| Giovanni Leone | |
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| 6th President of Italy | |
| In office 29 December 1971 – 15 June 1978 |
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| Prime Minister | Emilio Colombo Giulio Andreotti Mariano Rumor Aldo Moro |
| Preceded by | Giuseppe Saragat |
| Succeeded by | Alessandro Pertini |
| 38th Prime Minister of Italy |
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| In office 24 June 1968 – 12 December 1968 |
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| President | Giuseppe Saragat |
| Preceded by | Aldo Moro |
| Succeeded by | Mariano Rumor |
| In office 21 June 1963 – 4 December 1963 |
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| President | Antonio Segni |
| Preceded by | Amintore Fanfani |
| Succeeded by | Aldo Moro |
| Speaker of the Italian Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 10 May 1955 – 21 June 1963 |
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| Preceded by | Giovanni Gronchi |
| Succeeded by | Brunetto Bucciarelli-Ducci |
| Lifetime Senator | |
| In office 15 June 1978 – 9 November 2001 |
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| Constituency | Former President |
| In office 27 August 1967 – 29 december 1971 |
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| Constituency | Presidential nomination |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 November 1908 Naples, Campania, Italy |
| Died | 9 November 2001 (aged 93) Rome, Latium, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Political party | Christian Democracy |
| Spouse(s) | Vittoria Micchitto |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Giovanni Leone (Italian pronunciation: [ʤo'vanni leˈoːne]; 3 November 1908 – 9 November 2001) was an Italian politician. He was the 38th Prime Minister of Italy from 21 June 1963 to 4 December 1963 and again from 24 June 1968 to 12 December 1968. He also served as the sixth President of the Republic from 1971 to 1978.
Leone was born in Naples.
He graduated in law in 1929. His father was one of the founders of Democrazia Cristiana in his native city, and he was elected to the Italian Constituent Assembly in 1946. A member of the right wing faction of his party, he was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies in 1948, being confirmed until 1963. In 1955-1963 he was also President of the Chamber, from which he resigned for a brief stint as Premier.
After having been unofficially several times candidate to the Presidency of the Republic, he was named Life Senator in 1967. In 1968 he was again Premier for some months. In 1971 he succeeded Giuseppe Saragat as President of Italy, being elected with votes of a right-centre majority of the Parliament (518 out of 996 votes, including those of the post-fascist Italian Social Movement).
He was forced to resign from his position following his involvement in the Lockheed bribery scandal[1] on 15 June 1978.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Giovanni Gronchi |
Speaker of the Italian Chamber of Deputies 1955 – 1963 |
Succeeded by Brunetto Bucciarelli-Ducci |
| Preceded by Amintore Fanfani |
Prime Minister of Italy 1963 |
Succeeded by Aldo Moro |
| Preceded by Aldo Moro |
Prime Minister of Italy 1968 |
Succeeded by Mariano Rumor |
| Preceded by Giuseppe Saragat |
President of the Italian Republic 1971 – 1978 |
Succeeded by Sandro Pertini |
| Italian Chamber of Deputies | ||
| Preceded by None, Parliament re-established |
Member of Parliament for Naples Legislatures: CA, I, II, III, IV 1946 – 1967 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |
| Italian Senate | ||
| Preceded by Title jointly held |
Lifetime Italian Senator Legislatures: IV, V, VII, VIII, IX, X, XI, XII, XIII, XIV 1967 – 1971 1978 – 2001 |
Succeeded by Title jointly held |