Paola Massidda

{{short description|Italian politician and lawyer}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Paola Massidda

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| office = Mayor of Carbonia

| term_start = 20 June 2016

| term_end = 13 October 2021

| predecessor = Giuseppe Casti

| successor = Pietro Morittu

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1965|08|29}}

| birth_place = Carbonia, Sardinia, Italy

| party = Five Star Movement{{cite web|url=https://www.lanuovasardegna.it/cagliari/cronaca/2016/06/20/news/ballottaggio-a-carbonia-paola-massidda-m5s-stacca-nettamente-casti-1.13690889|language=it|title=Boom di Paola Massidda (M5S): è lei il nuovo sindaco di Carbonia|access-date=26 June 2020|publisher=lanuovasardegna.it}}

| nationality = Italian

| occupation = lawyer

}}

Paola Massidda (born 29 August 1965) is an Italian politician and lawyer.{{cite web|url=http://www.comune.carbonia.ci.it/urbiportal/content/it_IT/8631.html|language=it|title=PAOLA MASSIDDA (Sindaco)|access-date=26 June 2020|publisher=comune.carbonia.ci.it}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sardiniapost.it/cronaca/coronavirus-primo-caso-a-carbonia-notizia-diffusa-dalla-sindaca-massidda/|language=it|title=Coronavirus, primo caso a Carbonia: notizia diffusa dalla sindaca Massidda|date=24 March 2020 |access-date=26 June 2020|publisher=sardiniapost.it}}

She joined the Five Star Movement party and became the movement's official candidate for the position of mayor of Carbonia in 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.laprovinciadelsulcisiglesiente.com/wordpress/2020/05/il-sindaco-di-carbonia-paola-massidda-oggi-ha-unito-in-matrimonio-lassessore-dei-servizi-sociali-loredana-la-barbera-e-paolo-zandara/|language=it|title=Il sindaco di Carbonia, Paola Massidda, oggi ha unito in matrimonio l'assessore dei Servizi sociali Loredana La Barbera e il compagno Paolo Zandara|date=24 May 2020 |access-date=26 June 2020|publisher=laprovinciadelsulcisiglesiente.com}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tuttitalia.it/sardegna/88-carbonia/85-amministrazione/|language=it|title=Amministrazione comunale Carbonia|access-date=26 June 2020|publisher=tuttitalia.it}} She was elected Mayor of Carbonia at the 2016 Italian local elections and took office on 20 June 2016.{{cite web|url=https://www.unionesarda.it/articolo/politica_italiana/2016/06/19/carbonia_sfida_tra_giuseppe_casti_e_paola_massidda-1-506881.html|language=it|title=Carbonia, il sindaco è Paola Massidda La candidata grillina vince con il 61,6%|date=20 June 2016 |access-date=26 June 2020|publisher=unionesarda.it}}