List of prime ministers of Italy
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The Prime Minister of Italy, officially President of the Council of Ministers, is the political leader of Italy since 1861. The Palazzo Chigi in Rome is the official residence of the Prime Minister.[1]
The Prime Minister is the President of the Council of Ministers (which holds effective executive power) and he must receive a vote of approval from it to execute most political activities. The office is similar to those in most other parliamentary systems, but the leader of the Italian government is not authorized to request the dissolution of the Parliament or to dismiss the ministers.
The office was established by Articles 92 through to 96 of the current Constitution of Italy. The Prime Minister is appointed by the President of the Republic after each general election. Commonly referred to in Italy as Premier, the right title of the office holder is Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri, or just Presidente del Consiglio. The formal Italian order of precedence lists the office as being ceremonially the fourth most important Italian state office.
History
The office was first established in 1848 in Italy's predecessor state, the Kingdom of Sardinia, although it was not mentioned in the constitution, the Albertine Statute. The candidate for office was appointed by the king and presided over a very unstable political system. In its first 60 years of existence (1861–1921), Italy changed its prime minister 37 times. Regarding this situation, the first goal of Benito Mussolini, appointed in 1922, was to abolish the Parliament's ability to put him to a vote of no confidence, thus basing his power on the will of the king and the National Fascist Party alone. With the proclamation of the Italian Republic in 1946, the office received constitutional recognition and 26 men assumed the office in 70 years.
Prime Ministers of Italy
Presidents of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
Parties:
- 1861–1912: (two-party system)
Historical Right Historical Left
- 1912–1922: (multiparty system)
Liberal Union Radical Party Reform Socialist Party Military
- 1922–1943: (single-party state)
- 1943–1946: (multiparty system)
Labour Democratic Party Action Party Christian Democracy
Governments: Rightist coalition Leftist coalition Liberal coalition Fascist Military Mixed coalition
Presidents of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic (1946–present)
Parties:
- 1946–1994: (multiparty system)
Christian Democracy Republican Party Socialist Party Independent
- 1994–2018: (two-coalition system)
Centre-right (FI/PdL) Centre-left (Ulivo/PD)
- 2018–present: (three-coalition system)
Coalitions: Centrist coalition Centre-right coalition Centre-left coalition Populist coalition Mixed coalition
Timeline
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
Italian Republic (1946–present)
Living former Prime Ministers of Italy
See also
- Deputy Prime Minister of Italy
- Lists of incumbents
- List of Prime Ministers of Italy by time in office
- Politics of Italy
- Prime Minister of Italy
References
Bibliography
- Guglielmotti, Umberto, ed. (1966). I presidenti del Consiglio dei Ministri dell'Unita' d'Italia ad oggi, Volume 3 (in Italian). CEN.
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(help) - Viviani, Maria Paola, ed. (1970). La presidenza del Consiglio dei ministri in alcuni stati dell'Europa occidentale ed in Italia (in Italian). Giuffrè.
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(help) - Rotelli, Ettore, ed. (1972). La Presidenza Del Consiglio Dei Ministri: Il Problema Del Coordinamento Dell'amministrazione Centrale in Italia, (1848-1948) (in Italian). Giuffrè.
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(help) - Marzo, Corradino; Amodio, Vito Domenico, eds. (2014). I governi della Repubblica. Storia dei Presidenti del Consiglio, Volume 1 (in Italian). Lupo. ISBN 978-8866671893.
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