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.[1]


Romano Prodi

10t Preses o the European Commission
In office
16 September 1999 – 30 October 2004
Vice PresesNeil Kinnock
Precedit biManuel Marín
Succeedit biJosé Manuel Barroso
52nt Prime Meenister o Italy
In office
17 Mey 2006 – 8 Mey 2008
PresesGiorgio Napolitano
Depute
Precedit biSilvio Berlusconi
Succeedit biSilvio Berlusconi
In office
17 Mey 1996 – 21 October 1998
PresesOscar Luigi Scalfaro
DeputeWalter Veltroni
Precedit biLamberto Dini
Succeedit biMassimo D'Alema
Meenister o Juistice
In office
17 Januar 2008 – 6 Februar 2008
Prime MeenisterHimsel
Precedit biClemente Mastella
Succeedit biLuigi Scotti
Preses o the Democratic Pairty
In office
14 October 2007 – 16 Aprile 2008
Precedit biPoseetion established
Succeedit biRosy Bindi
Preses o the Institute for Industrial Reconstruction
In office
20 Mey 1993 – 27 Julie 1994
Precedit biFranco Nobili
Succeedit biMichele Tedeschi
In office
3 November 1982 – 29 October 1989
Precedit biPietro Sette
Succeedit biFranco Nobili
Meenister o Industry, Commerce an Manufacturin
In office
25 November 1978 – 20 Mairch 1979
Prime MeenisterGiulio Andreotti
Precedit biCarlo Donat-Cattin
Succeedit biFranco Nicolazzi
Personal details
BornRomano Antonio Prodi
(1939-08-09) 9 August 1939 (age 84)
Scandiano, Italy
Poleetical pairtyDemocratic 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)
Bairns2
Alma mater
ReligionRoman Catholicism
Eikname(s)Il Professore
European Commission

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