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.<ref>[https://www.partitodemocratico.it/statuto/ Statuto del Partito Democratico]</ref>

==Secretaries== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:70%; border:1px #AAAAFF solid" |- !colspan="2" |N° !width=85px|Portrait !width=45%|Name (Born–Died) !width=45% colspan=2|Term of office !width=15%|Primary election |- |'''1''' | style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}};"| |90px |'''Walter Veltroni''' (1955– ) |14 October 2007 |21 February 2009 |2007 |- |'''2''' | style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}};"| |90px |'''Dario Franceschini''' (1958– ) |21 February 2009 |7 November 2009 |''None''<ref>Elected by party's National Assembly to replace the resigning Veltroni.</ref> |- |'''3''' | style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}};"| |90px |'''Pier Luigi Bersani''' (1951– ) |7 November 2009 |20 April 2013 |2009 |- |colspan=4|''Vacant''<ref>No one served as Acting Secretary.</ref> |20 April 2013 |11 May 2013 | |- |'''4''' | style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}};"| |90px |'''Guglielmo Epifani''' (1950–2021) |11 May 2013 |15 December 2013 |''None''<ref>Elected by party's National Assembly to replace the resigning Bersani.</ref> |- |'''5''' | style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}};"| |90px |'''Matteo Renzi''' (1975– ) |15 December 2013 |19 February 2017 |2013 |- |colspan=4|''Vacant''<ref>Party's President, Matteo Orfini, served as Acting Secretary.</ref> |19 February 2017 |7 May 2017 | |- |'''(5)''' | style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}};"| |90px |'''Matteo Renzi''' (1975– ) |7 May 2017 |12 March 2018 |2017 |- |colspan=4|''Vacant''<ref>Party's Deputy Secretary, Maurizio Martina, served as Acting Secretary.</ref> |12 March 2018 |7 July 2018 | |- |'''6''' | style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}};"| |90px |'''Maurizio Martina''' (1978– ) |7 July 2018 |17 November 2018 |''None''<ref>Elected by party's National Assembly to replace the resigning Renzi.</ref> |- |colspan=4|''Vacant''<ref>No one served as Acting Secretary.</ref> |17 November 2018 |17 March 2019 | |- |'''7''' | style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}};"| |90px |'''Nicola Zingaretti''' (1965– ) |17 March 2019 |14 March 2021 |2019 |- |'''8''' | style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}};"| |90px |'''Enrico Letta''' (1966– ) |14 March 2021 |12 March 2023 |''None''<ref>Elected by party's National Assembly to replace the resigning Zingaretti.</ref> |- |'''9''' | style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}};"| |90px |'''Elly Schlein''' (1985– ) |12 March 2023 |''Incumbent'' |2023 |- |}

===Secretary tenure=== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Rank !Secretary !Total time in office !Terms |- !1 | Matteo Renzi | {{age in years and days|2014|03|02|2018|03|12}} | 2 |- !2 | Pier Luigi Bersani | {{age in years and days|2009|11|7|2013|4|20}} | 1 |- |-bgcolor="pink" !3 | '''Elly Schlein''' | '''{{age in years and days|2023|03|12}}''' | '''1''' |- !4 | Enrico Letta | {{age in years and days|2021|03|14|2023|03|12}} | 1 |- !5 | Nicola Zingaretti |{{age in years and days|2019|03|17|2021|3|14}} |1 |- !6 | Walter Veltroni | {{age in years and days|2007|10|14|2009|2|21}} | 1 |- !7 | Dario Franceschini | {{age in years and days|2009|2|21|2009|11|7}} | 1 |- !8 | Guglielmo Epifani | {{age in years and days|2013|5|11|2013|12|15}} | 1 |- !9 | Maurizio Martina | {{age in years and days|2018|7|7|2018|11|17}} | 1 |- |}

===Secretaries timeline=== {{#tag:timeline| ImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:14 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:80 right:130 left:20 AlignBars = late

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==Deputy secretaries== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:70%; border:1px #AAAAFF solid" |- !colspan="2" |N° !width=85px|Portrait !width=45%|Name (Born–Died) !width=45% colspan=2|Term of office !width=15%|Secretary |- |'''1''' | style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}};"| |90px |'''Dario Franceschini''' (1958– ) |14 October 2007 |21 February 2009 |Veltroni |- |colspan=4|''Vacant'' |21 February 2009 |7 November 2009 |Franceschini |- |'''2''' | style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}};"| |90px |'''Enrico Letta''' (1966– ) |7 November 2009 |20 April 2013 |Bersani |- |colspan=4|''Vacant'' |20 April 2013 |28 March 2014 |Epifani |- |rowspan=2|'''3''' |rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}};"| |90px |'''Lorenzo Guerini''' (1966– ) |rowspan=2|28 March 2014 |rowspan=2|7 May 2017 |rowspan=3|Renzi |- |90px |'''Debora Serracchiani''' (1970– ) |- |'''4''' | style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}};"| |90px |'''Maurizio Martina''' (1978– ) |7 May 2017 |12 March 2018 |- |colspan=4|''Vacant'' |12 March 2018 |17 April 2019 |Martina |- |rowspan=2|'''5''' |rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}};"| |90px |'''Paola De Micheli''' (1973– ) |rowspan=2|17 April 2019 |5 September 2019 |rowspan=2|Zingaretti |- |90px |'''Andrea Orlando''' (1969– ) |17 March 2021 |- |rowspan=2|'''6''' |rowspan=2 style="background: {{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}};"| |90px |'''Peppe Provenzano''' (1982– ) |rowspan=2|17 March 2021 |rowspan=2|12 March 2023 |rowspan=2|Letta |- |90px |'''Irene Tinagli''' (1974– ) |- |colspan=4|''Vacant'' |12 March 2023 |''Ongoing'' |Schlein |- |}

===Deputy secretary tenure=== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !Rank !Secretary !Total time in office !Secretary |- !1 | Enrico Letta | {{age in years and days|2009|11|07|2013|04|20}} | Pier Luigi Bersani |- !2 | Lorenzo Guerini Debora Serracchiani | {{age in years and days|2014|03|28|2017|05|07}} | Matteo Renzi (1st term) |- |- !3 | Peppe Provenzano Irene Tinagli | {{age in years and days|2021|03|17|2023|03|12}} | Enrico Letta |- !4 | Andrea Orlando | {{age in years and days|2019|04|17|2021|03|17}} | Nicola Zingaretti |- !5 | Dario Franceschini | {{age in years and days|2007|10|14|2009|2|21}} | Walter Veltroni |- !6 | Maurizio Martina | {{age in years and days|2017|05|07|2018|03|12}} | Matteo Renzi (2nd term) |- !7 | Paola De Micheli | {{age in years and days|2019|04|17|2019|09|05}} | Nicola Zingaretti |}

===Deputy secretaries timeline=== {{#tag:timeline| ImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:14 PlotArea = top:10 bottom:80 right:130 left:20 AlignBars = late

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Category:Democratic Party (Italy) politicians