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Romano Prodi

Romano Prodi
OMRI
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President of the European Commission
In office
16 September 1999 – 30 October 2004
Preceded by Manuel Marín
Succeeded by José Manuel Barroso
52nd Prime Minister of Italy
In office
17 May 2006 – 8 May 2008
President Giorgio Napolitano
Deputy Massimo D'Alema
Francesco Rutelli
Preceded by Silvio Berlusconi
Succeeded by Silvio Berlusconi
In office
17 May 1996 – 21 October 1998
President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Deputy Walter Veltroni
Preceded by Lamberto Dini
Succeeded by Massimo D'Alema
Minister of Justice
In office
17 January 2008 – 6 February 2008
Government Prodi II
Preceded by Clemente Mastella
Succeeded by Luigi Scotti
President of the Democratic Party
In office
14 October 2007 – 16 April 2008
Preceded by Position established
Succeeded by Rosy Bindi
President of the Institute for Industrial Reconstruction
In office
20 May 1993 – 27 July 1994
Preceded by Franco Nobili
Succeeded by Michele Tedeschi
In office
3 November 1982 – 29 October 1989
Preceded by Pietro Sette
Succeeded by Franco Nobili
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Manufacturing
In office
25 November 1978 – 20 March 1979
Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti
Preceded by Carlo Donat-Cattin
Succeeded by Franco Nicolazzi
Personal details
Born (1939-08-09) 9 August 1939 (age 77)
Scandiano, Italy
Political party Christian Democracy
(1963–1994)
Italian People's Party
(1994–1996)
Independent
(1996–1999; 2002–2007; 2013– )
The Democrats
(1999–2002)
Democratic Party
(2007–2013)
Other political
affiliations
The Olive Tree
(1995–2007)
The Union
(2005–2007)
Spouse(s) Flavia Franzoni (m. 1969)
Children Giorgio
Antonio
Alma mater Università Cattolica, Milan
London School of Economics
Profession Economist, professor
Religion Roman Catholic
Nickname(s) Il Professore
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Romano Prodi
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President of the European Commission
(1999–2004)
Prime Minister of Italy
(1996–1998; 2006–2008)


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President of the European Commission
(1999–2004)
Prime Minister of Italy
(1996–1998; 2006–2008)

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Romano Prodi, OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [roˈmaːno ˈprɔːdi]; born 9 August 1939) is an Italian former politician and economist. He twice served as the Prime Minister of Italy, from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008. He was also the tenth President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004. He is nicknamed Il Professore (The Professor) due to his occupation as professor of Economics at the University of Bologna.

A former professor of economics and international advisor to Goldman Sachs, Prodi ran in 1996 as lead candidate of The Olive Tree coalition, winning the general election and serving as Prime Minister of Italy until 1998. Following the victory of his coalition The Union over the House of Freedoms led by Silvio Berlusconi in the April 2006 Italian elections, Prodi took power again. On 24 January 2008, he lost a vote of confidence in the Senate house, and consequently tendered his resignation as Prime Minister to Italian President Giorgio Napolitano, but continued in office for almost four months for routine business, until early elections were held and a new government was formed.


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