Debora Serracchiani | |
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| Vice President of the Democratic Party | |
| In office 17 March 2019 –12 March 2023 Servingwith Anna Ascani | |
| President | Paolo Gentiloni (2019–2020) Valentina Cuppi (2020–present) |
| Preceded by | Barbara Pollastrini Domenico De Santis |
| Succeeded by | Loredana Capone Chiara Gribaudo |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia | |
| In office 25 April 2013 –3 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Renzo Tondo |
| Succeeded by | Massimiliano Fedriga |
| Deputy Secretary of the Democratic Party | |
| In office 28 March 2014 –7 May 2017 Servingwith Lorenzo Guerini | |
| Leader | Matteo Renzi |
| Preceded by | Enrico Letta |
| Succeeded by | Maurizio Martina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1970 Rome,Italy |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
| Profession | Politician,lawyer |
Debora Serracchiani (born 10 November 1970) is an Italian politician. Born in Rome,she is a member of Democratic Party,and was president of the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia. In 2016,she proposed and got the approval of a regional law which officially abolished provinces of the Friuli Venezia Giulia,moving their competences to the lower and the upper administrative level,which were respectively the Italian comune and the region . [1] Friuli Venezia Giulia was the first region to implement the 2014 Delrio national law. [2]
Serracchiani served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) of the European Parliament from 2008-13 as a member of the PD. She was also a member of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats,an alliance within the European Parliament.[ citation needed ] As a MEP and regional leader of the Democratic Party (PD),she narrowly defeated incumbent President Renzo Tondo of The People of Freedom (PdL) 39.4% to 39.0% in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election held on 21–22 April 2013,and she took office on 22 April 2013. Serracchiani is the second woman to hold the office of President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia,since Alessandra Guerra of Lega Nord Friuli (LNF) from 1994–95. [3]
Serracchiani is Director of Institutional Relations of the Italy-USA Foundation.
