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| '''Luis Durnwalder''' (born 23 September 1941) is an ] ] politician and the governor of the multilingual (], ] and ]) ], |
'''Luis Durnwalder''' (born 23 September 1941) is an ] ]'s politician and the governor of the multilingual (], ] and ]) ] (also variously known as ''South Tyrol'', ''Südtirol'', or ''Alto Adige''), and by now rotational president of ], in ]. | ||
| Durnwalder was born in ]. After attending school in Pfalzen and ], he originally planned to enter into an ] choir at the Neustift ] in Brixen; however, Durnwalder decided instead to study ] and ]. During this time he began his political activity and became chairman of the student group ''Südtiroler Hochschülerschaft'' (until 1965). | Durnwalder was born in ]. After attending school in Pfalzen and ], he originally planned to enter into an ] choir at the Neustift ] in Brixen; however, Durnwalder decided instead to study ] and ]. During this time he began his political activity and became chairman of the student group ''Südtiroler Hochschülerschaft'' (until 1965). | ||
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| Luis Durnwalder | |
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| President of Trentino-Alto Adige-Sudtirol | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Lorenzo Dellai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1941-09-23) 23 September 1941 (age 83) Pfalzen, Italy |
| Political party | South Tyrolean People's Party |
| Residence | Bolzano |
Luis Durnwalder (born 23 September 1941) is an German-speaking Italy's politician and the governor of the multilingual (German, Italian and Ladin) province of Bolzano-Bozen (also variously known as South Tyrol, Südtirol, or Alto Adige), and by now rotational president of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, in Northern Italy.
Durnwalder was born in Pfalzen. After attending school in Pfalzen and Brixen, he originally planned to enter into an Augustinian choir at the Neustift monastery in Brixen; however, Durnwalder decided instead to study law and agriculture. During this time he began his political activity and became chairman of the student group Südtiroler Hochschülerschaft (until 1965).
In 1969 he became mayor of his home municipality and in 1973 delegate to the provincial state assembly; he was Regional Counsellor for the Land Register from 1973 to 1978. At that time he also worked as director of the farmers' association, Südtiroler Bauernbund, and moved to Bozen, where he lives today. After the 1978 elections, he was promoted to member of the regional government. Since 1989 he has presided over the provincial government.
Durnwalder is a member of the South Tyrolean People's Party. In the last two elections he was able to gather more than 100,000 primary votes, meaning that more than a quarter of all voters voted for him. His popularity is attributed above all to his pragmatism.
Furthermore, each day starting from 6 a.m. he holds a consulting hour to which one can appear without an appointment.
External links
- Template:It icon Template:De icon (Ladin) Information on the homepage of the council of the province of Bolzano-Bozen
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