List of Italian presidents by longevity

Living as of 23 November 2024

President	Date of birth	Presidency
Sergio Mattarella	(1941-07-23) 23 July 1941	2015–present

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 parentheses 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 23 November 2024.

Overview

The median age of accession is roughly 71 years and 181 days which falls between Antonio Segni and Sergio Mattarella. 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 and only living president is Sergio Mattarella, born 23 July 1941 (aged 83 years, 123 days).

Giorgio Napolitano, is also the longest-lived president since 7 April 2021 he tied Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, who died at the age of 95 years, 282 days. Carlo Azeglio Ciampi was the second longest-lived. The shortest-lived president was Antonio Segni, who died at the age of 81 years, 303 days.

Chronology

  Deceased
  Living
  Incumbent

Rank	President	Date of birth	Date of inauguration	Age at inauguration	End of term	Age at end date	Length of retirement	Date of death	Lifespan
1	Enrico De Nicola	(1877-11-09)9 November 1877	1 January 1948 (1948-01-01)	70 years, 53 days	12 May 1948 (1948-05-12)	70 years, 185 days	11 years, 142 days	(1959-10-01)1 October 1959	29,910 days (81 years, 326 days)
2	Luigi Einaudi	(1874-03-24)24 March 1874	12 May 1948 (1948-05-12)	74 years, 49 days	11 May 1955 (1955-05-11)	81 years, 48 days	6 years, 172 days	(1961-10-30)30 October 1961	31,996 days (87 years, 220 days)
3	Giovanni Gronchi	(1887-09-10)10 September 1887	11 May 1955 (1955-05-11)	67 years, 243 days	11 May 1962 (1962-05-11)	74 years, 243 days	16 years, 159 days	(1978-10-17)17 October 1978	33,274 days (91 years, 37 days)
4	Antonio Segni	(1891-02-02)2 February 1891	11 May 1962 (1962-05-11)	71 years, 98 days	6 December 1964 (1964-12-06)	73 years, 308 days	7 years, 361 days	(1972-12-01)1 December 1972	29,887 days (81 years, 303 days)
5	Giuseppe Saragat	(1898-09-19)19 September 1898	29 December 1964 (1964-12-29)	66 years, 101 days	29 December 1971 (1971-12-29)	73 years, 101 days	16 years, 165 days	(1988-06-11)11 June 1988	32,772 days (89 years, 266 days)
6	Giovanni Leone	(1908-11-03)3 November 1908	29 December 1971 (1971-12-29)	63 years, 56 days	15 June 1978 (1978-06-15)	69 years, 224 days	23 years, 147 days	(2001-11-09)9 November 2001	33,974 days (93 years, 6 days)
7	Sandro Pertini	(1896-09-25)25 September 1896	9 July 1978 (1978-07-09)	81 years, 287 days	29 June 1985 (1985-06-29)	88 years, 277 days	4 years, 240 days	(1990-02-24)24 February 1990	34,119 days (93 years, 152 days)
8	Francesco Cossiga	(1928-07-26)26 July 1928	3 July 1985 (1985-07-03)	56 years, 342 days	28 April 1992 (1992-04-28)	63 years, 277 days	18 years, 111 days	(2010-08-17)17 August 2010	29,972 days (82 years, 22 days)
9	Oscar Luigi Scalfaro	(1918-09-09)9 September 1918	28 May 1992 (1992-05-28)	73 years, 262 days	15 May 1999 (1999-05-15)	80 years, 248 days	12 years, 259 days	(2012-01-29)29 January 2012	34,110 days (93 years, 142 days)
10	Carlo Azeglio Ciampi	(1920-12-09)December 9, 1920	18 May 1999 (1999-05-18)	78 years, 160 days	15 May 2006 (2006-05-15)	85 years, 157 days	10 years, 124 days	(2016-09-16)16 September 2016	34,980 days (95 years, 282 days)
11	Giorgio Napolitano	(1925-06-29)June 29, 1925	15 May 2006 (2006-05-15)	80 years, 320 days	14 January 2015 (2015-01-14)	89 years, 199 days	8 years, 251 days	(2023-09-22)22 September 2023	35,879 days (98 years, 85 days)
12	Sergio Mattarella	23 July 1941	3 February 2015 (2015-02-03)	73 years, 195 days	Incumbent	Incumbent	Incumbent	Living	30,439 days (83 years, 123 days)

Timeline of living presidents

This is a chronological list of all who served as the President of Italy and were still living, at different periods in history. There have been 3 time periods when there was only one living president, first with the inauguration of Enrico De Nicola in 1948 and most recently during the administration of Sergio Mattarella following the death of Giorgio Napolitano in 2023.

