Pier Luigi Bersani

Pier Luigi Bersani
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	(1951-09-29) 29 September 1951 (age 72) 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.