Augusto Rollandin

Augusto Rollandin
President of Aosta Valley
In office 4 January 1984 – 25 June 1990
Preceded by	Mario Andrione
Succeeded by	Giovanni Bondaz
In office 1 July 2008 – 10 March 2017
Preceded by	Luciano Caveri
Succeeded by	Pierluigi Marquis
Member of the Senate
In office 30 May 2001 – 27 April 2006
Constituency	Aosta Valley
Mayor of Brusson
In office 16 June 1975 – 25 June 1978
Preceded by	Giampietro Turcotti
Succeeded by	Ignazio Lévêque
Personal details
Born	Augusto Arduino Claudio Rollandin (1949-06-13)13 June 1949 Brusson, Italy
Died	22 December 2024(2024-12-22) (aged 75) Aosta, Italy
Political party	Valdostan Union (1975–2020) For Autonomy (2020–2024)
Alma mater	University of Turin
Profession	Veterinarian

Augusto Arduino Claudio Rollandin[1] (IPA [awɡusto ardwino klawdjo ʁɔlɑ̃dɛ̃]; 13 June 1949 – 22 December 2024) was an Italian politician and veterinarian. Born in Brusson, Aosta Valley, Italy, he was a member of the Valdostan Union, a center-right, pro-autonomy Italian political party active in the Aosta Valley.

Life and career

From 4 January 1984 to 25 June 1990, and again from 1 July 2008 to 10 March 2017, Rollandin served as the President of Aosta Valley.

In July 2013, Rollandin was re-elected to the presidency by a coalition of center-right, pro-autonomy parties consisting of the Valdostan Union (UV) and the Edelweiss (SA).[2] The coalition government, led by the Valdostan Union, lost 14 percentage points in the May 2013 Aosta Valley regional election, a decline from the 2008 election results, but still retained an absolute majority in the Council of the Valley.[3] Rollandin's coalition was supported by 18 of the 35 Council members.[2]

In his July 2013 speech to the Council upon his re-election, Rollandin promised that his government would pay "the utmost attention" to the French language, which shares official status in the Aosta Valley with Italian.[2] He also reiterated the "relevance" in "cultural policies" of the Aosta Valley's two regional languages, Franco-Provençal (also called Valdôtain locally) and Walser German.[2]

Rollandin died on 22 December 2024, at the age of 75.[4]

References

1. Sometimes referred to as Auguste Rollandin in French, due to official bilinguism in the Aosta Valley: 1, 2, 3 and 4.
2. "New autonomist, centre-right government in Aosta Valley agreed Regione Molise". Nationalia.com. 12 July 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
3. "Centre-right autonomists win election in Aosta Valley". Nationalia.com. 27 May 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2013.
4. E' morto Augusto Rollandin (in Italian)