Renzo Tondo

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

Tondo moved into politics with the Italian Socialist Party, with whom he was elected mayor of his hometown Tolmezzo from 1990 to 1995.{{cite web|url=http://www.consiglio.regione.fvg.it/pagine/legislatura/consiglieridettaglio.asp?sectionId=271&subSectionId=&legislaturaId=295830&consigliereId=295888|title= Biography on the Friuli-Venezia Giulia Regional Assembly's website|work=consiglio.regione.fvg.it|access-date=18 October 2018}}

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

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.{{cite web|url=https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2008/04/16/sconfitto-illy-la-lega-fa-volare-tondo.html?ref=search|title=Sconfitto Illy, la Lega fa volare Tondo|work=La Repubblica|date=16 April 2008|access-date=18 October 2018}} Five years later, in 2013, Tondo was defeated by centre-left candidate Debora Serracchiani.{{cite web|url=https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2013/04/22/news/elezioni_regionali_friuli-57210913/?ref=search|title=Elezioni Friuli, vince Serracchiani. Pd e Pdl tengono, crolla il M5S|work=La Repubblica|date=22 April 2013|access-date=18 October 2018}}

In 2015 founded Responsible Autonomy,{{cite web|url=http://www.ilfriuli.it/articolo/Politica/Autonomia_Responsabile_avvia_l'organizzazione_territoriale/3/134550|title=Autonomia Responsabile avvia l'organizzazione territoriale|work=ilfriuli.it|date=30 July 2014|access-date=18 October 2018}} which later became part of Us with Italy.{{cite web|url=http://www.udinetoday.it/politica/elezioni-2018-tondo-autonomia-responsabile-friuli-venezia-giulia.html|title=Elezioni: Autonomia Responsabile lancia la sfida al 2018 e auspica il ritorno in Regione di Tondo|work=udinetoday.it|date=12 January 2018|access-date=18 October 2018}} 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,{{cite web|url=http://ilpiccolo.gelocal.it/trieste/cronaca/2018/03/16/news/centrodestra-fedriga-pronto-a-scendere-in-campo-1.16597850|title=E' ufficiale: Renzo Tondo è il candidato del centrodestra alle regionali Fvg|work=Il Piccolo|date=16 March 2018|access-date=18 October 2018}} but five days later Massimiliano Fedriga from the Northern League became the official candidate, and was later elected president.{{cite web|url=https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2018/03/21/friuli-venezia-giulia-il-centrodestra-cambia-candidato-dopo-5-giorni-e-fedriga-salvini-vuole-len-plein-al-nord/4242397/|title=Friuli Venezia Giulia, il centrodestra cambia candidato dopo 5 giorni: è Fedriga. Salvini vuole l'en plein al Nord|work=Il Fatto Quotidiano|date=21 March 2018|access-date=18 October 2018}}

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• Files about his parliamentary activities (in Italian): [http://leg15.camera.it/cartellecomuni/leg15/include/contenitore_dati.asp?tipopagina=&deputato=d301448&source=%2Fdeputatism%2F240%2Fdocumentoxml%2Easp&position=Deputati\La%20Scheda%20Personale&Pagina=Deputati/Composizione/SchedeDeputati/SchedeDeputati.asp%3Fdeputato=d301448&Vis=1&Nominativo=TONDO%20Renzo XV], [http://www.camera.it/leg18/29?tipoAttivita=&tipoVisAtt=&tipoPersona=&shadow_deputato=301448&idLegislatura=18 XVIII] legislature.

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Category:1956 births

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