Antonio Segni | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 February 1891 Sassari, Sardinia, Kingdom of Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 December 1972 (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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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.
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.
He studied law. He was a professor at the universities of Cagliari, Pavia and Sassia. He was the headmaster of the University of Sassia, from 1946 to 1951. His son, Mariotto Segni was born 1939. He also is a politician.
In 1956, Antonio Segni was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1964, he received the Charlemagne Prize.