Paolo Ravaioli (born 9 May 1947) is an Italian politician who served as president of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola from 2004 to 2009.
Career Ravaioli began his political career in local government, serving as a councillor of Villadossola and of the Valle Ossola mountain community. He was also a member of the management committee of USSL 56 Health Agency and served as vice-president of the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola in 1997. He was initially a member of the Italian Communist Party, later joining the Democratic Party of the Left and the Democrats of the Left, before becoming a member of the Democratic Party.
In the 2004 provincial election, Ravaioli was elected president of the province for the centre-left coalition, defeating incumbent Ivan Guarducci in the runoff with 67.15% of the vote. He stood for re-election in 2009, but received 39.5% of the vote and was defeated by the centre-right candidate, Massimo Nobili.
In 2017, he was elected provincial secretary of the Democratic Party.
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