Giovanni Gronchi

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Giovanni Gronchi OMCA
Official portrait, c. 1955
President of Italy
In office 11 May 1955 – 11 May 1962
Prime Minister	Mario Scelba Antonio Segni Adone Zoli Amintore Fanfani Fernando Tambroni
Preceded by	Luigi Einaudi
Succeeded by	Antonio Segni
President of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 8 May 1948 – 29 April 1955
Preceded by	Umberto Terracini
Succeeded by	Giovanni Leone
Minister of Industry and Trade
In office 18 June 1944 – 1 July 1946
Prime Minister	Ivanoe Bonomi Ferruccio Parri Alcide de Gasperi
Preceded by	Attilio Di Napoli
Succeeded by	Rodolfo Morandi
Member of the Senate of the Republic
Ex officio
Life tenure 11 May 1962 – 17 October 1978
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office 8 May 1948 – 11 May 1955
Constituency	Pisa
In office 1 December 1919 – 21 January 1929
Constituency	Pisa
Member of the Constituent Assembly
In office 25 June 1946 – 31 January 1948
Constituency	Pisa
Personal details
Born	(1887-09-10)10 September 1887 Pontedera, Tuscany, Kingdom of Italy
Died	17 October 1978(1978-10-17) (aged 91) Rome, Lazio, Italy
Political party	Italian People's Party (1919–1926) Christian Democracy (1943–1978)
Spouse(s)	Carla Bissatini ​ ​ (m. 1941⁠–⁠1978)​ ; his death
Alma mater	Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Profession	Teacher
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Giovanni Gronchi, OMCA (Italian pronunciation: [dʒoˈvanni ˈɡroŋki]; 10 September 1887 – 17 October 1978)^[1] was an Italian politician from Christian Democracy who served as the president of Italy from 1955 to 1962 and was marked by a controversial and failed attempt to bring about an "opening to the left" in Italian politics. He was reputed the real holder of the executive power in Italy from 1955 to 1962, behind the various Prime Ministers of this time.