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
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 Dario Franceschini 259 days 1
7 Guglielmo Epifani 218 days 1
8 Elly Schlein 220 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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