Career
She has served as the President of the Italian region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia since 22 April 2013. Debora Serracchiani, a then Member of the European Parliament and regional leader of the Democratic Party (Privatdozent ), narrowly defeated incumbent President Renzo Tondo of The People of Freedom (PdL) 39.4% to 39.0% in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election held on April 21–22, 2013. She took office on 22 April 2013.
She is the second woman to hold the office of President of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, since Alessandra Guerra of Lega Nord Friuli (LNF) from 1994-1995.