{{Short description|Italian politician (born 1968)}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = File:Renzo Testolin.jpg | office = President of Aosta Valley | term_start = 2 March 2023 | term_end = | predecessor = Erik Lavévaz | successor = | office1 = Acting President of Aosta Valley | term_start1 = 16 December 2019 | term_end1 = 21 October 2020 | predecessor1 = Antonio Fosson | successor1 = Erik Lavévaz | office2 = Vice President of Aosta Valley | term_start2 = 10 December 2018 | term_end2 = 16 December 2019 | president2 = Antonio Fosson | predecessor2 = Elso Gérandin | successor2 = Luigi Bertschy | office3 = Member of the Regional Council of Aosta Valley | term_start3 = 1 July 2013 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|3|28}} | birth_place = Aosta, Aosta Valley, Italy | death_date = | death_place = | party = Valdostan Union }}
'''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.<ref name="vda.it">{{cite web |title=Consiglio Regionale della Valle d'Aosta - I Consiglieri |url=http://www.consiglio.vda.it/app/consiglieri/curriculum?id=1084 |website=consiglio.vda.it |access-date=18 April 2021 |language=it}}</ref> He was elected President of Aosta Valley on 2 March 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ansa.it/valledaosta/notizie/2023/03/02/regione-valle-daosta-renzo-testolin-e-il-nuovo-presidente_09772bcf-73d6-43b5-80b6-2c8465ac5590.html | title=Regione Valle d'Aosta, Renzo Testolin è il nuovo presidente - Valle d'Aosta | date=2 March 2023 }}</ref>
== 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.<ref name="vda.it" /> He has served in various cabinet roles, including Regional Councilor for agriculture and natural resources and Councilor for Budget, Finance, Assets and Investments.<ref>{{cite news |title=Renzo Testolin: nouveau Assesseur au budget, aux finances, au patrimoine et aux sociétés à participation régionale |url=https://www.unionvaldotaine.org/nouvelles.asp?id=1426&cat=14&l=1&n=3266 |access-date=18 April 2021 |work=Valdostan Union website |date=10 January 2018 |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026070134/https://www.unionvaldotaine.org/nouvelles.asp?id=1426&cat=14&l=1&n=3266 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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<ref>{{cite news |title=Valle d'Aosta, si dimette il governatore Antonio Fosson. "Mia totale estraneità ai fatti" |url=https://tg24.sky.it/cronaca/2019/12/14/antonio-fosson-presidente-valle-d-aosta-dimissioni |access-date=18 April 2021 |work=Sky TG24 |date=14 December 2019 |language=it}}</ref> and Testolin was appointed acting president. He served as acting president until October 21, 2020, when Erik Lavévaz was appointed president.
Following the 2025 regional elections, he was re-elected to the regional council on the Valdostan Union list, resulting in the most votes in the entire electoral competition with 3,808 votes.
On November 5, he was re-elected as the president of the regional council as the head of alliance between Valdostan Union, the Centre Alliance and Forza Italia.
On May 2, 2026, the Aosta Court dismissed Testolin for having exceeded the limit of two consecutive terms (he was elected for a fourth consecutive term in 2025) provided by the regional law for all members of the Regional Council.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2026-05-02 |title=Il presidente della Valle d'Aosta Renzo Testolin è stato dichiarato decaduto per aver superato i limiti di mandato |url=https://www.ilpost.it/2026/05/02/decaduto-testolin-valle-d-aosta/ |access-date=2026-05-02 |website=Il Post |language=it}}</ref>
After filing an appeal, Testolin returned to office on May 11, 2026, as a result of the suspension of the enforceability of the first-instance ruling.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Martinet |first=Enrico |date=2026-05-11 |title=Regione, Testolin torna a capo della giunta, ma il futuro della Valle d’Aosta resta incerto |url=https://www.lastampa.it/aosta/2026/05/11/news/regione_testolin_giunta-15617295/ |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=La Stampa |language=it}}</ref>
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