Debora Serracchiani
Debora Serracchiani | |
|---|---|
| Vice President of the Democratic Party | |
| In office 17 March 2019 – 12 March 2023 | |
| President | Paolo Gentiloni (2019–2020) Valentina Cuppi (2020–present) |
| Preceded by | Barbara Pollastrini Domenico De Santis |
| Succeeded by | Loredana Capone Chiara Gribaudo |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | Friuli-Venezia Giulia |
| President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia | |
| In office 25 April 2013 – 3 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Renzo Tondo |
| Succeeded by | Massimiliano Fedriga |
| Deputy Secretary of the Democratic Party | |
| In office 28 March 2014 – 7 May 2017 | |
| Leader | Matteo Renzi |
| Preceded by | Enrico Letta |
| Succeeded by | Maurizio Martina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 November 1970 Rome, Italy |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Sapienza University of Rome |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer |
Debora Serracchiani (born 10 November 1970) is an Italian politician. Born in Rome, she is a member of Democratic Party, and was president of the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia. In 2016, she proposed and got the approval of a regional law which officially abolished provinces of the Friuli-Venezia Giulia, moving their competences to the lower and the upper administrative level, which were respectively the Italian comune and the region. Friuli-Venezia Giulia was the first region to implement the 2014 Delrio national law.
Serracchiani served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) of the European Parliament from 2008-13 as a member of the PD. She was also a member of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, an alliance within the European Parliament. As a MEP and regional leader of the Democratic Party (PD), she narrowly defeated incumbent President Renzo Tondo of The People of Freedom (PdL) 39.4% to 39.0% in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election held on 21–22 April 2013, and she took office on 22 April 2013. Serracchiani is the second woman to hold the office of President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, since Alessandra Guerra of Lega Nord Friuli (LNF) from 1994–95.
Serracchiani is Director of Institutional Relations of the Italy-USA Foundation.