Romano Prodi

His Excellency Romano Prodi OMRI
10t Preses o the European Commission
In office 16 September 1999 – 30 October 2004
Vice Preses	Neil Kinnock
Precedit bi	Manuel Marín
Succeedit bi	José Manuel Barroso
52nt Prime Meenister o Italy
In office 17 Mey 2006 – 8 Mey 2008
Preses	Giorgio Napolitano
Depute	Massimo D'Alema Francesco Rutelli
Precedit bi	Silvio Berlusconi
Succeedit bi	Silvio Berlusconi
In office 17 Mey 1996 – 21 October 1998
Preses	Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Depute	Walter Veltroni
Precedit bi	Lamberto Dini
Succeedit bi	Massimo D'Alema
Meenister o Juistice
In office 17 Januar 2008 – 6 Februar 2008
Prime Meenister	Himsel
Precedit bi	Clemente Mastella
Succeedit bi	Luigi Scotti
Preses o the Democratic Pairty
In office 14 October 2007 – 16 Aprile 2008
Precedit bi	Poseetion established
Succeedit bi	Rosy Bindi
Preses o the Institute for Industrial Reconstruction
In office 20 Mey 1993 – 27 Julie 1994
Precedit bi	Franco Nobili
Succeedit bi	Michele Tedeschi
In office 3 November 1982 – 29 October 1989
Precedit bi	Pietro Sette
Succeedit bi	Franco Nobili
Meenister o Industry, Commerce an Manufacturin
In office 25 November 1978 – 20 Mairch 1979
Prime Meenister	Giulio Andreotti
Precedit bi	Carlo Donat-Cattin
Succeedit bi	Franco Nicolazzi
Personal details
Born	Romano Antonio Prodi (1939-08-09) 9 August 1939 Scandiano, Italy
Poleetical pairty	Democratic Pairty (syne 2007)
Ither poleetical affiliations	Christian Democracy (1963–1994) Italian Fowk's Pairty (1994–1996) Independent (1996–1999; 2002–2007) The Democrats (1999–2002) The Olive Tree (1995–2007) The Union (2005–2007)
Spoose(s)	Flavia Franzoni (m. 1969)
Bairns	2
Alma mater	Università Cattolica, Milan London School of Economics
Religion	Roman Catholicism
Eikname(s)	Il Professore

Romano Prodi OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [roˈmaːno ˈprɔːdi] ( listen); born 9 August 1939) is an Italian politeecian wha served as the 10t Preses o the European Commission frae 1999 tae 2004. He served twace as the Prime Meenister o Italy, frae 17 Mey 1996 tae 21 October 1998 an frae 17 Mey 2006 tae 8 Mey 2008.

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