Arno Kompatscher

Italian politician

Arno Kompatscher


Governor of South Tyrol
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 January 2014
Preceded by	Luis Durnwalder
President of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
In office 15 June 2016 – 7 July 2021
Preceded by	Ugo Rossi
Succeeded by	Maurizio Fugatti

Personal details
Born	(1971-03-19) 19 March 1971 (age 53) Völs am Schlern, Italy
Political party	SVP

Arno Kompatscher (born 19 March 1971) is an Italian politician and governor of South Tyrol. From 15 June 2016 to 7 July 2021 he also was president of the region of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol.

Biography

Kompatscher was born in Völs am Schlern, South Tyrol. After compulsory military service in the Italian Army Alpini corps, he studied law at the University of Innsbruck and the University of Padua. In 2000 he was elected deputy-mayor of his home town and in 2005 he was elected mayor. In 2010 he was once more elected mayor.

In spring 2013 he won the South Tyrolean People's Party (SVP) primary election, becoming the lead candidate for the 2013 provincial elections.^[1] The provincial elections on 27 October 2013 were won by the SVP which received 131,236 votes (45.7%).^[2] Kompatscher received the most preference votes of all candidates elected to the provincial legislature, namely 81,107 from the SVP voters.^[3] He was re-elected in 2019.

References

^ "Stravince Arno Kompatscher Pichler Rolle sconfitto 2 volte" (in Italian). Alto Adige. April 22, 2013. Archived from the original on June 18, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
^ "Risultati elettorali Provincia nel suo complesso - Elezioni provinciali 2013 – Provincia autonoma di Bolzano" (in Italian). Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.
^ "Preferenze Provincia nel suo complesso - Elezioni provinciali 2013 – Provincia autonoma di Bolzano" (in Italian). Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 28, 2013.

External links

Personal website (in German)

Presidents of regions of Italy

Aosta Valley: Renzo Testolin (UV)
Piedmont: Alberto Cirio (FI)
Lombardy: Attilio Fontana (Lega–LL)
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol: ^[a] Maurizio Fugatti (Lega–LT)
Veneto: Luca Zaia (Lega–LV)
Friuli-Venezia Giulia: Massimiliano Fedriga (Lega–LFVG)
Emilia-Romagna: Stefano Bonaccini (PD)
Liguria: Giovanni Toti (C!–Iac–NM)
Tuscany: Eugenio Giani (PD)
Marche: Francesco Acquaroli (FdI)
Umbria: Donatella Tesei (Lega–LU)
Lazio: Francesco Rocca (Ind.–FdI)
Abruzzo: Marco Marsilio (FdI)
Molise: Francesco Roberti (FI)
Campania: Vincenzo De Luca (PD)
Apulia: Michele Emiliano (Ind.)
Basilicata: Vito Bardi (FI)
Calabria: Roberto Occhiuto (FI)
Sicily: Renato Schifani (FI)
Sardinia: Alessandra Todde (M5S)

^ Rotational presidency. The region is composed of two autonomous provinces, which are individually represented in the Conference of Regions and Autonomous Provinces:
South Tyrol: Trentino: Maurizio Fugatti (Lega–LT); Arno Kompatscher (SVP).