Antonio Tajani

Antonio Tajani
Tajani in 2023
Deputy Prime Minister of Italy
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 October 2022 Serving with Matteo Salvini
Prime Minister	Giorgia Meloni
Preceded by	Matteo Salvini (2019) Luigi Di Maio (2019)
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 October 2022
Prime Minister	Giorgia Meloni
Preceded by	Luigi Di Maio
Secretary of Forza Italia
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 July 2023
Preceded by	Office established[1]
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 October 2022
Constituency	Velletri
European Union offices President of the European Parliament In office 17 January 2017 – 3 July 2019 Vice President Mairead McGuinness Preceded by Martin Schulz Succeeded by David Sassoli First Vice-President of the European Parliament In office 1 July 2014 – 18 January 2017 President Martin Schulz Preceded by Gianni Pittella Succeeded by Mairead McGuinness European Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship In office 9 February 2010 – 1 July 2014 President José Manuel Barroso Preceded by Günter Verheugen Succeeded by Michel Barnier (Acting) European Commissioner for Transport In office 9 May 2008 – 9 February 2010 President José Manuel Barroso Preceded by Jacques Barrot Succeeded by Siim Kallas Member of the European Parliament In office 1 July 2014 – 12 October 2022 Constituency Central Italy In office 14 July 1994 – 8 May 2008 Constituency Central Italy
Personal details
Born	(1953-08-04) 4 August 1953 (age 71) Rome, Italy
Political party	UMI (1970s) FI (1994–2009) PdL (2009–2013) FI (since 2013)
Other political affiliations	EPP Group
Spouse	Brunella Orecchio ​ (m. 1988)​
Children	2
Education	Sapienza University
Signature
Website	Parliament website

Antonio Tajani (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo taˈjaːni]; born 4 August 1953) is an Italian politician, journalist and former Italian Air Force officer, who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Foreign Affairs since 22 October 2022. He has served as President of the European Parliament from 2017 to 2019, as European Commissioner from 2008 to 2014, and also as a member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 2008 and again from 2014 to 2022 until he was elected to Italy's Chamber of Deputies.

Following the death of Silvio Berlusconi, on 15 July 2023 Tajani was appointed secretary of Forza Italia, becoming the party's new leader.