Pier Luigi Bersani

Pier Luigi Bersani (Italian pronunciation: [ˌpjɛr luˈiːdʒi berˈsaːni]; born 29 September 1951) is an Italian politician. He was Secretary of the Democratic Party (PD) from 2009 to 2013.

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
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 April 2006
Constituency	Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy
In office 30 May 2001 – 19 July 2004
Constituency	Emilia-Romagna
Personal details
Born	(1951-09-29) 29 September 1951 Bettola, Piacenza, Italy
Political party	Communist Party (Before 1991) Democratic Party of the Left (1991–1998) Democrats of the Left (1998–2007) Democratic Party (2007–2017) Article One (2017–present)
Spouse(s)	Daniela Ferrari
Children	2 daughters
Alma mater	University of Bologna
Signature
Website	Official website

Bersani was Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftmanship from 1996 to 1999, Minister of Transport from 1999 to 2001, and Minister of Economic Development from 2006 to 2008.