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|Top left: [[Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour]] was the first prime minister of the [[Kingdom of Italy]].
|Top right: [[Benito Mussolini]] was the longest-serving prime minister in Italian history.
|Bottom left: [[Silvio Berlusconi]] was the longest-serving prime minister of the Italian Republic.
|Bottom right: [[Giorgia Meloni]] is the current prime minister of Italy as well as the first woman to hold the office.}}
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The [[prime minister of Italy]] is the head of the [[Council of Ministers (Italy)|Council of Ministers]], which holds effective executive power in the [[Italian government]].<ref>{{cite web |title=I Governi nelle Legislature |url=https://www.governo.it/it/i-governi-dal-1943-ad-oggi/i-governi-nelle-legislature/192 |website=www.governo.it |access-date=15 November 2021 |language=it |date=9 November 2015 |archive-date=15 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115052847/https://www.governo.it/it/i-governi-dal-1943-ad-oggi/i-governi-nelle-legislature/192 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=La funzione del Presidente del Consiglio |url=https://www.governo.it/it/il-governo-funzioni-struttura-e-storia/la-funzione-del-presidente-del-consiglio/188 |website=www.governo.it |access-date=15 November 2021 |language=it |date=9 November 2015 |archive-date=15 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115052757/https://www.governo.it/it/il-governo-funzioni-struttura-e-storia/la-funzione-del-presidente-del-consiglio/188 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first officeholder was [[Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour]], who was sworn in on 23 March 1861 after the [[unification of Italy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cavour, Camillo Benso conte di nell'Enciclopedia Treccani |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/camillo-benso-conte-di-cavour/ |website=www.treccani.it |publisher=Enciclopedia Treccani |access-date=15 November 2021 |language=it-IT |archive-date=29 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029202223/https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/camillo-benso-conte-di-cavour/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Cavour previously served as [[List of prime ministers of the Kingdom of Sardinia|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">{{cite book |last1=Mack Smith |first1=Denis |title=Cavour |date=1985 |publisher=Weidenfeld and Nicolson |location=London |isbn=9780297785125}}</ref> During the [[Monarchy of Italy|monarchy period]], prime ministers were appointed by the [[king of Italy]], as laid down in the [[Albertine Statute]].<ref name=AlbStat>{{cite web|title=Lo Statuto Albertino|url=http://www.quirinale.it/allegati_statici/costituzione/Statutoalbertino.pdf|publisher=The official website of the Presidency of the Italian Republic|access-date=14 November 2021|language=it|archive-date=16 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816025611/http://www.quirinale.it/allegati_statici/costituzione/Statutoalbertino.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> From 1925 until [[Fall of the Fascist regime in Italy|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>{{cite web |title=LEGGE 24 dicembre 1925, n. 2263-Normattiva |url=https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:legge:1925-12-24;2263!vig= |website=www.normattiva.it |access-date=15 November 2021 |language=it-IT |archive-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114222732/https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:legge:1925-12-24;2263!vig= |url-status=live }}</ref> From 1861 to 1946, 30 men served as prime ministers, leading 67 governments in total.<ref>{{cite web |title=I Presidenti del Consiglio |url=http://legislature.camera.it/organiparlamentarism/241/4405/5342/documentotesto.asp |website=legislature.camera.it |access-date=15 November 2021 |language=it |archive-date=14 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114232158/http://legislature.camera.it/organiparlamentarism/241/4405/5342/documentotesto.asp |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
After the abolition of the [[Kingdom of Italy]] in 1946 and the proclamation of the [[Italy|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 Italy|President of the Republic]] and must receive a confidence vote by both houses of [[Italian Parliament|Parliament]]: the [[Chamber of Deputies (Italy)|Chamber of Deputies]] and the [[Senate of the Republic (Italy)|Senate]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Italy-Government and society {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Italy/Government-and-society |website=www.britannica.com |publisher=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=15 November 2021 |language=en |archive-date=19 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019005758/https://www.britannica.com/place/Italy/Government-and-society |url-status=live }}</ref> From 1946 to 2022, in the first 76 years after the creation of the Republic, 30 men served as prime ministers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Chris |title=Why do governments in Italy change so often? |url=https://www.euronews.com/2016/12/13/why-do-italian-governments-change-so-often |access-date=15 November 2021 |work=euronews |date=13 December 2016 |language=en |archive-date=15 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115092530/https://www.euronews.com/2016/12/13/why-do-italian-governments-change-so-often |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=In 75 anni le donne al governo sono state appena il 6,5% |url=https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/in-75-anni-donne-governo-sono-state-appena-65percento-ADidBLJB?refresh_ce=1 |website=www.ilsole24ore.com | date=12 February 2021 |publisher=[[Il Sole 24 Ore]] |access-date=12 February 2021 |language=it-IT |archive-date=12 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212151436/https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/in-75-anni-donne-governo-sono-state-appena-65percento-ADidBLJB?refresh_ce=1 |url-status=live }}</ref>
