Antonio Segni

**Antonio Segni** (; 2 February 1891 – 1 December 1972) was an Italian politician. He was the president of Italy from May 1962 to December 1964 and the prime minister two times between 1955 and 1960.

He was the first Sardinian ever to become head of state and government. He was also the second shortest-serving president in the history of the Republic and the first one to resign from office due to illness.

He studied law. He was a professor at the universities of Cagliari, Pavia and Sassia. He was the headmaster of the University of Sassia, from 1946 to 1951. His son, Mariotto Segni was born 1939. He also is a politician.

In 1956, Antonio Segni was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.  In 1964, he received the Charlemagne Prize.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **embed**: yes
- **office4**: Member of the Senate of the Republic (Italy), Senate
- **term start4**: 6 December 1964
- **term end4**: 1 December 1972

- **office5**: Member of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy), Chamber of Deputies
- **term start5**: 8 May 1948
- **term end5**: 10 May 1962
- **constituency5**: List of Italian constituencies (1946–1994)#Cagliari–Sassari–Nuoro–Oristano, Cagliari–Sassari–Nuoro
- **office6**: Member of the Constituent Assembly of Italy, Constituent Assembly
- **term start6**: 25 June 1946
- **term end6**: 31 January 1948
- **constituency6**: List of Italian constituencies (1946–1994)#Cagliari–Sassari–Nuoro–Oristano, Cagliari–Sassari–Nuoro


## Infobox (officeholder)

- **name**: Antonio Segni
- **image**: Antonio Segni Official 1962.jpg
- **office**: President of Italy
- **primeminister**: Amintore Fanfani
Giovanni Leone
Aldo Moro
- **term start**: 11 May 1962
- **term end**: 6 December 1964
- **predecessor**: Giovanni Gronchi
- **successor**: Giuseppe Saragat
- **order1**: Prime Minister of Italy
- **term start1**: 16 February 1959
- **term end1**: 26 March 1960
- **president1**: Giovanni Gronchi
- **predecessor1**: Amintore Fanfani
- **successor1**: Fernando Tambroni
- **term start2**: 6 July 1955
- **term end2**: 20 May 1957
- **president2**: Giovanni Gronchi
- **deputy2**: Giuseppe Saragat
- **predecessor2**: Mario Scelba
- **successor2**: Adone Zoli
- **order3**: Deputy Prime Minister of Italy
- **primeminister3**: Amintore Fanfani
- **term start3**: 2 July 1958
- **term end3**: 16 February 1959
- **successor3**: Attilio Piccioni
- **predecessor3**: Giuseppe Pella
- **order4**: Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- **primeminister4**: Fernando Tambroni
Amintore Fanfani
- **term start4**: 26 March 1960
- **term end4**: 7 May 1962
- **predecessor4**: Giuseppe Pella
- **successor4**: Amintore Fanfani
- **order5**: Italian Minister of the Interior, Minister of the Interior
- **primeminister5**: _Himself_
- **term start5**: 16 February 1959
- **term end5**: 26 March 1960
- **predecessor5**: Fernando Tambroni
- **successor5**: Giuseppe Spataro
- **order6**: Italian Minister of Defense, Minister of Defence
- **primeminister6**: Amintore Fanfani
- **term start6**: 2 July 1958
- **term end6**: 16 February 1959
- **predecessor6**: Paolo Emilio Taviani
- **successor6**: Giulio Andreotti
- **order7**: Italian Minister of Education, Minister of Public Education
- **primeminister7**: Giuseppe Pella
- **term start7**: 17 August 1953
- **term end7**: 19 January 1954
- **predecessor7**: Giovanni Bettiol
- **successor7**: Egidio Tosato
- **primeminister8**: Alcide De Gasperi
- **term start8**: 26 July 1951
- **term end8**: 16 July 1953
- **predecessor8**: Guido Gonella
- **successor8**: Giovanni Bettiol
- **order9**: Italian Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Agriculture
- **primeminister9**: Alcide De Gasperi
- **term start9**: 13 July 1946
- **term end9**: 26 July 1951
- **predecessor9**: Fausto Gullo
- **successor9**: Amintore Fanfani
- **birth place**: Sassari, Sardinia,
Kingdom of Italy
- **death place**: Rome, Lazio, Italy
- **death cause**: Problems caused by a cerebral hemorrhage
- **children**: 4 (including Mario Segni, Mario)
- **party**: Italian People's Party (1919), Italian People's Party
Christian Democracy (Italy), Christian Democracy
- **signature**: Antonio Segni signature.svg