Dario Franceschini
| Dario Franceschini | |
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| Minister of Cultural Heritage and Tourism | |
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Assumed office 22 February 2014 |
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| Prime Minister |
Matteo Renzi Paolo Gentiloni |
| Preceded by | Massimo Bray |
| Minister of Parliamentary Relations | |
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In office 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | Enrico Letta |
| Preceded by | Pietro Giarda |
| Succeeded by | Maria Elena Boschi |
| Secretary of the Democratic Party | |
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In office 21 February 2009 – 7 November 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Walter Veltroni |
| Succeeded by | Pier Luigi Bersani |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
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Assumed office 30 May 2001 |
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| Constituency | Emilia-Romagna |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 October 1958 Ferrara, Italy |
| Political party |
Christian Democracy (Before 1994) People's Party (1994–2002) The Daisy (2002–2007) Democratic Party (2007–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
The Olive Tree (1995–2007) |
| Spouse(s) | Silvia Bombardi (1986–2014) Michela De Biase (2014–present) |
| Children | 3 daughters |
| Alma mater | University of Ferrara |
Dario Franceschini (born 19 October 1958) is an Italian lawyer, writer, and politician, who served as the second leader of the Democratic Party.
He was a prominent member of the Italian People's Party (PPI), of the Daisy and the first Deputy Secretary of the Democratic Party. Following the resignation of Walter Veltroni on 21 February 2009 the Constituent Assembly of the Democratic Party elected him the new Secretary. On 25 October 2009, he lost the leadership election to Pier Luigi Bersani, and subsequently accepted his offer to become the party's Leader in the Chamber of Deputies. He was Minister for Relations with Parliament from 2013 to 2014, and he has been Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism since 2014.
Franceschini, who is considered a centrist and a Christian leftist, is the leader of AreaDem, which is the majority faction in the Democratic Party.
Franceschini was born in Ferrara in 1958. His father George was a Catholic partisan and MP for the Christian Democrats in the Second Legislature, from 1953 to 1958. He graduated in law at the University of Ferrara. with a thesis on the history of doctrines and political institutions, published as a book The Popular Party in Ferrara. Catholics, Socialists and fascists in the land of Grosoli and Don Minzoni and on the same subject he participated in conferences and publications. In 1985 he graduated from the University of Ferrara and started practicing civil law in civil court of cassation, he was admitted to the auditors and has been an effective member of the supervisory board of Eni in its first three years of privatization. From 1985 to 1989 he edited for Formez the bimonthly review of regional legislative documentation.
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