Walter Veltroni

Walter Veltroni OMRI
Secretary of the Democratic Party
In office 14 October 2007 – 21 February 2009
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Dario Franceschini
Mayor of Rome
In office 1 June 2001 – 13 February 2008
Preceded by	Francesco Rutelli
Succeeded by	Gianni Alemanno
Deputy Prime Minister of Italy
In office 17 May 1996 – 21 October 1998
Prime Minister	Romano Prodi
Preceded by	Roberto Maroni Giuseppe Tatarella
Succeeded by	Sergio Mattarella
Minister of Cultural Heritage
In office 17 May 1996 – 21 October 1998
Prime Minister	Romano Prodi
Preceded by	Antonio Paolucci
Succeeded by	Giovanna Melandri
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 29 April 2008 – 14 March 2013
Constituency	Lazio
In office 2 July 1987 – 30 May 2001
Constituency	Rome (1987–1992; 1996–2001) Perugia (1992–1994) Gubbio (1994–1996)
Personal details
Born	Walter Veltroni (1955-07-03) 3 July 1955 (age 68) Rome, Italy
Political party	PCI (1970–1991) PDS (1991–1998) DS (1998–2007) PD (since 2007)
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Spouse	Flavia Prisco
Children	2
Occupation	Film director ex politician
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Walter Veltroni OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [ˈvalter velˈtroːni]; born 3 July 1955) is an Italian writer, film director, journalist, and politician. He served as the first leader of the Democratic Party within the Italian centre-left opposition until his resignation on 17 February 2009.^[1] He also served as mayor of Rome from June 2001 to February 2008.