Franco Marini

Franco Marini
President of the Senate of the Republic
In office
29 April 2006 – 28 April 2008
Preceded byMarcello Pera
Succeeded byRenato Schifani
Minister of Labour and Social Security
In office
12 April 1991 – 28 June 1992
Prime MinisterGiulio Andreotti
Preceded byRosa Russo Iervolino
Succeeded byNino Cristofori
Secretary of the Italian People's Party
In office
January 1997 – October 1999
Preceded byGerardo Bianco
Succeeded byPierluigi Castagnetti
Secretary-General of the Italian Confederation of Workers' Trade Unions
In office
6 February 1985 – 13 March 1991
Preceded byPierre Carniti
Succeeded bySergio D'Antoni
Member of the Senate
In office
28 April 2006 – 15 March 2013
ConstituencyAbruzzo
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
23 January 1992 – 27 April 2006
ConstituencyAbruzzo
Personal details
Born(1933-04-09)9 April 1933
San Pio delle Camere, Kingdom of Italy
Died9 February 2021 (aged 87)
Rome, Italy
Political partyPD (since 2007)
Other political
affiliations
DC (1950–1994)
PPI (1994–2002)
The Daisy (2002–2007)
ProfessionTrade unionist
Politician

Franco Marini (9 April 1933 – 9 February 2021)[1] was an Italian politician and a prominent member of the centre-left Democratic Party. From 2006 to 2008, he was the president of the Senate.