website relations predecessor successor occupation birth_place religion nationality party office birth_date term_start image article_title name otherparty alma_mater
-lsb- http://virginiomerola.it/ www.virginiomerola.it -rsb- married flavio delbono incumbent politician santa maria capua vetere , italy roman catholicism italian democratic party -lrb- 2007-present -rrb- 38th mayor of bologna 14 february 1955 may 24 , 2011 virginio merola 2014 02.jpg virginio merola
 virginio merola italian the left -lrb- 1991-1998 -rrb- democrats of the left -lrb- communist 1998-2007 -rrb- party -lrb- 1970s-1991 -rrb- democratic party of university of bologna
virginio merola

virginio merola -lrb- born february 14 , 1955 in santa maria capua vetere -rrb- is an italian politician .
merola is a member of the democratic party and the current mayor of bologna .
