List of Italian Presidents by longevity
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This is a list of Italian Presidents by age. This table can be sorted to display Italian Presidents by name, order of office, date of birth, age at inauguration, length of retirement, or lifespan.
Two measures of longevity are given; this is to allow for the differing number of leap days occurring within the life of each President. The first figure is the number of days between date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days; in parenthesis the same period given in years and days, with the years being the number of whole years the President lived, and the days being the remaining number of days after his last birthday. Where the president in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to .
age of accession is roughly 71 years and 3 months, which is how old Antonio Segni
was when he became president. The youngest person to become president was Francesco Cossiga
, at the age of 56 years, 342 days. The oldest person to become president was Sandro Pertini, at the age of 81 years, 287 days.
The oldest living president is Oscar Scalfaro
, born 9 September 1918 (aged ). The youngest living president is the incumbent, Giorgio Napolitano
, born 29 June 1925 (aged ).
The longest-lived president was Sandro Pertini, who died at the age of 93 years, 152 days. Giovanni Leone
was the second longest-lived, only 145 days short of Pertini. The oldest living president, Oscar Scalfaro
, will tie Pertini if he lives to 7 February 2012. The shortest-lived president was Antonio Segni
, who died at the age of 81 years, 303 days.
Two measures of longevity are given; this is to allow for the differing number of leap days occurring within the life of each President. The first figure is the number of days between date of birth and date of death, allowing for leap days; in parenthesis the same period given in years and days, with the years being the number of whole years the President lived, and the days being the remaining number of days after his last birthday. Where the president in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to .
Overview
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age of accession is roughly 71 years and 3 months, which is how old Antonio Segni
Antonio Segni
Antonio Segni was an Italian politician who was the 35th Prime Minister of Italy , and the fourth President of the Italian Republic from 1962 to 1964...
was when he became president. The youngest person to become president was Francesco Cossiga
Francesco Cossiga
Francesco Cossiga was an Italian politician, the 43rd Prime Minister and the eighth President of the Italian Republic. He was also a professor of constitutional law at the University of Sassari....
, at the age of 56 years, 342 days. The oldest person to become president was Sandro Pertini, at the age of 81 years, 287 days.
The oldest living president is Oscar Scalfaro
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro , Italian politician and magistrate, was the ninth President of the Italian Republic from 1992 to 1999, and is currently a senator for life...
, born 9 September 1918 (aged ). The youngest living president is the incumbent, Giorgio Napolitano
Giorgio Napolitano
Giorgio Napolitano is an Italian politician who has been the 11th President of Italy since 2006. A long-time member of the Italian Communist Party and later the Democrats of the Left, he served as President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1992 to 1994 and as Minister of the Interior from 1996 to...
, born 29 June 1925 (aged ).
The longest-lived president was Sandro Pertini, who died at the age of 93 years, 152 days. Giovanni Leone
Giovanni Leone
Giovanni Leone was an Italian politician. He was the 38th Prime Minister of Italy from 21 June 1963 to 4 December 1963 and again from 24 June 1968 to 12 December 1968. He also served as the sixth President of the Republic from 1971 to 1978.-Biography:...
was the second longest-lived, only 145 days short of Pertini. The oldest living president, Oscar Scalfaro
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro , Italian politician and magistrate, was the ninth President of the Italian Republic from 1992 to 1999, and is currently a senator for life...
, will tie Pertini if he lives to 7 February 2012. The shortest-lived president was Antonio Segni
Antonio Segni
Antonio Segni was an Italian politician who was the 35th Prime Minister of Italy , and the fourth President of the Italian Republic from 1962 to 1964...
, who died at the age of 81 years, 303 days.
Italian Presidents' ages
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President |
Date of birth |
Date of inauguration |
Age at inauguration |
End of term |
Length of retirement |
Date of death |
Lifespan |
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See also
- List of Presidents of the Italian Republic
- List of Austrian Presidents by longevity
- List of Prime Ministers of Canada by longevity
- List of Australian Prime Ministers by age
- List of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom by longevity