Alcide De Gasperi

Alcide Amedeo Francesco De Gasperi (Italian: [alˈtʃiːde de ˈɡasperi]; 3 April 1881 – 19 August 1954) was an Italian politician who founded the Christian Democracy party and served as prime minister of Italy in eight successive coalition governments from 1945 to 1953.

Alcide De Gasperi
De Gasperi in 1953
Prime Minister of Italy
In office
10 December 1945 – 17 August 1953
President
Monarchs
  • Vittorio Emanuele III
  • Umberto II
Lieutenant GeneralThe Prince of Piedmont
Deputy
Preceded byFerruccio Parri
Succeeded byGiuseppe Pella
President of the Common Assembly
In office
11 May 1954 – 19 August 1954
Preceded byPaul-Henri Spaak
Succeeded byGiuseppe Pella
Ministerial offices
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
26 July 1951 – 17 August 1953
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byCarlo Sforza
Succeeded byGiuseppe Pella
In office
12 December 1944 – 18 October 1946
Prime Minister
Preceded byIvanoe Bonomi
Succeeded byPietro Nenni
Minister of the Interior
In office
14 July 1946 – 2 February 1947
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byGiuseppe Romita
Succeeded byMario Scelba
Minister of the Italian Africa
In office
10 December 1945 – 19 April 1953
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byFerruccio Parri
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Party's offices
Secretary of the Christian Democracy
In office
20 September 1953 – 16 July 1954
Preceded byGuido Gonella
Succeeded byAmintore Fanfani
In office
29 December 1944 – 22 September 1946
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAttilio Piccioni
Secretary of the People's Party
In office
20 May 1924 – 14 December 1925
Preceded by
Succeeded by
  • Antonio Alberti
  • Giovanni Battista Migliori
Parliamentary offices
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
8 May 1948 – 19 January 1954
ConstituencyTrento–Bolzano
In office
11 June 1921 – 21 January 1929
ConstituencyTrento
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office
25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948
ConstituencyTrento–Bolzano
Member of the Imperial Council
In office
July 1911 – November 1918
ConstituencyTyrol
Personal details
Born
Alcide Amedeo Francesco De Gasperi

(1881-04-03)3 April 1881
Pieve Tesino, Tyrol, Austria-Hungary
Died19 August 1954(1954-08-19) (aged 73)
Borgo Valsugana, Trentino, Italy
Political party
  • UPPT (1906–1920)
  • PPI (1920–1926)
  • DC (1943–1954)
Spouse
Francesca Romani
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(m. 1922)​
Children4
Alma mater
  • University of Innsbruck
  • University of Vienna
Profession
  • Journalist
  • philologist
  • politician
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De Gasperi was the last prime minister of the Kingdom of Italy, serving under both Victor Emmanuel III and Umberto II. He was also the first prime minister of the Italian Republic, and also briefly served as provisional head of state after the Italian people voted to end the monarchy and establish a republic. His eight-year term in office remains a landmark of political longevity for a leader in modern Italian politics. De Gasperi is the fifth longest-serving prime minister since the Italian Unification.

A devout Catholic, he was one of the founding fathers of the European Union along with fellow Italian Altiero Spinelli.

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