Giovanni Leone

Giovanni Leone (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni leˈoːne]; 3 November 1908 – 9 November 2001) was an Italian politician, jurist and university professor. He was a founding member of the Christian Democracy (DC). He was the president of Italy from December 1971 until June 1978.

Giovanni Leone
President of Italy
In office 29 December 1971 – 15 June 1978
Prime Minister	Emilio Colombo Giulio Andreotti Mariano Rumor Aldo Moro Giulio Andreotti
Preceded by	Giuseppe Saragat
Succeeded by	Sandro Pertini
Prime Minister of Italy
In office 25 June 1968 – 13 December 1968
President	Giuseppe Saragat
Preceded by	Aldo Moro
Succeeded by	Mariano Rumor
In office 22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
President	Antonio Segni
Preceded by	Amintore Fanfani
Succeeded by	Aldo Moro
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 10 May 1955 – 21 June 1963
Preceded by	Giovanni Gronchi
Succeeded by	Brunetto Bucciarelli-Ducci
Member of Parliament Member of the Senate In office 15 June 1978 – 9 November 2001 For life Ex officio In office 27 August 1967 – 29 December 1971 For life Member of the Chamber of Deputies In office 8 May 1948 – 26 August 1967 Constituency Naples–Caserta Member of the Constituent Assembly In office 25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948 Constituency Naples–Caserta
Personal details
Born	(1908-11-03)3 November 1908 Naples, Kingdom of Italy
Died	9 November 2001(2001-11-09) (aged 93) Rome, Italy
Political party	Christian Democracy
Spouse(s)	Vittoria Michitto ​ (m. 1946)​
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Naples
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He also was prime minister from June to December 1963 and again from June to December 1968. He was also President of the Chamber of Deputies from May 1955 until June 1963.

Leone was the first Italian president to resign for a scandal. In 1978, he was accused of bribery and these allegations were proven false.