Enrico De Nicola

Enrico De Nicola, OMRI (Italian pronunciation: [enˈriːko de niˈkɔːla] ; 9 November 1877 – 1 October 1959) was an Italian jurist, journalist, politician, and provisional head of state of republican Italy from 1946 to 1948. Afterwards, he became the first president of Italy on 1 January 1948.

Enrico De Nicola
OMRI
Official portrait, 1948
1st President of Italy
In office
1 January 1948  12 May 1948
Prime MinisterAlcide De Gasperi
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byLuigi Einaudi
Provisional Head of State of Italy
In office
28 June 1946  1 January 1948
Prime MinisterAlcide De Gasperi
Preceded byAlcide De Gasperi
Succeeded byPosition abolished
President of the Constitutional Court
In office
23 January 1956  26 March 1957
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byGaetano Azzariti
President of the Senate of the Republic
In office
28 April 1951  24 June 1952
Preceded byIvanoe Bonomi
Succeeded byGiuseppe Paratore
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
26 June 1920  25 January 1924
Preceded byVittorio Emanuele Orlando
Succeeded byAlfredo Rocco
Parliamentary offices
Member of the Senate of the Republic
Life tenure
12 May 1948  1 October 1959
Member of the Senate of the Kingdom
In office
2 March 1939  3 August 1943
Appointed byVictor Emmanuel III
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
24 March 1909  25 January 1924
ConstituencyAfragola (1909–1919)
Naples (1919–1924)
Personal details
Born(1877-11-09)9 November 1877
Naples, Campania, Kingdom of Italy
Died1 October 1959(1959-10-01) (aged 81)
Torre del Greco, Campania, Italy
Political partyItalian Liberal Party
Alma materUniversity of Naples Federico II
ProfessionLawyer
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