| Massimo Zedda | |
| Order: | Mayor of Cagliari |
| Term Start: | 17 June 2024 |
| Predecessor: | Paolo Truzzu |
| Term Start2: | 1 June 2011 |
| Term End2: | 5 April 2019 |
| Predecessor2: | Emilio Floris |
| Successor2: | Paolo Truzzu |
| Birth Date: | 1976 1, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Cagliari, Italy |
| Nationality: | Italian |
| Occupation: | Politician |
Massimo Zedda (born 6 January 1976) is an Italian politician, Mayor of Cagliari from 2011 to 2019 and again since 2024.
Son of a Sardinian leader of the Italian Communist Party,[1] Zedda joined Nichi Vendola's Left Ecology Freedom in 2009.
In 2011, Zedda became the centre-left candidate for the office of Mayor of Cagliari at the 2011 local elections, supported by his party, the Democratic Party, Italy of Values and the Federation of the Left; he manages to be elected at the second round.[2]
In 2016, Zedda runs once again for Mayor at the local elections supported by the whole centre-left coalition and is re-elected at the first round.[3] In 2017, Zedda supported Giuliano Pisapia's Progressive Camp project and later joined the left-wing party Progressive Area.[4]
In 2018, Zedda decided to run for the office of President of Sardinia at the 2019 regional election, guiding a centre-left coalition named Sardinian Progressives.[5]