Stefano Bonaccini

Stefano Bonaccini
Official portrait, 2024
Member of the European Parliament
Assumed office
16 July 2024
ConstituencyNorth-East Italy
9th President of Emilia-Romagna
In office
24 November 2014 – 12 July 2024
Preceded byVasco Errani
Succeeded byIrene Priolo (acting)
President of the Democratic Party
Assumed office
12 March 2023
Preceded byValentina Cuppi
President of the Conference of the Regions and Autonomous Provinces
In office
17 December 2015 – 9 April 2021
DeputyGiovanni Toti
Preceded bySergio Chiamparino
Succeeded byMassimiliano Fedriga
Personal details
Born (1967-01-01) 1 January 1967 (age 57)
Modena, Italy
Political partyPCI (until 1991)
PDS (1991–1998)
DS (1998–2007)
PD (since 2007)
SpouseSandra Notari
Children2
ProfessionPolitician

Stefano Bonaccini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈsteːfano bonatˈtʃiːni]; born 1 January 1967) is an Italian politician and member of the Democratic Party (PD), of which he is serving as president since 12 March 2023. In 2024, he was elected to the European Parliament to represent North-East Italy.

For nearly ten years, from November 2014 to July 2024, Bonaccini served as the President of Emilia-Romagna. He resigned from the role to become an MEP.[1]

Bonaccini started his political career in the Italian Communist Party (PCI) and followed that party's transition toward social democracy,[2][3] becoming one of the main representatives of the PD's reformist or moderate wing.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Emilia Romagna, Bonaccini presidente. Ma vota solo un emiliano su tre
  2. ^ "Da Campogalliano a Roma: La scalata di Bonaccini alla segreteria del PD".
  3. ^ "Ritratto prima della tempesta | Stefano Bonaccini, un attaccante che gioca in difesa (E che se vince vince da solo)". 25 January 2020.
  4. ^ Unire i riformisti italiani: il nuovo inizio di Bonaccini, LibertàèUguale
  5. ^ I presidenti di Regione più aprrezzati? Stefano Bonaccini sul podio, BolognaToday
  6. ^ Regionali, Bonaccini: "Ripercussioni del voto sulla segreteria Pd? Si vedrà". E intanto fa campagna in Toscana, sempre più come leader nazionale, la Repubblica