Romano Prodi (born 9 August 1939) is an Italian politician and statesman. Since May 17, 2006, he has served as President of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister) of Italy following the victory of his The Union coalition over the House of Freedoms (Casa delle Libertà) led by Silvio Berlusconi in the April 2006 Italian elections.
Prodi previously ran in 1996 as Olive Tree candidate, winning the election and serving as Prime Minister until 1998. He then served as President of the European Commission from 1999 to 2004.
Since October 14, 2007, he's also the first President of the newborn Democratic Party. |