Giuseppe Cassì

Giuseppe Cassì
Mayor of Ragusa
Assumed office
27 June 2018
Preceded byFederico Piccitto
Personal details
Born (1963-04-11) 11 April 1963 (age 61)[1]
Catania, Sicily, Italy[1]
Political partyRight-wing independent
Alma materUniversity of Catania
Professionlawyer, former professional basketball player[1]
Giuseppe Cassì
Personal information
Born (1963-04-11) April 11, 1963 (age 61)
Catania
NationalityItalian
Career information
Playing career1986–1999
PositionShooting guard
Career history
19861989Virtus Ragusa
19891993Pallacanestro Trapani
19931999Virtus Ragusa

Giuseppe Cassì (born 11 April 1963 in Catania) is an Italian politician, lawyer and former professional basketball player.[1]

As a professional basketball player he played 13 seasons in Serie B, Serie A2 e Lega Basket Serie A for the Virtus Ragusa and Pallacanestro Trapani.[1]

Cassì ran as an independent for the office of Mayor of Ragusa at the 2018 Italian local elections, supported by a right-wing coalition with Brothers of Italy and other civic lists.[2] He won and took office on 27 June 2018.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Giuseppe Cassì". Lega Basket. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b "M5S, cade la roccaforte Ragusa: il nuovo sindaco è Cassì". la Repubblica (in Italian). 24 June 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
Political offices
Preceded by Mayor of Ragusa
since 2018
Succeeded by
Incumbent