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.

President Sassoli

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Benjamin HADDAD, Minister Delegate for Europe of France

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Benjamin HADDAD, French Minister delegate for Europe

EP Plenary session - Action Plan for the Automotive Industry

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Alain BERSET, Secretary general of the Council of Europe

Signature Ceremony #EPstandsBYyou - Friends of Democratic Belarus

EP Plenary session International Women's Day Celebration

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with the guests of  the International Women's Day

21th European Remebrance Day for Victims of Terrorism

Meeting of the European Parliament's Bureau

EP Plenary session - Resumption of session and order of business

Visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Malta - Speech at 'A Women's Archive at the University of Malta'

Visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Malta - Participation at the event 'Celebrating Women who push Boundaries'

Visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Malta - Visit to St. Augustine College

Visit by Roberta METSOLA, EP President to Malta - Visit to San Anton School

Special European Council - Meeting with Christian STOCKER, Austrian Federal Chancellor

Special European Council

Meeting of the EP Conference of Presidents in the presence of Ursula VON DER LEYEN, President of the European Commission

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with António COSTA, European Council President

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Ajay BANGA, President of the World Bank

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Teresa ANJINHO, European Ombudsman

Speech by Roberta METSOLA, EP President at the European Policy Center (EPC) Thought Leadership Forum on defence and security

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Mark RUTTE, Secretary General of NATO

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Clément BEAUNE, French State Secretary for European Affairs, in the European Parliament in Strasbourg: arrival and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Clément BEAUNE, French State Secretary for European Affairs: arrival and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Rik DAEMS, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, in the European Parliament in Strasbourg: arrival and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Rik DAEMS, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: arrival and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President participates at a visio meeting with Nancy PELOSI, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and with Anthony ROTA, Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons: ambiance shots of the visio meeting.

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Nancy PELOSI, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives and with Anthony ROTA, Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons: ambiance shots of the visio meeting

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Borut PAHOR, President of Slovenia in the European Parliament, in Brussels: arrival, welcome and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Borut PAHOR, President of Slovenia: arrival, welcome and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Kaïs SAÏED, President of Tunisia, in the European Parliament in Brussels; arrival, welcome, and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Kaïs SAÏED, President of Tunisia: arrival, welcome, and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Ingrida ŠIMONYTĖ, Lithuanian Prime Minister, in the European Parliament: arrival, welcome, and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Ingrida ŠIMONYTĖ, Lithuanian Prime Minister: arrival, welcome, and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Janez JANŠA, Slovenian Prime Minister, in the European Parliament in Brussels: arrival and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Janez JANŠA, Slovenian Prime Minister: arrival and roundtable

During the Special meeting of the European Council in Brussels, David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Mario DRAGHI, the President of the Italian Council (Europa Building).

David SASSOLI, EP President, meets with Mario DRAGHI, Italian Prime Minister: arrivals, meeting and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Enrico LETTA, President of the Italian Partito Democratico: arrival and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Kakha KUCHAVA, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament, in the European Parliament in Brussels: arrival and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Kakha KUCHAVA, Speaker of the Georgian Parliament: arrival and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Filippo GRANDI, UN High Commissioner for Refugees in the European Parliament in Brussels: arrival, welcome and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Filippo GRANDI, UN High Commissioner for Refugees: arrival, welcome and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Zoran ZAEV, Prime Minister of North Macedonia, in the European Parliament in Brussels: arrival, welcome and roundtable.

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Zoran ZAEV, Prime Minister of North Macedonia: arrival, welcome and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Anže LOGAR, Slovenian Minister for Foreign Affairs in the European Parliament in Brussels: arrival, welcome and roundtable.

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Anže LOGAR, Slovenian Minister for Foreign Affairs: arrival, welcome and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Albin KURTI, Kosovar Prime Minister in the European Paliament in Brussels. Welcome and roundtable.

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Albin KURTI, Kosovar Prime Minister: welcome and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Stevo PENDAROVSKI, President of North Macedonia in the European Parliament in Brussels. Arrival, photo opportunity and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Stevo PENDAROVSKI, President of North Macedonia: arrival, photo opportunity and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Eduard HEGER, Slovak Prime Minister in the European Parliament in Brussels. Arrival, photo opportunity and roundtable.

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Eduard HEGER, Slovak Prime Minister: arrival, photo opportunity and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Yolanda DIAZ, Third Vice-President of the Spanish Government and Minister of Labour in the European Parliament in Brussels.

David SASSOLI, EP President meets with Yolanda DIAZ, Third Vice-President of the Spanish Government and Minister of Labour: welcome and roundtable

David SASSOLI, EP President, meets with Dmytro RAZUMKOV, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, in the European Parliament in Brussels. Arrival and welcome. Signature of the Memorandum of Understanding with Ukraine.

David SASSOLI, EP President, meets with Dmytro RAZUMKOV, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine: arrival and welcome, signature of the Memorandum of Understanding with Ukraine

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