There have been five time periods when 4 living current or former presidents co-existed. The first period was from the December 1971 inauguration of Giovanni Leone to the December 1972 death of Antonio Segni. The second period was from the July 1978 inauguration of Sandro Pertini to 17 October 1978 death of Giovanni Gronchi. The third period was from the July 1985 inauguration of Francesco Cossiga to the June 1988 death of Giuseppe Saragat. The fourth period was from the May 1999 inauguration of Carlo Azeglio Ciampi to the November 2001 death of Giovanni Leone. The fifth, most recent, and longest period was a 4 year and 94 day period from the May 2006 inauguration of Giorgio Napolitano to the August 2010 death of Francesco Cossiga. If one includes future presidents as well as past and current presidents, there has been only one time period when all 12 different presidents co-existed. (see Statistics)

Number of presidents alive at each moment in Italian history

Start date	End date	Start event	Duration	End event	Living presidents
1 January 1948	12 May 1948	Inauguration of Enrico De Nicola	132 days	Inauguration of Luigi Einaudi	1	De Nicola
12 May 1948	11 May 1955	Inauguration of Luigi Einaudi	6 years, 364 days	Inauguration of Giovanni Gronchi	2	De Nicola Einaudi
11 May 1955	1 October 1959	Inauguration of Giovanni Gronchi	4 years, 143 days	Death of Enrico De Nicola	3	De Nicola Einaudi Gronchi
1 October 1959	30 October 1961	Death of Enrico De Nicola	2 years, 29 days	Death of Luigi Einaudi	2	Einaudi Gronchi
30 October 1961	11 May 1962	Death of Luigi Einaudi	193 days	Inauguration of Antonio Segni	1	Gronchi
11 May 1962	29 December 1964	Inauguration of Antonio Segni	2 years, 232 days	Inauguration of Giuseppe Saragat	2	Gronchi Segni
29 December 1964	29 December 1971	Inauguration of Giuseppe Saragat	7 years, 0 days	Inauguration of Giovanni Leone	3	Gronchi Segni Saragat
29 December 1971	1 December 1972	Inauguration of Giovanni Leone	338 days	Death of Antonio Segni	4	Gronchi Segni Saragat Leone
1 December 1972	9 July 1978	Death of Antonio Segni	5 years, 220 days	Inauguration of Sandro Pertini	3	Gronchi Saragat Leone
9 July 1978	17 October 1978	Inauguration of Sandro Pertini	100 days	Death of Giovanni Gronchi	4	Gronchi Saragat Leone Pertini
17 October 1978	3 July 1985	Death of Giovanni Gronchi	6 years, 259 days	Inauguration of Francesco Cossiga	3	Saragat Leone Pertini
3 July 1985	11 June 1988	Inauguration of Francesco Cossiga	2 years, 344 days	Death of Giuseppe Saragat	4	Saragat Leone Pertini Cossiga
11 June 1988	24 February 1990	Death of Giuseppe Saragat	1 year, 258 days	Death of Sandro Pertini	3	Leone Pertini Cossiga
24 February 1990	28 May 1992	Death of Sandro Pertini	2 years, 94 days	Inauguration of Oscar Luigi Scalfaro	2	Leone Cossiga
28 May 1992	18 May 1999	Inauguration of Oscar Luigi Scalfaro	6 years, 355 days	Inauguration of Carlo Azeglio Ciampi	3	Leone Cossiga Scalfaro
18 May 1999	9 November 2001	Inauguration of Carlo Azeglio Ciampi	2 years, 175 days	Death of Giovanni Leone	4	Leone Cossiga Scalfaro Ciampi
9 November 2001	15 May 2006	Death of Giovanni Leone	4 years, 187 days	Inauguration of Giorgio Napolitano	3	Cossiga Scalfaro Ciampi
15 May 2006	17 August 2010	Inauguration of Giorgio Napolitano	4 years, 94 days	Death of Francesco Cossiga	4	Cossiga Scalfaro Ciampi Napolitano
17 August 2010	29 January 2012	Death of Francesco Cossiga	1 year, 165 days	Death of Oscar Luigi Scalfaro	3	Scalfaro Ciampi Napolitano
29 January 2012	3 February 2015	Death of Oscar Luigi Scalfaro	3 years, 5 days	Inauguration of Sergio Mattarella	2	Ciampi Napolitano
3 February 2015	16 September 2016	Inauguration of Sergio Mattarella	1 year, 226 days	Death of Carlo Azeglio Ciampi	3	Ciampi Napolitano Mattarella
16 September 2016	22 September 2023	Death of Carlo Azeglio Ciampi	7 years, 6 days	Death of Giorgio Napolitano	2	Napolitano Mattarella
22 September 2023	present	Death of Giorgio Napolitano	1 year, 62 days	present	1	Mattarella

