Paolo Gentiloni
Italian politician (born 1954) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paolo Gentiloni Silveri[2] (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo dʒentiˈloːni]; born 22 November 1954 in Rome) is an Italian politician. He became the Prime Minister of Italy in December 2016 after the resignation of Matteo Renzi. He served until 1 June 2018.
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Paolo Gentiloni | |
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European Commissioner for Economy | |
Assumed office 1 December 2019 | |
President | Ursula von der Leyen |
Preceded by | Pierre Moscovici |
Prime Minister of Italy | |
In office 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018 | |
President | Sergio Mattarella |
Preceded by | Matteo Renzi |
Succeeded by | Giuseppe Conte |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 31 October 2014 – 12 December 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Matteo Renzi |
Preceded by | Federica Mogherini |
Succeeded by | Angelino Alfano |
Minister of Communications | |
In office 17 May 2006 – 8 May 2008 | |
Prime Minister | Romano Prodi |
Preceded by | Mario Landolfi |
Succeeded by | Claudio Scajola |
President of the Democratic Party | |
In office 17 March 2019 – 22 February 2020 | |
Leader | Nicola Zingaretti |
Preceded by | Matteo Orfini |
Succeeded by | Valentina Cuppi |
Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
In office 30 May 2001 – 2 December 2019 | |
Constituency | Piedmont (2001–2006) Lazio (2006–2018) Rome (2018–2019) |
Personal details | |
Born | Paolo Gentiloni Silveri (1954-11-22) 22 November 1954 (age 69) Rome, Italy |
Political party | The Daisy (2002–2007) Democratic Party (2007–present) |
Spouse(s) | Emanuela Mauro (m. 1989) [1] |
Education | Sapienza University |
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He is a member of the Democratic Party. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 31 October 2014 through 12 December 2016.[3] He was also Minister of Communications during the government of Romano Prodi.