List of secretaries of the Democratic Party (Italy)
The secretary of the Democratic Party is the leader of the Democratic Party, the main centre-left political party in Italy.[1]
Secretaries
[edit]| N° | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) | Term of office | Primary election | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| 4 |  | Guglielmo Epifani (1950–2021) | 11 May 2013 | 15 December 2013 | None[4] | |
| 5 | .jpg) | Matteo Renzi (1975– ) | 15 December 2013 | 19 February 2017 | 2013 | |
| Vacant[5] | 19 February 2017 | 7 May 2017 | ||||
| (5) | | Matteo Renzi (1975– ) | 7 May 2017 | 12 March 2018 | 2017 | |
| Vacant[6] | 12 March 2018 | 7 July 2018 | ||||
| 6 | .jpg) | Maurizio Martina (1978– ) | 7 July 2018 | 17 November 2018 | None[7] | |
| Vacant[8] | 17 November 2018 | 17 March 2019 | ||||
| 7 | .jpg) | Nicola Zingaretti (1965– ) | 17 March 2019 | 14 March 2021 | 2019 | |
| 8 | .jpg) | Enrico Letta (1966– ) | 14 March 2021 | 12 March 2023 | None[9] | |
| 9 |  | Elly Schlein (1985– ) | 12 March 2023 | Incumbent | 2023 | |
Secretary tenure
[edit]| Rank | 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, 233 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
[edit]| N° | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) | Term of office | Secretary | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
.jpg) | Andrea Orlando (1969– ) | 17 March 2021 | ||||
| 6 |  | Peppe Provenzano (1982– ) | 17 March 2021 | 12 March 2023 | Letta | |
 | Irene Tinagli (1974– ) | |||||
Deputy secretary tenure
[edit]| Rank | 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.