List of presidents of Italy

This is a list of presidents of Italy since the monarchy ended and Enrico de Nicola became president.

Under the Italian Constitution, the first constitution of the Republic of Italy, the President replaced the monarch as ceremonial head of state. The President was elected by the Italian Parliament and regional governments for a seven-year term. In the event of a vacancy the President of the Senate served as Acting President.

Parties

Traditionally, Presidents have not been members of any political party during their tenure, in order to be considered above partisan interests. The parties shown are those to which the President belonged at the time they took office.

  • 1946–1993:

      Christian Democracy       Democratic Party       Democratic Socialist Party       Liberal Party       Socialist Party

  • Since 1994:

      Democrats of the Left       Democratic Party       Independent

Status

     Denotes President of the Senate acting as President

Presidents

No. Portrait Name Term Tenure
1 80x80px Alcide De Gasperi

(1881–1954)

12 June

1946

1 July

1946

2 85x85px Enrico De Nicola

(1877–1959)

1 July

1946

25 June

1947

3 26 June

1947

1 January

1948

4 60px Enrico De Nicola
(1877–1959)
1 January
1948
12 May
1948
5 60px Luigi Einaudi
(1874–1961)
12 May
1948
11 May
1955
6 Giovanni Gronchi.jpg Giovanni Gronchi
(1887–1978)
11 May
1955
11 May
1962
7 60px Antonio Segni
(1891–1972)
11 May
1962
6 December
1964
8 60px Cesare Merzagora
(1898–1991)
6 December
1964
29 December
1964
9 60px Giuseppe Saragat
(1898–1988)
29 December
1964
29 December
1971
10 60px Giovanni Leone
(1908–2001)
29 December
1971
15 June
1978
11 Amintore Fanfani crop.jpg Amintore Fanfani
(1908–1999)
15 June
1978
9 July
1978
12 60px Sandro Pertini
(1896–1990)
9 July
1978
29 June
1985
13 60px Francesco Cossiga
(1928–2010)
29 June
1985
3 July
1985
14 3 July
1985
28 April

1992

15 60px Giovanni Spadolini
(1925–1994)
28 April
1992
28 May
1992
16 60px Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
(1918–2012)
28 May
1992
15 May
1999
17 File:Nicola Mancino.jpg Nicola Mancino
(1931–)
15 May
1999
18 May
1999
18 60px Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
(1920–2016)
18 May
1999
15 May
2006
19 Presidente Napolitano.jpg Giorgio Napolitano
(1925–2023)
15 May
2006
20 April
2013
20 20 April
2013
14 January
2015
21 60px Pietro Grasso
(1945–)
14 January
2015
3 February
2015
22 60px Sergio Mattarella
(1941–)
3 February
2015
Incumbent

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