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:

Since 1994:

Status

 Presidents 
No.PortraitNameTermTenure180x80pxAlcide De Gasperi
(1881–1954)12 June
19461 July
1946285x85pxEnrico De Nicola
(1877–1959)1 July
194625 June
1947326 June
19471 January
1948460pxEnrico De Nicola(1877–1959)1 January194812 May1948560pxLuigi Einaudi(1874–1961)12 May194811 May1955660pxGiovanni Gronchi(1887–1978)11 May195511 May1962760pxAntonio Segni(1891–1972)11 May19626 December1964860pxCesare Merzagora(1898–1991)6 December196429 December1964960pxGiuseppe Saragat(1898–1988)29 December196429 December19711060pxGiovanni Leone(1908–2001)29 December197115 June19781160pxAmintore Fanfani(1908–1999)15 June19789 July19781260pxSandro Pertini(1896–1990)9 July197829 June19851360pxFrancesco Cossiga(1928–2010) 29 June1985 3 July1985143 July198528 April
19921560pxGiovanni Spadolini(1925–1994)28 April199228 May19921660pxOscar Luigi Scalfaro(1918–2012)28 May199215 May19991760pxNicola Mancino(1931–)15 May199918 May19991860pxCarlo Azeglio Ciampi(1920–2016)18 May199915 May20061960pxGiorgio Napolitano(1925–2023)15 May200620 April20132020 April201314 January20152160pxPietro Grasso(1945–)14 January20153 February20152260pxSergio Mattarella(1941–)3 February2015Incumbent

 Notes 

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