Nilde Iotti

Nilde Iotti
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 20 June 1979 – 22 April 1992
Preceded by	Pietro Ingrao
Succeeded by	Oscar Luigi Scalfaro
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 8 May 1948 – 18 November 1999
Constituency	Parma (1948–1958) Bologna (1958–1968) Parma (1968–1994) Marche (1994–1999)
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office 25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948
Constituency	Parma
Personal details
Born	Leonilde Iotti (1920-04-10)10 April 1920 Reggio Emilia, Kingdom of Italy
Died	4 December 1999(1999-12-04) (aged 79) Rome, Italy
Political party	PCI (1943–1991) PDS (1991–1998) DS (1998–1999)
Domestic partner	Palmiro Togliatti (1946–1964)
Alma mater	Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
Profession	Politician, teacher
Website	Nilde Iotti Foundation

Leonilde "Nilde" Iotti (Italian pronunciation: [(leo)ˈnilde ˈjɔtti]; 10 April 1920 – 4 December 1999) was an Italian politician, member of the Italian Communist Party (PCI). She was the first and only woman member of the PCI to become the president of the Chamber of Deputies, an office she held for three consecutive legislatures from 1979 to 1992, becoming the longest-serving post-war president of the Chamber.