David Sassoli was born in Florence on May 30, 1956. He started working as a journalist at small newspapers and news agencies, before moving to the editorial office of Il Giorno in Rome, where he worked for seven years. In 1992, he began working as a television news reporter and correspondent for TG3.

Subsequently he worked on news programmes on Rai Uno and Rai Due, before joining the editorial staff of TG1 in 1999 as a special correspondent. Over the next 10 years, he was responsible for managing prime time news broadcasts, and covering major national and international events. In 2007, he became Deputy Director of TG1 and responsible for in-depth programmes TV7 and TG1 Special.

When the Partito Democratico (PD) was formed in 2007, he considered it the right place for his political commitment. On 7 June 2009, he was elected to the European Parliament as a member for central Italy. In the 2009-2014 legislature, he was head of delegation of the Partito Democratico in the European Parliament.

In 2014, he was re-elected as an MEP and was elected Vice-President of the European Parliament, with responsibility for Mediterranean Policy, the budget, and buildings. He was a member of the Committee for Transport and Tourism, and led on European railway reform (4th Railway Package), and the Single European Sky.

In May 2019, he began his third term as an MEP for central Italy and on 3 July, he was elected President of the European Parliament. He passed away on 11 January 2022.&nbsp;

On Wednesday 11th January 2023, the EP payed tribute to David Sassoli´s memory with a ceremony at the European Parliament.

9th parliamentary term

president's agenda

President Sassoli

European flag at half-mast as a tribute to David SASSOLI, EP President (2019-2022) - Brussels and Strasbourg

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Andrej PLENKOVIC, Croatian Prime Minister

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Dmytro RAZOUMKOV, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine - signature of a memorandum of understanding between the European Parliament and the Ukraine Parliament

Official visit of Roch Marc Christian KABORE, President of the Burkina Faso

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Albin KURTI, Prime Minister of Kosovo

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Elly SCHLEIN, Vice President of the Emilia Romagna Region

David SASSOLI, EP President in video meeting with Nancy PELOSI, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Irakli GARIBASHVILI, Georgian Prime Minister, Denys SHMYHAL, Ukrainian Prime Minister and Natalia GAVRILITA, Moldovan Prime Minister

Sviatlana TSIKHANOUSKAYA, Belarusian opposition leader at the European Parliament: arrival, welcome and meeting with David SASSOLI, EP President

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission

Roberta METSOLA, EP President unveils the portrait of David SASSOLI, former EP President: extracts from the ceremony

Roberta METSOLA, EP President unveils the portrait of David SASSOLI, former EP President

Memorial ceremony for President David Maria Sassoli.

Memorial ceremony for President David Maria Sassoli

Memorial ceremony for David SASSOLI, President of the European Parliament

Arrivals at the Memorial ceremony for President David Maria Sassoli

Photos collection: David SASSOLI, President of the European Parliament (2019-2022)

Memoclip: David SASSOLI, President of the European Parliament (2019-2022)

State Funeral ceremony for David SASSOLI, EP President: Burial Chamber and arrival of the coffin and Italian authorities

Tribute to David SASSOLI, EP President: MEPs gather on the Esplanade in Brussels for a minute of silence

Memoclip : David SASSOLI, EP President (2019-2022)

Lex signing ceremony of Six COD LEX texts by David SASSOLI, EP President and Anže LOGAR, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on behalf of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Daria Navalnaya, daughter of Alexei Navalny, the 2021 Sakharov Prize laureate, and Leonid Volkov, Chief of Staff of Alexei Navalny: welcome and roundtable

Handover of the flame of Peace Light in presence of David SASSOLI, EP President and Angelika WINZIG (EPP, AT)

The 30th anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union: opening statement by David SASSOLI, EP President

EP Conference of Presidents meets with the incoming French Presidency of the Council: Meeting with Richard FERRAND, Speaker of the French Assembly and with Members of the French Parliament

EP Conference of Presidents meets with the incoming French Presidency of the Council: Bilateral meeting between David SASSOLI, EP President and Jean CASTEX, French Prime Minister, arrival and roundtable, Meeting with French Governement

Award ceremony and statement by Christos CHOMENIDIS, Laureate of the European Book Prize 2021 for "Niki"

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents: Arrivals and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President, meets with Albin KURTI, Prime Minister of Kosovo: Arrival, welcome and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Ursula von der LEYEN, President of the European Commission: arrival and photo opportunities

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