List of prime ministers of Italy
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The prime minister of Italy is the head of the Council of Ministers, which holds effective executive power in the Italian government.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The first officeholder was Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, who was sworn in on 23 March 1861 after the unification of Italy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Cavour previously served as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia, an office from which the Italian prime minister took most of its powers and duties.<ref name="Denis Mack Smith 1985">Template:Cite book</ref> During the monarchy period, prime ministers were appointed by the king of Italy, as laid down in the Albertine Statute.<ref name=AlbStat>Template:Cite web</ref> From 1925 until the fall of his regime in 1943, fascist dictator Benito Mussolini formally modified the office title to "Head of Government, Prime Minister and Secretary of State".<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> From 1861 to 1946, 30 men served as prime ministers, leading 67 governments in total.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
After the abolition of the Kingdom of Italy in 1946 and the proclamation of the Italian Republic, the office was established by Articles 92 through 96 of the Constitution of Italy. Alcide De Gasperi is the only prime minister who has held this position both in the Kingdom of Italy and in the Republic of Italy.
The prime minister is appointed by the President of the Republic and must receive a confidence vote by both houses of Parliament: the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> From 1946 to 2022, in the first 76 years after the creation of the Republic, 30 men served as prime ministers.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The current officeholder is Giorgia Meloni, who was appointed on 22 October 2022, becoming the first woman to hold this office.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
The longest-serving prime minister in the history of Italy was Benito Mussolini, who ruled the country from 1922 until 1943;<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> the longest-serving prime minister of the Italian Republic was Silvio Berlusconi, who held the position for more than nine years between 1994 and 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The shortest-serving officeholder was Tommaso Tittoni, who served as prime minister for only 16 days in 1905,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> while the shortest-serving prime minister of the Italian Republic was Fernando Tambroni, who governed for 123 days in 1960.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Prime ministers of Italy
[edit]Prime ministers of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
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Prime ministers of the Italian Republic (1946–present)
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[edit]Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
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See also
[edit]- Deputy Prime Minister of Italy
- Lists of office-holders
- Politics of Italy
- Prime Minister of Italy
- List of prime ministers of Italy by time in office