List of secretaries of the Democratic Party (Italy)

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The secretary of the Democratic Party is the leader of the Democratic Party, the main centre-left political party in Italy. [1]

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Secretaries

PortraitName
(Born–Died)
Term of officePrimary election
1 Walter Veltroni cropped.jpg Walter Veltroni
(1955– )
14 October
2007
21 February
2009
2007
2 Dario Franceschini daticamera.jpg Dario Franceschini
(1958– )
21 February
2009
7 November
2009
None [2]
3 Pier Luigi Bersani daticamera.jpg Pier Luigi Bersani
(1951– )
7 November
2009
20 April
2013
2009
Vacant [3] 20 April
2013
11 May
2013
4 Guglielmo Epifani daticamera.jpg Guglielmo Epifani
(1950–2021)
11 May
2013
15 December
2013
None [4]
5 MatteoRenzi2018 (cropped).jpg Matteo Renzi
(1975– )
15 December
2013
19 February
2017
2013
Vacant [5] 19 February
2017
7 May
2017
(5) MatteoRenzi2018 (cropped).jpg Matteo Renzi
(1975– )
7 May
2017
12 March
2018
2017
Vacant [6] 12 March
2018
7 July
2018
6 Maurizio Martina daticamera 2018 (cropped).jpg Maurizio Martina
(1978– )
7 July
2018
17 November
2018
None [7]
Vacant [8] 17 November
2018
17 March
2019
7 Nicola Zingaretti 2022 (cropped).jpg Nicola Zingaretti
(1965– )
17 March
2019
14 March
2021
2019
8 Enrico Letta daticamera 2022 (cropped).jpg Enrico Letta
(1966– )
14 March
2021
12 March
2023
None [9]
9 Elly Schlein daticamera 2022.jpg Elly Schlein
(1985– )
12 March
2023
Incumbent 2023

Secretary tenure

RankSecretaryTotal time in officeTerms
1 Matteo Renzi 4 years, 10 days2
2 Pier Luigi Bersani 3 years, 164 days1
3 Elly Schlein 2 years, 62 days1
4 Enrico Letta 1 year, 363 days1
5 Nicola Zingaretti 1 year, 362 days1
6 Walter Veltroni 1 year, 130 days1
7 Dario Franceschini 259 days1
8 Guglielmo Epifani 218 days1
9 Maurizio Martina 133 days1

Secretaries timeline

Elly SchleinEnrico LettaNicola ZingarettiMaurizio MartinaMatteo RenziGuglielmo EpifaniPier Luigi BersaniDario FranceschiniWalter VeltroniList of secretaries of the Democratic Party (Italy)

Deputy secretaries

PortraitName
(Born–Died)
Term of officeSecretary
1 Dario Franceschini daticamera.jpg Dario Franceschini
(1958– )
14 October
2007
21 February
2009
Veltroni
Vacant21 February
2009
7 November
2009
Franceschini
2 Enrico Letta daticamera.jpg Enrico Letta
(1966– )
7 November
2009
20 April
2013
Bersani
Vacant20 April
2013
28 March
2014
Epifani
3 Lorenzo Guerini daticamera.jpg Lorenzo Guerini
(1966– )
28 March
2014
7 May
2017
Renzi
Debora Serracchiani daticamera 2018.jpg Debora Serracchiani
(1970– )
4 Maurizio Martina daticamera 2018 (cropped).jpg Maurizio Martina
(1978– )
7 May
2017
12 March
2018
Vacant12 March
2018
17 April
2019
Martina
5 Paola De Micheli 2018.jpg Paola De Micheli
(1973– )
17 April
2019
5 September
2019
Zingaretti
Andrea Orlando daticamera 2018 (cropped).jpg Andrea Orlando
(1969– )
17 March
2021
6 Giuseppe Provenzano September 2019.jpg Peppe Provenzano
(1982– )
17 March
2021
12 March
2023
Letta
Irene Tinagli MEP (2024).jpg Irene Tinagli
(1974– )
Vacant12 March
2023
Ongoing Schlein

Deputy secretary tenure

RankSecretaryTotal time in officeSecretary
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

Irene TinagliPeppe ProvenzanoAndrea OrlandoPaola De MicheliMaurizio MartinaDebora SerracchianiLorenzo GueriniEnrico LettaDario FranceschiniList of secretaries of the Democratic Party (Italy)

References

  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.