Statistics

• There have been three men who have been the only living president: Enrico De Nicola (as the first, from 1 January 1948 to 12 May 1948), Giovanni Gronchi (from Einaudi's death on 30 October 1961 to 11 May 1962), and Sergio Mattarella (from Napolitano's death on 22 September 2023 to present).
• During five periods in the History of Italy, has there been 4 persons alive to have been president. The first period was from 29 December 1971 to 1 December 1972 (when Giovanni Gronchi, Antonio Segni, Giuseppe Saragat, and Giovanni Leone were alive). The second period was from 9 July 1978 to 17 October 1978 (when Giovanni Gronchi, Giuseppe Saragat, Giovanni Leone, and Sandro Pertini were alive). The third period was from 3 July 1985 to 11 June 1988 (when Giuseppe Saragat, Giovanni Leone, Sandro Pertini, and Francesco Cossiga were alive). The fourth period was from 18 May 1999 to 9 November 2001 (when Giovanni Leone, Francesco Cossiga, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, and Carlo Azeglio Ciampi were alive). The fifth and most recent period was from 15 May 2006 to 17 August 2010 (when Francesco Cossiga, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, and Giorgio Napolitano were alive).
• Giovanni Gronchi was the only person to be both an only living president (from 30 October 1961 to 11 May 1962) and one of the 4 living presidents (from 29 December 1971 to 1 December 1972).
• There have been 5 administrations during which a president has not died, the most recent being the administration of Oscar Luigi Scalfaro.
  • Conversely, only during the administrations of Giovanni Gronchi, Francesco Cossiga, Giorgio Napolitano, and Sergio Mattarella has there been as many as two deaths during an administration.
• Giuseppe Saragat holds the distinction of serving for the longest period without the death of a president during his term (7 years and 0 days).
• The longest period between deaths of presidents was the 11 years and 258 days between the deaths of Sandro Pertini on 24 February 1990 and Giovanni Leone on 9 November 2001. The shortest was the 1 year and 258 days between the deaths of Giuseppe Saragat on 11 June 1988 and Sandro Pertini on 24 February 1990.
  • If the longest period between deaths is to be exceeded, no president must die before 8 June 2035 (the only surviving president, Sergio Mattarella, would then be 94 years old).
  • The second longest period is the 11 years and 32 days between the deaths of Luigi Einaudi on 30 October 1961 and Antonio Segni on 1 December 1972.
• Following their administrations' end in 1962 and 1978 respectively, Giovanni Gronchi and Giovanni Leone lived to see a record 4 administrations prior to their deaths in October 1978 and November 2001 respectively. Giuseppe Saragat and Francesco Cossiga follow with 3 administrations after their own administrations ended in 1971 and 1992 respectively.
• If one includes future as well as past and current presidents, the record sits at 12:
  • Between Sergio Mattarella's birth on 23 July 1941 and Enrico De Nicola's death on 1 October 1959, the following presidents were alive: Enrico De Nicola, Luigi Einaudi, Giovanni Gronchi, Antonio Segni, Giuseppe Saragat, Giovanni Leone, Sandro Pertini, Francesco Cossiga, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Giorgio Napolitano, and Sergio Mattarella.
• Since the death of Carlo Azeglio Ciampi on 16 September 2016 (a period of 8 years, 68 days), there have been no more than three presidents living.

