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David Sassoli
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President of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2022
Key facts
- Vice president
- Mairead McGuinness Roberta Metsola
- Preceded by
- Antonio Tajani
- Succeeded by
- Roberta Metsola
- Born
- David Maria Sassoli , ( 1956-05-30 ) 30 May 1956, Florence , Italy
- Died
- 11 January 2022 (2022-01-11) (aged 65), Aviano , Italy
- Party
- Democratic Party
- Other political affiliations
- Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
- Spouse
- Alessandra Vittorini
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Florence
- Place of death
- Aviano
- Occupation
- news presenter
- Position held
- Member of the European Parliament
- Educated at
- University of Florence
- Employer
- RAI
- Political party
- Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- French
- Native language
- Italian
- Field of work
- politics
- Official website
- davidsassoli.com
- Image
- Official portrait of David Sassoli, president of the European Parliament.jpg
- Number of children
- 5
- Work location
- Rome
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- date of birth
- 1956-05-30
- Commons category
- David Sassoli
- social media followers
- 167920
- date of death
- 2022-01-11
- name in native language
- David Sassoli
- birth name
- David-Maria Sassoli
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- supported sports team
- ACF Fiorentina
- manner of death
- natural causes
- place of burial
- Sutri
- date of burial or cremation
- 2022-01-14
- medical condition
- multiple myeloma
- P10632
- David Sassoli
- affiliation string
- President of the European Parliament
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Encyclopedic overview
David Maria Sassoli ( Italian pronunciation: [ˈdaːvid maˈriːa sasˈsɔːli]; 30 May 1956 – 11 January 2022) was an Italian politician and journalist who served as the president of the European Parliament from 3 July 2019 until his death. Sassoli was first elected as a member of the European Parliament (MEP) in 2009.
Early life and career
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