Fausto Bertinotti

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Fausto Bertinotti
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 29 April 2006 (2006-04-29) – 28 April 2008 (2008-04-28)
Preceded by	Pier Ferdinando Casini
Succeeded by	Gianfranco Fini
Secretary of the Communist Refoundation Party
In office 22 January 1994 (1994-01-22) – 6 May 2006 (2006-05-06)
Preceded by	Sergio Garavini
Succeeded by	Franco Giordano
Member of the European Parliament
In office 20 July 1994 (1994-07-20) – 27 April 2006 (2006-04-27)
Constituency	North-West Italy
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 15 April 1994 (1994-04-15) – 28 April 2008 (2008-04-28)
Constituency	Piedmont
Personal details
Born	(1940-03-22) 22 March 1940 (age 84) Milan, Italy
Political party	PSI (1960–1964) PSIUP (1964–1972) PCI (1972–1991) PDS (1991–1993) PRC (1993–2008) Independent (since 2008)
Spouse	Gabriella Fagno ​ (m. 1965)​
Children	1
Profession	Syndicalist Politician

Fausto Bertinotti (born 22 March 1940) is an Italian politician who led the Communist Refoundation Party (Partito della Rifondazione Comunista) from 1994 to 2006. On 29 April 2006, after the centre-left coalition's victory in the Italian general election, he was elected President of the Chamber of Deputies, a position he held until 2008.