Oldest living presidents of Italy

Not all presidents live to become the oldest of their time. Of the 11 deceased presidents, 8 eventually became the oldest of their time, while 3 did not. Giovanni Gronchi became the oldest living president when Luigi Einaudi died in 1961 and remained so until his death in 1978, for a record 16 years and 252 days. Enrico De Nicola became the oldest living president when he was inaugurated in 1948, but he held this distinction for only 132 days.

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi was the oldest to acquire this distinction at the age of 91 years, and 51 days. Giuseppe Saragat, who was 89 years, and 266 days old when he died was the oldest president to die without ever acquiring this distinction. Francesco Cossiga, who was 82 years, and 22 days old when he died on 17 August 2010 is most recent president to die without ever acquiring this distinction.

President	Period when oldest living president		Age		Duration
	Start date	End date	at start	at end
Enrico De Nicola	1 January 1948	12 May 1948	70 years, 53 days	70 years, 185 days	132 days
Luigi Einaudi	12 May 1948	30 October 1961	74 years, 49 days	87 years, 220 days	13 years, 171 days
Giovanni Gronchi	30 October 1961	17 October 1978	74 years, 50 days	91 years, 37 days	16 years, 352 days
Sandro Pertini	17 October 1978	24 February 1990	82 years, 32 days	93 years, 162 days	11 years, 130 days
Giovanni Leone	24 February 1990	9 November 2001	81 years, 113 days	93 years, 6 days	11 years, 258 days
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro	9 November 2001	29 January 2012	83 years, 61 days	93 years, 142 days	10 years, 81 days
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi	29 January 2012	16 September 2016	91 years, 51 days	95 years, 282 days	4 years, 231 days
Giorgio Napolitano	16 September 2016	22 September 2023	91 years, 79 days	98 years, 85 days	7 years, 6 days
Sergio Mattarella	22 September 2023	–	82 years, 61 days	–	1 year, 62 days
President	Start date	End date	Age at start	Age at end	Duration

List by longevity

  Deceased
  Living
  Incumbent

Rank	President	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Longevity (Years, Days)	Longevity (Days)
1	Giorgio Napolitano	29 June 1925	22 September 2023	98 years, 85 days	35,879 days
2	Carlo Azeglio Ciampi	9 December 1920	16 September 2016	95 years, 282 days	34,980 days
3	Sandro Pertini	25 September 1896	24 February 1990	93 years, 152 days	34,119 days
4	Oscar Luigi Scalfaro	9 September 1918	29 January 2012	93 years, 142 days	34,110 days
5	Giovanni Leone	3 November 1908	9 November 2001	93 years, 6 days	33,974 days
6	Giovanni Gronchi	10 September 1887	17 October 1978	91 years, 37 days	33,274 days
7	Giuseppe Saragat	19 September 1898	11 June 1988	89 years, 266 days	32,772 days
8	Luigi Einaudi	24 March 1874	30 October 1961	87 years, 220 days	31,996 days
9	Francesco Cossiga	26 July 1928	17 August 2010	82 years, 22 days	29,972 days
10	Enrico De Nicola	9 November 1877	1 October 1959	81 years, 326 days	29,910 days
11	Antonio Segni	2 February 1891	1 December 1972	81 years, 303 days	29,887 days
12	Sergio Mattarella	23 July 1941	Living	80 years, 58 days	30,439 days

Presidents	12
Living	1
Deceased	11

See also

• List of presidents of Italy
• Lists of political office-holders by age

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