Pietro Grasso | |
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Grasso in 2012 | |
President of the Senate of the Republic | |
In office 16 March 2013 – 22 March 2018 | |
Preceded by | Renato Schifani |
Succeeded by | Elisabetta Casellati |
Acting President of Italy | |
In office 14 January 2015 – 3 February 2015 | |
Prime Minister | Matteo Renzi |
Preceded by | Giorgio Napolitano |
Succeeded by | Sergio Mattarella |
Member of the Senate of the Republic | |
In office 15 March 2013 – 12 October 2022 | |
Constituency | Lazio (2013–2018) Sicily (2018–2022) |
National Antimafia Prosecutor | |
In office 11 October 2005 – 27 December 2012 | |
Preceded by | Pierluigi Vigna |
Succeeded by | Giusto Sciacchitano |
Personal details | |
Born | Licata, Kingdom of Italy | 23 December 1944
Political party | PD (2013–2017) LeU (2017–2018) Independent (2018–present) |
Spouse |
Maria Fedele (m. 1970) |
Children | 1 son |
Alma mater | University of Palermo |
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Pietro Grasso (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpjɛːtro ˈɡrasso]; born 23 December 1944), 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.