The current officeholder is [[Giorgia Meloni]], who was appointed on 22 October 2022, becoming the first woman to hold this office.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ilmessaggero.it/politica/diretta_politica_oggi_meloni_berlusconi_consultazioni_incarico_governo_totoministri_cosa_succede-7003477.html | title=Governo, Mattarella conferisce l'incarico a Meloni. Giorgia: «"Esecutivo di alto profilo che lavorerà spedito»". Domani il giuramento alle 10 in Quirinale. La lista dei 24 ministri | date=21 October 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/22/far-right-leader-giorgia-meloni-sworn-in-as-italys-prime-minister | title = Far-right leader Giorgia Meloni sworn in as Italy's prime minister | work = [[The Guardian]] | date= 22 October 2022 | access-date= 22 October 2022}}</ref>
 
The [[List of prime ministers of Italy by time in office|longest-serving prime minister]] in the history of Italy was Benito Mussolini, who [[Fascist Italy (1922–1943)|ruled the country from 1922 until 1943]];<ref>{{cite web |title=Mussolini, Benito |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/benito-mussolini/ |website=www.treccani.it |publisher=Enciclopedia Treccani |access-date=15 November 2021 |language=it-IT |archive-date=27 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027164647/https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/benito-mussolini/ |url-status=live }}</ref> the longest-serving prime minister of the Italian Republic is [[Silvio Berlusconi]], who held the position for more than nine years between 1994 and 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Quali sono stati i governi italiani più lunghi? |url=https://www.youtrend.it/2020/11/26/governi-italiani-piu-lunghi/ |website=www.youtrend.it |date=26 November 2020 |publisher=YouTrend |access-date=15 November 2021 |language=it-IT |archive-date=13 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113183842/https://www.youtrend.it/2020/11/26/governi-italiani-piu-lunghi/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The shortest-serving officeholder was [[Tommaso Tittoni]], who served as prime minister for only 16 days in 1905,<ref>{{cite web |title=Tommaso Tittoni nell'Enciclopedia Treccani |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/tommaso-tittoni_%28Enciclopedia-Italiana%29/ |website=www.treccani.it |publisher=Enciclopedia Treccani |access-date=15 November 2021 |language=it-IT |archive-date=15 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115174655/https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/tommaso-tittoni_(Enciclopedia-Italiana)/ |url-status=live }}</ref> while the shortest-serving prime minister of the Italian Republic was [[Fernando Tambroni]], who governed for 123 days in 1960.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fernando Tambroni Armaroli nell'Enciclopedia Treccani |url=https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/fernando-tambroni-armaroli_%28Enciclopedia-Italiana%29/ |website=www.treccani.it |publisher=Enciclopedia Treccani |access-date=15 November 2021 |language=it-IT |archive-date=15 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115174656/https://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/fernando-tambroni-armaroli_(Enciclopedia-Italiana)/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! [[File:Tuminello, Lodovico (1824-1907) - Cavour cropped.jpg|90px|Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | {{small|[[Count]]}}<br>'''[[Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour|Camillo Benso di Cavour]]'''<br/>{{small|(1810–1861)}}
| 23 March<br/>1861
| 6 June<br/>1861{{dagger}}
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! [[File:Ricasoli (LVS) (cropped).jpg|90px|Bettino Ricasoli]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | {{small|[[Baron]]}}<br>'''[[Bettino Ricasoli]]'''<br/>{{small|(1809–1880)}}
| 12 June<br/>1861
| 3 March<br/>1862
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! rowspan=2 | [[File:Alfonso La Marmora.jpg|90px|Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora]]
! rowspan=2 scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | {{small|[[General officer|General]]}}<br/>'''[[Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora]]'''<br/>{{small|(1804–1878)}}
| 28 September<br/>1864
| 31 December<br/>1865
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! [[File:Ricasoli (LVS) (cropped).jpg|90px|Bettino Ricasoli]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | {{small|[[Baron]]}}<br>'''[[Bettino Ricasoli]]'''<br/>{{small|(1809–1880)}}
| 20 June<br/>1866
| 10 April<br/>1867
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! rowspan=2 | [[File:Luigi Pelloux.jpg|90px|Luigi Pelloux]]
