Paolo Gentiloni

Paolo Gentiloni
European Commissioner for Economy
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 December 2019
President	Ursula von der Leyen
Preceded by	Pierre Moscovici
Prime Minister of Italy
In office 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018
President	Sergio Mattarella
Preceded by	Matteo Renzi
Succeeded by	Giuseppe Conte
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 31 October 2014 – 12 December 2016
Prime Minister	Matteo Renzi
Preceded by	Federica Mogherini
Succeeded by	Angelino Alfano
Minister of Communications
In office 17 May 2006 – 8 May 2008
Prime Minister	Romano Prodi
Preceded by	Mario Landolfi
Succeeded by	Claudio Scajola
President of the Democratic Party
In office 17 March 2019 – 22 February 2020
Leader	Nicola Zingaretti
Preceded by	Matteo Orfini
Succeeded by	Valentina Cuppi
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 30 May 2001 – 2 December 2019
Constituency	Piedmont (2001–2006) Lazio (2006–2018) Rome (2018–2019)
Personal details
Born	Paolo Gentiloni Silveri (1954-11-22) 22 November 1954 Rome, Italy
Political party	The Daisy (2002–2007) Democratic Party (2007–present)
Spouse(s)	Emanuela Mauro (m. 1989)
Education	Sapienza University
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Paolo Gentiloni Silveri (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo dʒentiˈloːni]; born 22 November 1954 in Rome) is an Italian politician. He became the Prime Minister of Italy in December 2016 after the resignation of Matteo Renzi. He served until 1 June 2018.

He is a member of the Democratic Party. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 31 October 2014 through 12 December 2016. He was also Minister of Communications during the government of Romano Prodi.