He was born in
Milan where his parents had moved in the 1950s from
Ossana in the
Val di Sole. Ugo Rossi moved back to
Trentino permanently after completing law school. Before entering politics, he worked in the insurance sector and for the company managing the
Trento–Malè–Marilleva railway. He joined the
Trentino Tyrolean Autonomist Party in 1999. In 2013 he won the
Trentino provincial elections with his center-left coalition obtaining 58% of the votes. He was elected
President of the Autonomous Province of Trento for a term of five years. In 2014 he was elected president of
Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol by the
Regional Council. His term ended on 15 June 2016. ==References==