! rowspan=2 scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | {{small|[[General officer|General]]}}<br/>'''[[Luigi Pelloux]]'''<br/>{{small|(1839–1924)}}
| 29 June<br/>1898
| 14 May<br/>1899
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! [[File:Sidney sonnino.jpg|90px|Sidney Sonnino]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | {{small|[[Baron]]}}<br/>'''[[Sidney Sonnino]]'''<br/>{{small|(1847–1922)}}
| 8 February<br/>1906
| 29 May<br/>1906
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| <ref>{{cite web |title=I Governo Bonomi |url=https://storia.camera.it/governi/i-governo-bonomi/ |website=storia.camera.it |accessdate=11 April 2020 |language=Italian |archive-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729154300/https://storia.camera.it/governi/i-governo-bonomi/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! rowspan=2 | [[File: Luigi Facta photo1922 (cropped).jpg|90px|Luigi Facta]]
! rowspan=2 scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Luigi Facta]]'''<br/>{{small|(1861–1930)}}
| 26 February<br/>1922
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| rowspan=2|[[Liberal Union (Italy)|Liberal Union]] /<br/>[[Italian Liberal Party]]
| bgcolor=#D5E1FF|[[First Facta government|Facta I]]
| bgcolor=#D5E1FF | [[Italian People's Party (1919)|PPI]] • [[Italian Liberal Party|PLI]] • [[Italian Democratic Liberal Party|PLDI]] • [[Social Democracy (Italy)|PDSI]] • [[Italian Reformist Socialist Party|PSRI]] • [[Agrarian Party (Italy)|PA]]
| rowspan=2|<ref>{{cite web |title=I Governo Facta |url=https://storia.camera.it/governi/i-governo-facta/ |website=storia.camera.it |accessdate=11 April 2020 |language=Italian |archive-date=22 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200822032735/https://storia.camera.it/governi/i-governo-facta/ |url-status=live }}</ref><br/><ref>{{cite web |title=II Governo Facta |url=https://storia.camera.it/governi/ii-governo-facta/ |website=storia.camera.it |accessdate=11 April 2020 |language=Italian |archive-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729160634/https://storia.camera.it/governi/ii-governo-facta/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| 1 August <br/>1922
| 31 October <br/>1922
| bgcolor=#D5E1FF|[[Second Facta government|Facta II]]
| bgcolor=#D5E1FF | [[Italian People's Party (1919)|PPI]] • [[Italian Liberal Party|PLI]] • [[Italian Democratic Liberal Party|PLDI]] • [[Social Democracy (Italy)|PDSI]] • [[Italian Reformist Socialist Party|PSRI]]
|- style="height:4em;"
! rowspan=5 | [[File:Benito Mussolini portrait as dictator (retouched)biografia.jpg|90px|Benito Mussolini121x121px]]
! rowspan=5 scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | {{small|[[Duce]]}}<br/>'''[[Benito Mussolini]]'''<br/>{{small|(1883–1945)}}
| rowspan=5|31 October<br/>1922
| rowspan=5|25 July<br/>1943
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! rowspan=2 | [[File:Pietro Badoglio 3.jpg|90px|Pietro Badoglio]]
! rowspan=2 scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | {{small|[[Marshal of Italy|Marshal]]}}<br/>'''[[Pietro Badoglio]]'''<br/>{{small|(1871–1956)}}
| 25 July<br/>1943
| 24 April<br/>1944
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=== Prime ministers of the Italian Republic (1946–present) ===
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*DC: [[Christian Democracy (Italy)|Christian Democracy]]
*PSI/PSIUP: [[Italian Socialist Party]]
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*Dem: [[The Democrats (Italy)|The Democrats]]
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*UDEUR: [[Union of Democrats for Europe]]
*UDC: [[Union of the Centre (2002)]]
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| <ref>{{cite web |title=I Governo Amato |url=https://storia.camera.it/governi/i-governo-amato/ |website=storia.camera.it |access-date=10 July 2020 |language=It |archive-date=4 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204182729/https://storia.camera.it/governi/i-governo-amato |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! [[File:Carlo Azeglio Ciampi 1990(cropped).jpg|90px|Carlo Azeglio Ciampi]]
! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | '''[[Carlo Azeglio Ciampi]]'''<br/>{{small|(1920–2016)}}
| 28 April<br/>1993
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|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
| bgcolor=#E4E4E4|[[Draghi government|Draghi]]
| bgcolor=#E4E4E4 | ''[[National unity government|National unity]]''<br/> [[Five Star Movement|M5S]] • [[Lega (political party)|Lega]] • [[Democratic Party (Italy)|PD]] • [[Forza Italia (2013)|FI]] • [[Together for the Future|IpF]]{{efn|From June 2022}} • [[Italia Viva|IV]] • [[Article One (political party)|Art.1]] • [[Action (Italian political party)|A]]{{efn|From July 2022}}
| <ref>{{cite web |title=Governo Draghi |url=https://www.governo.it/it/i-governi-dal-1943-ad-oggi/xviii-legislatura-dal-23-marzo-2018/governo-draghi/16211 |website=governo.it |date=13 February 2021 |access-date=15 November 2021 |language=It |archive-date=13 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211113182049/https://www.governo.it/it/i-governi-dal-1943-ad-oggi/xviii-legislatura-dal-23-marzo-2018/governo-draghi/16211 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! [[File:Giorgia Meloni Official 2023 crop.jpg|90px|Giorgia Meloni]]
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== Timeline ==
 
=== Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) ===
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