Laurent Viérin

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Laurent Viérin (born 7 August 1975) is an Italian politician who served as president of Aosta Valley from 13 October 2017 to 27 June 2018. He is the co-founder of the Progressive Valdostan Union party.

Early life[]

Viérin was born in Aosta on 7 August 1975 and resided in Jovençan. He is the son of , the former Aosta Valley president.

Politics[]

He was elected to the Jovençan municipal council in 1995 and to the Regional Council of Aosta Valley in 2003, as a member of the Valdostan Union party. He was reelected in the 2008, 2013, and 2018 elections, serving as several different regional ministers.[1] In 2013 he left the Valdostan Union to co-found (with and ) the Progressive Valdostan Union party.[2] He ran for election to the Chamber of Deputies in 2013 but lost by less than 200 votes to . In October 2017, he was elected president of Aosta Valley after the resignation of Pierluigi Marquis.[3] On 14 December 2019, he resigned from the Regional Council during an investigation of possible ties to the 'Ndrangheta.[4]

Honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ "VIÉRIN, LAURENT". consiglio.vda.it. Regional Council of Aosta Valley. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Nasce Union Valdotaine Progressiste". ANSA (in Italian). 4 January 2013. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Laurent Vierin nuovo presidente Vda". ANSA (in Italian). 14 October 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Viérin si dimette da consigliere". ANSA (in Italian). 16 December 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Decoration: Laurent Vierin Chevalier arts et lettres". Aosta Cronica (in Italian). 21 November 2012. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
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