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

Secretaries

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 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

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 Walter Veltroni 1 year, 130 days 1
6 Elly Schlein 333 days 1
7 Dario Franceschini 259 days 1
8 Guglielmo Epifani 218 days 1
9 Maurizio Martina 133 days 1

Secretaries timeline

Elly SchleinEnrico LettaNicola ZingarettiMaurizio MartinaMatteo RenziGuglielmo EpifaniPier Luigi BersaniDario FranceschiniWalter Veltroni

Deputy secretaries

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

Deputy secretary tenure

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

Irene TinagliPeppe ProvenzanoAndrea OrlandoPaola De MicheliMaurizio MartinaDebora SerracchianiLorenzo GueriniEnrico LettaDario Franceschini

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.
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