The secretary of the Democratic Party is the leader of the Democratic Party, the main centre-left political party in Italy.[1]
Secretaries
editN° | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Term of office | Primary election | ||
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1 | Walter Veltroni (1955– ) |
14 October 2007 |
21 February 2009 |
2007 | ||
2 | Dario Franceschini (1958– ) |
21 February 2009 |
7 November 2009 |
None[2] | ||
3 | Pier Luigi Bersani (1951– ) |
7 November 2009 |
20 April 2013 |
2009 | ||
Vacant[3] | 20 April 2013 |
11 May 2013 |
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4 | Guglielmo Epifani (1950–2021) |
11 May 2013 |
15 December 2013 |
None[4] | ||
5 | Matteo Renzi (1975– ) |
15 December 2013 |
19 February 2017 |
2013 | ||
Vacant[5] | 19 February 2017 |
7 May 2017 |
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(5) | Matteo Renzi (1975– ) |
7 May 2017 |
12 March 2018 |
2017 | ||
Vacant[6] | 12 March 2018 |
7 July 2018 |
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6 | Maurizio Martina (1978– ) |
7 July 2018 |
17 November 2018 |
None[7] | ||
Vacant[8] | 17 November 2018 |
17 March 2019 |
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7 | Nicola Zingaretti (1965– ) |
17 March 2019 |
14 March 2021 |
2019 | ||
8 | Enrico Letta (1966– ) |
14 March 2021 |
12 March 2023 |
None[9] | ||
9 | Elly Schlein (1985– ) |
12 March 2023 |
Incumbent | 2023 |
Secretary tenure
editRank | Secretary | Total time in office | Terms |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Matteo Renzi | 4 years, 10 days | 2 |
2 | Pier Luigi Bersani | 3 years, 164 days | 1 |
3 | Enrico Letta | 1 year, 363 days | 1 |
4 | Nicola Zingaretti | 1 year, 362 days | 1 |
5 | Elly Schlein | 1 year, 177 days | 1 |
6 | Walter Veltroni | 1 year, 130 days | 1 |
7 | Dario Franceschini | 259 days | 1 |
8 | Guglielmo Epifani | 218 days | 1 |
9 | Maurizio Martina | 133 days | 1 |
Secretaries timeline
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Deputy secretaries
editN° | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Term of office | Secretary | ||
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1 | Dario Franceschini (1958– ) |
14 October 2007 |
21 February 2009 |
Veltroni | ||
Vacant | 21 February 2009 |
7 November 2009 |
Franceschini | |||
2 | Enrico Letta (1966– ) |
7 November 2009 |
20 April 2013 |
Bersani | ||
Vacant | 20 April 2013 |
28 March 2014 |
Epifani | |||
3 | Lorenzo Guerini (1966– ) |
28 March 2014 |
7 May 2017 |
Renzi | ||
Debora Serracchiani (1970– ) | ||||||
4 | Maurizio Martina (1978– ) |
7 May 2017 |
12 March 2018 | |||
Vacant | 12 March 2018 |
17 April 2019 |
Martina | |||
5 | Paola De Micheli (1973– ) |
17 April 2019 |
5 September 2019 |
Zingaretti | ||
Andrea Orlando (1969– ) |
17 March 2021 | |||||
6 | Peppe Provenzano (1982– ) |
17 March 2021 |
12 March 2023 |
Letta | ||
Irene Tinagli (1974– ) |
Deputy secretary tenure
editRank | Secretary | Total time in office | Secretary |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Enrico Letta | 3 years, 164 days | Pier Luigi Bersani |
2 | Lorenzo Guerini Debora Serracchiani |
3 years, 40 days | Matteo Renzi (1st term) |
3 | Peppe Provenzano Irene Tinagli |
1 year, 360 days | Enrico Letta |
4 | Andrea Orlando | 1 year, 334 days | Nicola Zingaretti |
5 | Dario Franceschini | 1 year, 130 days | Walter Veltroni |
6 | Maurizio Martina | 309 days | Matteo Renzi (2nd term) |
7 | Paola De Micheli | 141 days | Nicola Zingaretti |
Deputy secretaries timeline
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References
edit- ^ Statuto del Partito Democratico
- ^ Elected by party's National Assembly to replace the resigning Veltroni.
- ^ No one served as Acting Secretary.
- ^ Elected by party's National Assembly to replace the resigning Bersani.
- ^ Party's President, Matteo Orfini, served as Acting Secretary.
- ^ Party's Deputy Secretary, Maurizio Martina, served as Acting Secretary.
- ^ Elected by party's National Assembly to replace the resigning Renzi.
- ^ No one served as Acting Secretary.
- ^ Elected by party's National Assembly to replace the resigning Zingaretti.