Pier Luigi Bersani
| Pier Luigi Bersani | |
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| Secretary of the Democratic Party | |
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In office 7 November 2009 – 20 April 2013 |
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| Deputy | Enrico Letta |
| Preceded by | Dario Franceschini |
| Succeeded by | Guglielmo Epifani |
| Minister of Economic Development | |
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In office 17 May 2006 – 8 May 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Romano Prodi |
| Preceded by | Claudio Scajola (Productive Activities) |
| Succeeded by | Claudio Scajola |
| Minister of Transports and Navigation | |
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In office 22 December 1999 – 11 June 2001 |
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| Prime Minister | Massimo D'Alema |
| Preceded by | Tiziano Treu |
| Succeeded by | Pietro Lunardi (Infrastructures and Transports) |
| Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftmanship | |
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In office 18 May 1996 – 22 December 1999 |
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| Prime Minister | Romano Prodi |
| Preceded by | Alberto Clò |
| Succeeded by | Enrico Letta |
| President of Emilia-Romagna | |
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In office 6 July 1993 – 17 May 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Enrico Boselli |
| Succeeded by | Antonio La Forgia |
| Personal details | |
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29 September 1951 Bettola, Italy |
| Political party |
Communist Party (Before 1991) Democratic Party of the Left (1991–1998) Democrats of the Left (1998–2007) Democratic Party (2007–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Daniela Ferrari |
| Children | 2 daughters |
| Alma mater | University of Bologna |
| Website | Official website |
Pier Luigi Bersani (Italian pronunciation: [pjɛr luˈiːdʒi berˈsaːni]; born 29 September 1951) is an Italian politician and was Secretary of the Democratic Party (DP), Italy's leading centre-left party, from 2009 to 2013. 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.
Bersani was hospitalized on 5 January 2014, at the University of Parma Hospital, after suffering a brain hemorrhage; he was conscious upon his hospitalization (which for such patients is good, although not a conclusive indicator of a good outcome by any means), and the hospital said he was undergoing neurosurgery later in the day once the source of the bleeding had been found.
Pier Luigi Bersani was born on 29 September 1951, in Bettola, a mountain municipality in Nure Valley, in the province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna region, Italy. His father was a mechanic and a gas station clerk. After earning his high-school degree in Piacenza, Bersani enrolled in the University of Bologna where he graduated in philosophy with a dissertation on Pope Gregory I. He married Daniela in 1980, and he has two daughters: Elisa and Margherita. After a short experience as a teacher he committed his life to politics and public administration.
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