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Top left: Enrico De Nicola was the first president of the Italian Republic.
Top right: Giorgio Napolitano was the longest-serving president in Italian history.
Bottom left: Antonio Segni was the first president to resign from office.
Bottom right: Sergio Mattarella is the serving president of the Italian Republic.

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.^[source?]

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.	Name	Term	Tenure
1	Alcide De Gasperi (1881–1954)	12 June 1946	1 July 1946
2	Enrico De Nicola (1877–1959)	1 July 1946	25 June 1947
3	Enrico De Nicola (1877–1959)	26 June 1947	1 January 1948
4	Enrico De Nicola (1877–1959)	1 January 1948	12 May 1948
5	Luigi Einaudi (1874–1961)	12 May 1948	11 May 1955
6	Giovanni Gronchi (1887–1978)	11 May 1955	11 May 1962
7	Antonio Segni (1891–1972)	11 May 1962	6 December 1964
8	Cesare Merzagora (1898–1991)	6 December 1964	29 December 1964
9	Giuseppe Saragat (1898–1988)	29 December 1964	29 December 1971
10	Giovanni Leone (1908–2001)	29 December 1971	15 June 1978
11	Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999)	15 June 1978	9 July 1978
12	Sandro Pertini (1896–1990)	9 July 1978	29 June 1985
13	Francesco Cossiga (1928–2010)	29 June 1985	3 July 1985
14	Francesco Cossiga (1928–2010)	3 July 1985	28 April 1992
15	Giovanni Spadolini (1925–1994)	28 April 1992	28 May 1992
16	Oscar Luigi Scalfaro (1918–2012)	28 May 1992	15 May 1999
17	Nicola Mancino (1931–)	15 May 1999	18 May 1999
18	Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920–2016)	18 May 1999	15 May 2006
19	Giorgio Napolitano (1925–2023)	15 May 2006	20 April 2013
20	Giorgio Napolitano (1925–2023)	20 April 2013	14 January 2015
21	Pietro Grasso (1945–)	14 January 2015	3 February 2015
22	Sergio Mattarella (1941–)	3 February 2015	Incumbent