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Pietro Grasso

Pietro Grasso
Grasso in 2012
President of the Senate of the Republic
In office
16 March 2013 – 22 March 2018
Preceded byRenato Schifani
Succeeded byElisabetta Casellati
Acting President of Italy
In office
14 January 2015 – 3 February 2015
Prime MinisterMatteo Renzi
Preceded byGiorgio Napolitano
Succeeded bySergio Mattarella
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office
15 March 2013 – 12 October 2022
ConstituencyLazio (2013–2018)
Sicily (2018–2022)
National Antimafia Prosecutor
In office
11 October 2005 – 27 December 2012
Preceded byPierluigi Vigna
Succeeded byGiusto Sciacchitano
Personal details
Born (1945-01-01) 1 January 1945 (age 79)
Licata, Kingdom of Italy
Political partyPD (2013–2017)
LeU (2017–2018)
Independent (2018–present)
Spouse
Maria Fedele
(m. 1970)
Children1 son
Alma materUniversity of Palermo
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Pietro Grasso (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjɛːtro ˈɡrasso]; born 1 January 1945), also known as Piero Grasso,[1] is an Italian anti-mafia magistrate and politician who served as President of the Senate from 2013 to 2018.[2]

Grasso became the Acting President of Italy on 14 January 2015, upon the resignation of Giorgio Napolitano. He was the president until the swearing in of Sergio Mattarella on 3 February.

  1. ^ "La mia storia". Pietro Grasso (in Italian). January 2018. Archived from the original on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Profile of Pietro Grasso". The official website of the Senate of the Italian Republic.

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