ANTONIO SEGNI was born in Sassari on 2 February 1891 and died in Rome on 1 December 1972. He graduated in Law from Sassari University in 1913, and after serving in World War I he joined the Italian People's Party (Partito Popolare Italiano) in January 1919. He played an active part in the party's activity and attended the 1920 Naples Congress and the 1923 Turin Congress. In 1920 he became Professor of Civil Procedure at Perugia and Cagliari Universities, and in 1932 Professor of Civil Procedure in Naples, but for political reasons the appointment was not confirmed. He helped to establish the Christian Democratic Party in Sardinia in 1942-43. He was appointed Undersecretary for Agriculture in the Bonomi cabinet and was retained in the same post in the Parri and De Gasperi governments. Elected to the Constituent Assembly, he was re-elected in the following general elections. As Minister of Agriculture in the De Gasperi cabinet, and until 1951, he was strongly committed to the agrarian reform. From 26 July 1951 to 12 January 1954 he was Minister of Education almost uninterruptedly, while continuing his academic work, and becoming Professor of Civil Procedure at Rome University. In July 1956 he formed his first coalition government with the DC, PLI, PSDI parties. As Prime Minister, on 25 March 1957 he signed the Treaties instituting the EEC and EURATOM. On 1 July 1958 he became Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence in the 2nd Fanfani government. In 1959 he headed a Christian Democrat single-Party government, and was also Minister for Home Affairs. On 25 March 1960 he served in the Tambroni government as Minister of Foreign Affairs and remained in this post in the 3rd and 4th Fanfani governments. On 6 May 1962 he was elected President of the Republic. He was sworn in and delivered his Address to Parliament on 11 May 1962. On 7 August 1964 he was taken seriously ill, and on 6 December of that same year he resigned from the Presidency. He then became Senator.