Giorgio Napolitano

Giorgio Napolitano (born in Naples, Italy on June 29, 1925) was the 11th President of the Italian Republic.

Giorgio Napolitano
Official portrait, 2006
President of Italy
In office 15 May 2006 – 14 January 2015
Prime Minister	Romano Prodi Silvio Berlusconi Mario Monti Enrico Letta Matteo Renzi
Preceded by	Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Succeeded by	Sergio Mattarella
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 3 June 1992 – 14 April 1994
Preceded by	Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Succeeded by	Irene Pivetti
Minister of the Interior
In office 18 May 1996 – 21 October 1998
Prime Minister	Romano Prodi
Preceded by	Giovanni Rinaldo Coronas
Succeeded by	Rosa Russo Iervolino
Additional offices Member of the Senate Incumbent Assumed office 14 January 2015 For life Ex officio In office 23 September 2005 – 15 May 2006 For life Member of the European Parliament In office 20 July 1999 – 19 July 2004 Constituency Southern Italy In office 25 July 1989 – 10 June 1992 Constituency Southern Italy Member of the Chamber of Deputies In office 5 June 1968 – 8 May 1996 Constituency Naples In office 25 June 1953 – 15 May 1963 Constituency Naples
Personal details
Born	(1925-06-29) 29 June 1925 Naples, Campania, Kingdom of Italy
Political party	Independent (2006–present)
Other political affiliations	PCI (1945–1991) PDS (1991–1998) DS (1998–2006)
Spouse(s)	Clio Maria Bittoni (m. 1959)
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Naples Federico II
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He was elected on May 10, 2006 on the fourth ballot, with 543 votes out of 1009 (the required number was 505), but he took office as president only on May 15, 2006, after Carlo Azeglio Ciampi's time was finished.

He was voted mostly by the left-wing coalition led by Prime Minister Romano Prodi, head of the Italian Government. Napolitano was preceded at his job by Carlo Azeglio Ciampi. His nickname is King George.

Napolitano resigned as President of Italy on January 14, 2015 due to his old age.