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

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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   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   Maurizio Martina
(1978– )
7 July
2018
17 November
2018
None[7]
Vacant[8] 17 November
2018
17 March
2019
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

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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, 255 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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Elly SchleinEnrico LettaNicola ZingarettiMaurizio MartinaMatteo RenziGuglielmo EpifaniPier Luigi BersaniDario FranceschiniWalter Veltroni

Deputy secretaries

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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
  Andrea Orlando
(1969– )
17 March
2021
6   Peppe Provenzano
(1982– )
17 March
2021
12 March
2023
Letta
  Irene Tinagli
(1974– )

Deputy secretary tenure

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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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Irene TinagliPeppe ProvenzanoAndrea OrlandoPaola De MicheliMaurizio MartinaDebora SerracchianiLorenzo GueriniEnrico LettaDario Franceschini

References

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  1. ^ Statuto del Partito Democratico
  2. ^ Elected by party's National Assembly to replace the resigning Veltroni.
  3. ^ No one served as Acting Secretary.
  4. ^ Elected by party's National Assembly to replace the resigning Bersani.
  5. ^ Party's President, Matteo Orfini, served as Acting Secretary.
  6. ^ Party's Deputy Secretary, Maurizio Martina, served as Acting Secretary.
  7. ^ Elected by party's National Assembly to replace the resigning Renzi.
  8. ^ No one served as Acting Secretary.
  9. ^ Elected by party's National Assembly to replace the resigning Zingaretti.