Roberto Cota (born 13 July 1968 in Novara) is an Italian politician, President of Piedmont from 2010 to 2014. After a degree in law, Cota joined the party in 1990. In 2000 he was elected to the Regional Council of Piedmont and was President of it until 2005. In 2001 he was elected regional secretary of Lega Nord Piemont. On 30 March 2010 he was elected President of the Piedmont Region. On 17 June 2010 he resigned from Italian Chamber of Deputies. His election as president of the Piedmont was canceled on 11 February 2014.