# List of secretaries of the Democratic Party (Italy)

The secretary of the Democratic Party is the leader of the Democratic Party, the main centre-left political party in Italy.

## Secretaries

| N° | N° | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) | Term of office | Term of office | Primary election |
| 1 | | | Walter Veltroni (1955– ) | 14 October 2007 | 21 February 2009 | 2007 |
| 2 | | | Dario Franceschini (1958– ) | 21 February 2009 | 7 November 2009 | None |
| 3 | | | Pier Luigi Bersani (1951– ) | 7 November 2009 | 20 April 2013 | 2009 |
| Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 20 April 2013 | 11 May 2013 | |
| 4 | | | Guglielmo Epifani (1950–2021) | 11 May 2013 | 15 December 2013 | None |
| 5 | | | Matteo Renzi (1975– ) | 15 December 2013 | 19 February 2017 | 2013 |
| Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 19 February 2017 | 7 May 2017 | |
| (5) | | | Matteo Renzi (1975– ) | 7 May 2017 | 12 March 2018 | 2017 |
| Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 12 March 2018 | 7 July 2018 | |
| 6 | | | Maurizio Martina (1978– ) | 7 July 2018 | 17 November 2018 | None |
| Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 17 November 2018 | 17 March 2019 | |
| 7 | | | Nicola Zingaretti (1965– ) | 17 March 2019 | 14 March 2021 | 2019 |
| 8 | | | Enrico Letta (1966– ) | 14 March 2021 | 12 March 2023 | None |
| 9 | | | Elly Schlein (1985– ) | 12 March 2023 | Incumbent | 2023 |

### Secretary tenure

| Rank | Secretary | Total time in office | Terms |
| 1 | Matteo Renzi | 4 years, 10 days | 2 |
| 2 | Pier Luigi Bersani | 3 years, 164 days | 1 |
| 3 | Elly Schlein | 2 years, 5 days | 1 |
| 4 | Enrico Letta | 1 year, 363 days | 1 |
| 5 | Nicola Zingaretti | 1 year, 362 days | 1 |
| 6 | Walter Veltroni | 1 year, 130 days | 1 |
| 7 | Dario Franceschini | 259 days | 1 |
| 8 | Guglielmo Epifani | 218 days | 1 |
| 9 | Maurizio Martina | 133 days | 1 |

### Secretaries timeline
## Deputy secretaries

| N° | N° | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) | Term of office | Term of office | Secretary |
| 1 | | | Dario Franceschini (1958– ) | 14 October 2007 | 21 February 2009 | Veltroni |
| Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 21 February 2009 | 7 November 2009 | Franceschini |
| 2 | | | Enrico Letta (1966– ) | 7 November 2009 | 20 April 2013 | Bersani |
| Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 20 April 2013 | 28 March 2014 | Epifani |
| 3 | | | Lorenzo Guerini (1966– ) | 28 March 2014 | 7 May 2017 | Renzi |
| 3 | | | Debora Serracchiani (1970– ) | 28 March 2014 | 7 May 2017 | Renzi |
| 4 | | | Maurizio Martina (1978– ) | 7 May 2017 | 12 March 2018 | Renzi |
| Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 12 March 2018 | 17 April 2019 | Martina |
| 5 | | | Paola De Micheli (1973– ) | 17 April 2019 | 5 September 2019 | Zingaretti |
| 5 | | | Andrea Orlando (1969– ) | 17 April 2019 | 17 March 2021 | Zingaretti |
| 6 | | | Peppe Provenzano (1982– ) | 17 March 2021 | 12 March 2023 | Letta |
| 6 | | | Irene Tinagli (1974– ) | 17 March 2021 | 12 March 2023 | Letta |
| Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | 12 March 2023 | Ongoing | Schlein |

### Deputy secretary tenure

| Rank | Secretary | Total time in office | Secretary |
| 1 | Enrico Letta | 3 years, 164 days | Pier Luigi Bersani |
| 2 | Lorenzo Guerini Debora Serracchiani | 3 years, 40 days | Matteo Renzi (1st term) |
| 3 | Peppe Provenzano Irene Tinagli | 1 year, 360 days | Enrico Letta |
| 4 | Andrea Orlando | 1 year, 334 days | Nicola Zingaretti |
| 5 | Dario Franceschini | 1 year, 130 days | Walter Veltroni |
| 6 | Maurizio Martina | 309 days | Matteo Renzi (2nd term) |
| 7 | Paola De Micheli | 141 days | Nicola Zingaretti |