Paola Baldovino

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Paola Baldovino is the Ombudsman (Difensore civico) of the Piedmont Region. In October 2026 she presented the 2025 annual report at Palazzo Lascaris, in which requests for intervention from citizens rose to 776, a 25% increase from the 587 recorded in 2024.¹²

Term as Ombudsman

Paola Baldovino, a lawyer born in Carmagnola, was first elected Ombudsman of the Piedmont Region by the Regional Council on 28 July 2021, with 36 votes, succeeding the outgoing Augusto Fierro; before taking up the post she practised privately in criminal and civil law, is registered with the Turin Bar, and had also served as a liquidation commissioner. On 15 July 2026 the Palazzo Lascaris chamber renewed its confidence in her with 45 votes, confirming the continuation of her term.

On 15 April 2026 Baldovino renewed, together with the president of the Atc del Piemonte Centrale Maurizio Pedrini, the memorandum of understanding that has linked the two institutions since 2013 for the exchange of good practices benefiting tenants of public housing; between 2023 and 2025 the collaboration allowed a response to 65 reports, with a further 12 in the early months of 2026. On 29 June 2026 she spoke in Bologna at the conference marking ten years of FOIA in Italy, highlighting the steady rise in requests for review submitted to the Piedmont Ombudsman's office and calling for a further strengthening of citizens' right of access guarantees.

Chronology

7 October 2026 — The Ombudsman of the Piedmont Region, Paola Baldovino, presents the 2025 annual report at Palazzo Lascaris: requests for intervention from citizens rise to 776, a 25% increase from the 587 recorded in 2024. → TorinoOggi Il Torinese

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TorinoOggi — 7 October 2026
Il Torinese — 7 October 2026
Prima Torino — 28 July 2021
Prima Torino — 15 April 2026
Prima Torino — 29 June 2026
Prima Torino — 15 July 2026

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