Pier Ferdinando Casini

Pier Ferdinando Casini
Casini in 2016
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 31 May 2001 – 27 April 2006
Preceded by	Luciano Violante
Succeeded by	Fausto Bertinotti
Leader of the Christian Democratic Centre
In office 18 January 1994 – 31 May 2001
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Marco Follini
Member of the Senate of the Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 March 2013
Constituency	Show list: Bologna (2018–present) Campania (2013–2018)
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 12 July 1983 – 14 March 2013
Constituency	Show list: Liguria (2008–2013) Lombardy 1 (2006–2008) Pomezia (2001–2006) Maglie (1996–2001) Emilia-Romanga (1994–1996) Bologna (1983–1994)
Personal details
Born	(1955-12-03) 3 December 1955 (age 68) Bologna, Italy
Political party	DC (1980–1994) CCD (1994–2002) UDC (2002–2016) CpE (since 2016)
Spouses	Roberta Lubich ​ ​ (m. 1982; div. 1998)​ Azzurra Caltagirone ​ ​ (m. 2007; div. 2016)​
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Bologna
Profession	Politician

Pier Ferdinando Casini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjɛr ferdiˈnando kaˈziːni]; born 3 December 1955) is an Italian politician.^[1] He served as President of the Chamber of Deputies from 2001 to 2006.^[2]

Casini is the honorary president of the Centrist Democrat International and the Inter-Parliamentary Union. From 1993 to 2001, he served as secretary of Christian Democratic Centre, while from 2002 until 2016 he was the leader of Union of the Centre. Being elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1983 for the first time, Casini is the longest-serving member of the parliament in Italy.