Enrico Letta

**Enrico Letta** (born 20 August 1966) is an Italian politician. He is the Secretary of the Democratic Party since 2021. He was the Prime Minister of Italy (head of government) from 2013 to 2014. Previously, he had also been a member of several Italian governments, as of 1998. In April 2015 he announced that he was not going to be a professional politician anymore, and that he wanted to concentrate on academia.

He was born in Pisa, Tuscany. He is married to Gianna Fregonara and has 3 children.

In October 2021, Letta won the by-election for the Siena district with 49.9% of votes, returning to the Parliament after six years.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Enrico Letta
- **image**: Former Prime Minister of Italy Enrico Letta in 2024 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Letta in 2024
- **office**: Prime Minister of Italy
- **president**: Giorgio Napolitano
- **deputy**: Angelino Alfano
- **term start**: 28 April 2013
- **term end**: 22 February 2014
- **predecessor**: Mario Monti
- **successor**: Matteo Renzi
- **office1**: List of secretaries of the Democratic Party (Italy), Secretary of the Democratic Party
- **term start1**: 14 March 2021
- **deputy1**: Irene Tinagli
Peppe Provenzano
- **predecessor1**: Nicola Zingaretti
- **office2**: List of secretaries of the Democratic Party (Italy)#Deputy secretaries, Deputy Secretary of the Democratic Party
- **1blankname2**: Secretary
- **1namedata2**: Pier Luigi Bersani
- **term start2**: 7 November 2009
- **term end2**: 20 April 2013
- **predecessor2**: Dario Franceschini
- **successor2**: Debora Serracchiani
Lorenzo Guerini
- **office3**: Secretary of the Council of Ministers of Italy, Secretary of the Council of Ministers
- **primeminister3**: Romano Prodi
- **term start3**: 17 May 2006
- **term end3**: 8 May 2008
- **predecessor3**: Gianni Letta
- **successor3**: Gianni Letta
- **office4**: Italian Minister of Economic Development, Minister of Industry, Trade and Crafts
- **primeminister4**: Massimo D'Alema
Giuliano Amato
- **term start4**: 22 December 1999
- **term end4**: 11 June 2001
- **predecessor4**: Pier Luigi Bersani
- **successor4**: Antonio Marzano
- **office5**: Italian Minister of European Affairs, Minister for Community Policies
- **primeminister5**: Massimo D'Alema
- **term start5**: 21 October 1998
- **term end5**: 22 December 1999
- **predecessor5**: Lamberto Dini
- **successor5**: Patrizia Toia
- **office6**: Member of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy), Chamber of Deputies
- **term start6**: 6 October 2021
- **constituency6**: Tuscany (Chamber of Deputies constituency), Siena
- **term start7**: 30 May 2001
- **term end7**: 23 July 2015
- **constituency7**: Marche (2013–2015)
Lombardy, Lombardy II (2008–2013)
Lombardy, Lombardy I (2006–2008)
Piedmont, Piedmont I (2001–2004)
- **office8**: Member of the European Parliament
- **term start8**: 14 June 2004
- **term end8**: 10 April 2006
- **constituency8**: North-East Italy (European Parliament constituency), North-East Italy
- **birth place**: Pisa, Tuscany, Italy
- **party**: Democratic Party (Italy), PD (2007–2015; since 2019)
- **otherparty**: Christian Democracy (Italy), DC (before 1994)
Italian People's Party (1994), PPI (1994–2002)
Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy, DL (2002–2007)
- **spouse**: Gianna Fregonara
- **children**: 3
- **alma mater**: University of Pisa
Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies
- **signature**: Enrico Letta signature.svg