Antonio Segni

Antonio Segni (Italian pronunciation: [anˈtɔːnjo ˈseɲɲi]; 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.

Antonio Segni
President of Italy
In office 11 May 1962 – 6 December 1964
Prime Minister	Amintore Fanfani Giovanni Leone Aldo Moro
Preceded by	Giovanni Gronchi
Succeeded by	Giuseppe Saragat
Prime Minister of Italy
In office 16 February 1959 – 26 March 1960
President	Giovanni Gronchi
Preceded by	Amintore Fanfani
Succeeded by	Fernando Tambroni
In office 6 July 1955 – 20 May 1957
President	Giovanni Gronchi
Deputy	Giuseppe Saragat
Preceded by	Mario Scelba
Succeeded by	Adone Zoli
Deputy Prime Minister of Italy
In office 2 July 1958 – 16 February 1959
Prime Minister	Amintore Fanfani
Preceded by	Giuseppe Pella
Succeeded by	Attilio Piccioni
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 26 March 1960 – 7 May 1962
Prime Minister	Fernando Tambroni Amintore Fanfani
Preceded by	Giuseppe Pella
Succeeded by	Amintore Fanfani
Minister of the Interior
In office 16 February 1959 – 26 March 1960
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Fernando Tambroni
Succeeded by	Giuseppe Spataro
Minister of Defence
In office 2 July 1958 – 16 February 1959
Prime Minister	Amintore Fanfani
Preceded by	Paolo Emilio Taviani
Succeeded by	Giulio Andreotti
Minister of Public Education
In office 17 August 1953 – 19 January 1954
Prime Minister	Giuseppe Pella
Preceded by	Giovanni Bettiol
Succeeded by	Egidio Tosato
In office 26 July 1951 – 16 July 1953
Prime Minister	Alcide De Gasperi
Preceded by	Guido Gonella
Succeeded by	Giovanni Bettiol
Minister of Agriculture
In office 13 July 1946 – 26 July 1951
Prime Minister	Alcide De Gasperi
Preceded by	Fausto Gullo
Succeeded by	Amintore Fanfani
Member of the Parliament Member of the Senate In office 6 December 1964 – 1 December 1972 For life Ex officio Member of the Chamber of Deputies In office 8 May 1948 – 10 May 1962 Constituency Cagliari–Sassari–Nuoro Member of the Constituent Assembly In office 25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948 Constituency Cagliari–Sassari–Nuoro
Personal details
Born	(1891-02-02)2 February 1891 Sassari, Sardinia, Kingdom of Italy
Died	1 December 1972(1972-12-01) (aged 81) Rome, Lazio, Italy
Cause of death	Problems caused by a cerebral hemorrhage
Political party	Italian People's Party (1919–26) Christian Democracy (1943–72)
Spouse(s)	Laura Carta Camprino (m. 1921)
Children	4 (including Mario)
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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.