List of Presidents of the Italian Republic

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This is the list of Presidents of the Italian Republic with the title Presidente della Repubblica since 1948.

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[edit] Presidents of the Italian Republic

Name Took Office Left Office Party
Enrico De Nicola[2] Image:EnricoDeNicola.jpg January 1, 1948 May 11, 1948 PLI
Luigi Einaudi Image:LuigiEinaudi.jpg May 11, 1948 May 11, 1955 PLI
Giovanni Gronchi Image:Giovanni Gronchi.jpg May 11, 1955 May 11, 1962 DC
Antonio Segni Image:Antonio Segni.jpg May 11, 1962 December 6, 1964[3] DC
Giuseppe Saragat December 28, 1964 December 24, 1971 PSDI
Giovanni Leone December 24, 1971 June 15, 1978[3] DC
Alessandro Pertini July 8, 1978 June 23, 1985[3] PSI
Francesco Cossiga[5] July 3, 1985 April 28, 1992[3] DC
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro[3] May 25, 1992 May 15, 1999[3] DC
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi May 18, 1999 May 15, 2006 No party affiliation
Giorgio Napolitano Image:Napolitano.jpg May 15, 2006 ... DS

[edit] Temporary Heads of State

Name Took Office Left Office Party
Alcide De Gasperi[1] June 12, 1946 June 29, 1946 DC
Enrico De Nicola[2] Image:EnricoDeNicola.jpg June 29, 1946 December 31, 1947 PLI
Cesare Merzagora[4] December 6, 1964 December 28, 1964 DC
Amintore Fanfani[4] June 15, 1978 July 8, 1978 DC
Francesco Cossiga[5] June 23, 1985 July 3, 1985[3] DC
Giovanni Spadolini[4] April 28, 1992 May 25, 1992 PRI
Nicola Mancino[4] May 15, 1999 May 18, 1999 PPI

[1] Interim, as Prime Minister.
[2] Did not want to be called President of the Italian Republic, only Temporary Chief of State, as he had not been elected by the Republican Parliament that would to be first elected in 1948. Nevertheless, according to the italian Constitution, approved in 1947, he assumed the title of President on January 1, 1948.
[3] Resigned
[4] Interim, as President of Senate of the Republic
[5] Interim, as President of Senate, from June 23, 1985 to July 3, 1985. Resigned.

The Quirinal Palace (known in Italian as the Quirinale) in Rome is the official residence of the President of the Italian Republic.

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