Renzo Testolin (born 28 March 1968) is an Italian politician and accountant from the

Valdostan Union The Valdostan Union (french: Union valdôtaine, UV), also Valdostian Union or Valdotanian Union is a regionalist and centrist political party in Aosta Valley, Italy. It represents mainly the Arpitan-speaking minority in the region. Former leade ...

party, current

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. Testolin served as acting

following the resignation of

Antonio Fosson Antonio Fosson (born 11 October 1951) is an Italian politician. Antonio was elected president of Aosta Valley from 10 December 2018 to 16 December 2019. Antonio is a member of the Pour Notre Vallée Party. Biography Antonio was born in Ivrea, I ...

. He also served as Vice President of Aosta Valley from December 2018 to December 2019 and has served as a member of the

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since July 2013. He was elected President of Aosta Valley on 2 March 2023.

Career

Testolin was elected to the

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town council in 1995, and from 2005 to 2010 served as deputy mayor of Aymavilles. Testolin was elected to the

in the

2013 Valdostan regional election The Valdostan regional election of 2013 confirmed the incumbent autonomist centre-right coalition government, led by the Valdostan Union which retained its absolute majority in the Regional Council of Aosta Valley. The coalition lost 14% percent ...

and was reelected in

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and

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. He has served in various cabinet roles, including Regional Councilor for agriculture and natural resources and Councilor for Budget, Finance, Assets and Investments. On December 10, 2018, he was appointed vice president by

and held that position until 2019, when Fosson resigned after an investigation into

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interference in the 2018 elections and Testolin was appointed acting president. He served as acting president until October 21, 2020, when

Erik Lavévaz Erik Lavévaz (born 15 February 1980) is an Italian politician and entrepreneur. He became the president of Aosta Valley on 21 October 2020, after being president of Valdostan Union The Valdostan Union (french: Union valdôtaine, UV), also Vald ...

was appointed president.

References

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