru | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|11|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Cagliari, Italy | death_date = | death_place = | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = Bocconi University | profession = Politician | party = Forza Italia<br /><small>(2013-present)</small> | other_party = The People of Freedom<br /><small>(2009-2013)</small> }} '''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%.<ref name=euronews>{{cite news|title=Centre right oust left wing coalition in Sardinia |url=https://www.euronews.com/2009/02/17/centre-right-oust-left-wing-coalition-in-sardinia/ |work=Euronews |date=2009-02-17 |access-date=2013-08-23}}</ref><ref name=corriere>{{cite news|first=Giles |last=Watson|title=Centre-right Takes Sardinia As Cappellacci Ousts Soru |url=https://www.corriere.it/english/09_febbraio_17/sardinia_66220c54-fd12-11dd-b299-00144f02aabc.shtml |work=Corriere della Sera |date=2009-02-17 |access-date=2013-08-23}}</ref> 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.
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