Renzo Testolin
President of Aosta Valley
Assumed office
2 March 2023
Preceded byErik Lavévaz
Acting President of Aosta Valley
In office
16 December 2019 – 21 October 2020
Preceded byAntonio Fosson
Succeeded byErik Lavévaz
Vice President of Aosta Valley
In office
10 December 2018 – 16 December 2019
PresidentAntonio Fosson
Preceded byElso Gérandin
Succeeded byLuigi Bertschy
Member of the Regional Council of Aosta Valley
Assumed office
1 July 2013
Personal details
Born (1968-03-28) March 28, 1968 (age 55)
Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy
Political partyValdostan Union
Residence(s)Aymavilles, Italy

Renzo Testolin (born 28 March 1968) is an Italian politician and accountant from the Valdostan Union party, current President of Aosta Valley.

Testolin served as acting President of Aosta Valley following the resignation of Antonio Fosson. He also served as Vice President of Aosta Valley from December 2018 to December 2019 and has served as a member of the Regional Council of Aosta Valley since July 2013.[1] He was elected President of Aosta Valley on 2 March 2023.[2]

Career

Testolin was elected to the Aymavilles town council in 1995, and from 2005 to 2010 served as deputy mayor of Aymavilles. Testolin was elected to the Regional Council of Aosta Valley in the 2013 Valdostan regional election and was reelected in 2018 and 2020.[1] He has served in various cabinet roles, including Regional Councilor for agriculture and natural resources and Councilor for Budget, Finance, Assets and Investments.[3] On December 10, 2018, he was appointed vice president by Antonio Fosson and held that position until 2019, when Fosson resigned after an investigation into 'Ndrangheta interference in the 2018 elections[4] and Testolin was appointed acting president. He served as acting president until October 21, 2020, when Erik Lavévaz was appointed president.

References

  1. ^ a b "Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta - I Consiglieri". consiglio.vda.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Regione Valle d'Aosta, Renzo Testolin è il nuovo presidente - Valle d'Aosta". 2 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Renzo Testolin: nouveau Assesseur au budget, aux finances, au patrimoine et aux sociétés à participation régionale". Valdostan Union website. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Valle d'Aosta, si dimette il governatore Antonio Fosson. "Mia totale estraneità ai fatti"". Sky TG24 (in Italian). 14 December 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2021.


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