Ernesto Benedettini

{{Short description|Sammarinese politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Ernesto Benedettini

| image =

| imagesize = 150px

| order = Captain Regent of San Marino

| term_start = 1 October 2008

| term_end = 1 April 2009
Alongside: Assunta Meloni

| predecessor = Rosa Zafferani
Federico Pedini Amati

| successor = Massimo Cenci
Oscar Mina

| term_start2 = 1 April 1992

| term_end2 = 1 October 1992
Alongside: Germano de Biagi

| predecessor2 = Marino Riccardi
Edda Ceccoli

| successor2 = Marino Zanotti
Romeo Morri

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|3|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = City of San Marino, San Marino

| party = Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party

}}

Ernesto Benedettini (born 5 March 1948) is a politician of San Marino. He was Captain Regent of San Marino for the term from 1 October 2008 to April 2009 together with Assunta Meloni. In March 2009, Meloni and Benedettini joined in the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the San Marino National Olympic Committee.{{cite web|url=http://www.eurolympic.org/en/news/75-eoc/842-NOC-of-San-Marino-celebrates-50th-anniversary!.html |title=NOC of San Marino celebrates 50th anniversary! |publisher=eurolympic.org |date=9 March 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716074013/http://www.eurolympic.org/en/news/75-eoc/842-NOC-of-San-Marino-celebrates-50th-anniversary!.html |archivedate=16 July 2011 }}

He earlier served as Captain Regent from April to October 1992.{{cite web|url = http://www.worldstatesmen.org/San_Marino.html|title = San Marino|publisher=worldstatesmen.org|author=Cahoon, B.|date = 2000}}

Benedettini is a member of the Sammarinese Christian Democratic Party.