Debora Serracchiani

Debora Serracchiani
Vice President of the Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 17 March 2019 Serving with Anna Ascani
President	Paolo Gentiloni
Preceded by	Barbara Pollastrini Domenico De Santis
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 March 2018
President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
In office 25 April 2013 – 3 May 2018
Preceded by	Renzo Tondo
Succeeded by	Massimiliano Fedriga
Deputy Secretary of the Democratic Party
In office 28 March 2014 – 7 May 2017 Serving with Lorenzo Guerini
Leader	Matteo Renzi
Preceded by	Enrico Letta
Succeeded by	Maurizio Martina
Personal details
Born	(1970-11-10) 10 November 1970 Rome, Italy
Political party	Democratic Party
Alma mater	Sapienza University of Rome
Profession	Politician, Lawyer

Debora Serracchiani (born 10 November 1970, Rome) is an Italian politician. She is a member of Democratic Party. She was President of the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia.

Serracchiani served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) of the European Parliament from 2008-13 as a member of the PD. She was also a member of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, an alliance within the European Parliament.

Debora Serracchiani, a then MEP and regional leader of the Democratic Party (PD), narrowly defeated incumbent President Renzo Tondo of The People of Freedom (PdL) 39.4% to 39.0% in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election held on 21–22 April 2013, and she took office on 22 April 2013.

Serracchiani is the second woman to hold the office of President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, since Alessandra Guerra of Lega Nord Friuli (LNF) from 1994–95.

She is Director of Institutional Relations of the Italy-USA Foundation.