Enrico Letta

Enrico Letta is the President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic. He was sworn in as President of the Council of Ministers on April 28, 2013.

He was Undersecretary of State to the Prime Minister of the centre-left government led by Romano

Prodi from 2006 to 2008. He served as Minister for EU Affairs (1998-1999), as Minister for Industry, Commerce and Crafts (January-April 2000, during the second D’Alema Government) and as Minister for Industry, Commerce and Crafts and Foreign Trade (2000-2001, during the second Amato Government).

From  1993  to  May  2013,  he  managed  an  independent  think  tank,  Arel,  founded  by  the  late Beniamino Andreatta. He was also Vice Chairman of Aspen Institute Italia, President of the Italy- Spain Dialogue Forum, and a member of the Trilateral Commission.

Letta was born in Pisa (Tuscany) and he spent the first years of his life in Strasbourg. He graduated in International Law from the University of Pisa and obtained a PhD in European Union Law at the School for Advanced Studies “Sant’Anna” of Pisa.

He has been a member of the Italian Parliament since 2001, excluding from 2004 to 2006 when he was a member of the European Parliament. He also served as deputy secretary of the Democratic Party (PD) from 2009 to 2013. His whole career and thought have been shaped by a strong commitment to Europe.

Prime Minister Letta is the author of many books on international and economic affairs, with particular reference to EU enlargement, including: Euro sì - Morire per Maastricht (Laterza, 1997); Dialogo intorno all’Europa (with L. Caracciolo, Laterza, 2002); L’allargamento dell’Unione Europea (Il Mulino, 2003); L’Europa a Venticinque (Il Mulino, 2005); In questo momento sta nascendo un bambino (Rizzoli, 2007); Costruire una Cattedrale (Mondadori, 2009) and L’Europa è finita? (with L. Caracciolo, ADD Editore 2010)

He is 46 years old. He and his wife, Gianna, are the proud parents of three children: Giacomo, Lorenzo and Francesco.

He is an avid NBA fan and a Milan AC supporter.

Source: http://www.palazzochigi.it/Presidente/Biografia/CV_inglese.pdf, September 2013