Pier Luigi Bersani
Pier Luigi Bersani | |
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| Secretary of the Democratic Party | |
| In office 7 November 2009 – 20 April 2013 | |
| Deputy | Enrico Letta |
| Preceded by | Dario Franceschini |
| Succeeded by | Guglielmo Epifani |
| Minister of Economic Development | |
| In office 17 May 2006 – 8 May 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Romano Prodi |
| Preceded by | Claudio Scajola (Productive Activities) |
| Succeeded by | Claudio Scajola |
| Minister of Transports and Navigation | |
| In office 22 December 1999 – 11 June 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Massimo D'Alema |
| Preceded by | Tiziano Treu |
| Succeeded by | Pietro Lunardi (Infrastructures and Transports) |
| Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftmanship | |
| In office 18 May 1996 – 22 December 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Romano Prodi |
| Preceded by | Alberto Clò |
| Succeeded by | Enrico Letta |
| President of Emilia-Romagna | |
| In office 6 July 1993 – 17 May 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Enrico Boselli |
| Succeeded by | Antonio La Forgia |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 28 April 2006 – 13 October 2022 | |
| Constituency | Emilia-Romagna (2001–2013; 2018–2022) Lombardy (2013–2018) |
| In office 30 May 2001 – 19 July 2004 | |
| Constituency | Emilia-Romagna |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office 20 July 2004 – 27 April 2006 | |
| Constituency | North-West Italy |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 September 1951 Bettola, Piacenza, Italy |
| Political party | PCI (before 1991) PDS (1991–1998) DS (1998–2007) PD (2007–2017; since 2023) Art1 (2017–2023) |
| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Spouse | Daniela Ferrari |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | University of Bologna |
| Signature | |
| Website | Official website |
Pier Luigi Bersani (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjɛr luˈiːdʒi berˈsaːni]; born 29 September 1951) is an Italian politician and was Secretary of the Democratic Party (PD), Italy's leading centre-left party, from 2009 to 2013. Bersani was Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftmanship from 1996 to 1999, President of Emilia-Romagna from 1993 to 1996, Minister of Transport from 1999 to 2001, and Minister of Economic Development from 2006 to 2008.