
Piero Luigi Vigna (1 August 1933 - 28 September 2012) was an Italian magistrate. From 1997 to 2005 he was Chief of the (National Antimafia Prosecution Office).
Biography
He was born at
Borgo San Lorenzo
Borgo San Lorenzo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italy, Italian region Tuscany, located about northeast of Florence. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 18,085 and an area of .All demograph ...
and became a magistrate in 1959. He was initially ''pretore'' in Florence and Milan, returning to his native city's prosecution office in 1965. In 1991 he became Chief Prosecutor: his investigations included those on
right-wing terrorism
Right-wing terrorism, hard right terrorism, extreme right terrorism or far-right terrorism is terrorism that is motivated by a variety of different Right-wing politics, right-wing and far-right politics, far-right ideologies. It can be motivated ...
, the
Train 904 bombing and the so-called
Monster of Florence, as well as on the presence of mafia in
Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence.
Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, artistic legacy, and its in ...
. From 1992, he also acted as district
antimafia prosecutor.
On 14 January 1997, Vigna was appointed National Antimafia Prosecutor, a position he held until reaching retirement age in 2005. He was succeeded by
Piero Grasso. Until his death he remained honorary president of , an Italian magistrates' association.
External links
Short biography at Italian Presidency website
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1933 births
2012 deaths
People from Borgo San Lorenzo
Antimafia
20th-century Italian judges
21st-century Italian judges