Enrico Letta

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The International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Italy “Italian Cultural Diplomacy” (Rome; June 12th - 14th, 2013)
Enrico Letta
Prime Minister of Italy
In office

28. April 2013–22. Februar 2014

Preceded by Mario Monti
Succeeded by Matteo Renzi
Personal details
Born 20th of August, 1966

Pisa, Italy

Political party Democratic Party
Alma mater Liceo Classico Galileo Galilei

Enrico Letta born in Pisa on the 20th of August, 1966.He is a centre-left Italian politician who has been the Prime Minister of Italy in 2013-2014, leading a grand coalition, comprising the centre-left Democratic Party (of which he is Deputy Secretary), the right-wing People of Freedom, and the centrist Civic Choice.A party loyalist, he is also a strong supporter of the European Union.

Political career[edit]

From 1998 to 1999 he was appointed Minister of European Affairs and from 1999 to 2001 Minister of Industry. He also served as Secretary to the Council of Ministers from 2006 to 2008.

Education[edit]

Enrico Letta completed his schooling in Italy at the Liceo Classico Galileo Galilei in Pisa. He holds a degree in political science, which he received from the University of Pisa and subsequently obtained a Doctorate at the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies.


Notable Work[edit]

Letta is the secretary general of the think tank Agenzia di Ricerche e Legislazione (AREL. He founded the associations Trecentosessanta and VeDrò and he is a founding member of the Democratic Party. Letta is a member of the European committee of the Trilateral Commission and of the executive committee of the Aspen Institute Italia.

Further information[edit]

Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy in Italy: "Italian Cultural Diplomacy"(Rome; June 12th - 14th, 2013)

External Links[edit]

European Parliament

Party political offices
Preceded by Mario Monti Prime Minister of Italy

28. April 2013–22. Februar 2014

Succeeded by

Matteo Renzi