Renzo Tondo (born 7 August 1956) is an Italian politician, former President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

Renzo Tondo
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
23 March 2018 – 13 October 2022
ConstituencyFriuli-Venezia Giulia (Trieste)
In office
28 April 2006 – 28 April 2008
President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
In office
15 June 2001 – 14 June 2003
Preceded byRoberto Antonione
Succeeded byRiccardo Illy
In office
18 April 2008 – 25 April 2013
Preceded byRiccardo Illy
Succeeded byDebora Serracchiani
Personal details
Born (1956-08-07) 7 August 1956 (age 68)
Tolmezzo, Italy
Political partyPSI (1979–1994)
FI (1994-2009)
PdL (2009-2013)
FI (2013-2015)
AR (2015-2017)
NcI (since 2017)
Alma materUniversity of Trieste
OccupationEntrepreneur, politician

Early life

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He graduated in Political Sciences at the University of Trieste. He began his career as a hotel keeper.

Career

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First political experiences

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Tondo moved into politics with the Italian Socialist Party, with whom he was elected mayor of his hometown Tolmezzo from 1990 to 1995.[1]

First gubernatorial term

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In 1998, Tondo became Regional Councilor with Forza Italia. In 2001 he was appointed President of the Regional Council of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.[1] In 2006, Tondo was elected to the Chamber of Deputies.

Second gubernatorial term

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In 2008, Tondo was re-elected President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, supported by the centre-right coalition, defeating the incumbent governor Riccardo Illy, who was supported by the Democratic Party.[2] Five years later, in 2013, Tondo was defeated by centre-left candidate Debora Serracchiani.[3]

Responsible Autonomy

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In 2015 founded Responsible Autonomy,[4] which later became part of Us with Italy.[5] In 2018, Tondo was re-elected to the Chamber of Deputies as centre-right candidate in a single-seat constituency.

On 16 March 2018, Tondo was initially chosen by the centre-right coalition as candidate for president of FVG,[6] but five days later Massimiliano Fedriga from the Northern League became the official candidate, and was later elected president.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Biography on the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Regional Assembly's website". consiglio.regione.fvg.it. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Sconfitto Illy, la Lega fa volare Tondo". La Repubblica. 16 April 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Elezioni Friuli, vince Serracchiani. Pd e Pdl tengono, crolla il M5S". La Repubblica. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Autonomia Responsabile avvia l'organizzazione territoriale". ilfriuli.it. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Elezioni: Autonomia Responsabile lancia la sfida al 2018 e auspica il ritorno in Regione di Tondo". udinetoday.it. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  6. ^ "E' ufficiale: Renzo Tondo è il candidato del centrodestra alle regionali Fvg". Il Piccolo. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Friuli Venezia Giulia, il centrodestra cambia candidato dopo 5 giorni: è Fedriga. Salvini vuole l'en plein al Nord". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
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  • Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian): XV, XVIII legislature.