At the heart of Italy's governance structure lies the position of the Prime Minister, who serves as the head of government and wields significant influence in guiding the country's policies and initiatives. Over the years, a diverse array of statesmen and stateswomen have assumed this significant position. From the establishment of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 to the present day, fifty-nine men and one woman have become prime ministers of the nation. Here is the list of all Prime Ministers from 1861 to 2023.
Prime Ministers of Italy (1861-2023)
Camillo Benso was the first Prime Minister of Italy in 1861. Since then, 59 men and 1 woman have served the nation. Here is the list of all of the Prime Ministers of Italy.
Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946)
| Term of office | Party | Government | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||
| Count Camillo Benso di Cavour (1810–1861) | 23 March 1861 | 6 June 1861 | 75 days | Historical Right |
| Baron Bettino Ricasoli (1809–1880) | 12 June 1861 | 3 March 1862 | 264 days | Historical Right |
| Urbano Rattazzi (1808–1873) | 3 March 1862 | 8 December 1862 | 280 days | Historical Left |
| Luigi Carlo Farini (1812–1866) | 8 December 1862 | 24 March 1863 | 106 days | Historical Right |
| Marco Minghetti (1818–1886) | 24 March 1863 | 28 September 1864 | 1 year, 188 days | Historical Right |
| General Alfonso Ferrero La Marmora (1804–1878) | 28 September 1864 | 31 December 1865 | 1 year, 265 days | Military |
| 31 December 1865 | 20 June 1866 | |||
| Baron Bettino Ricasoli (1809–1880) | 20 June 1866 | 10 April 1867 | 294 days | Historical Right |
| Urbano Rattazzi (1808–1873) | 10 April 1867 | 27 October 1867 | 200 days | Historical Left |
| Count Luigi Federico Menabrea (1809–1896) | 27 October 1867 | 5 January 1868 | 1 year, 48 days | Historical Right |
| 5 January 1868 | 13 May 1869 | |||
| 13 May 1869 | 14 December 1869 | |||
| Giovanni Lanza (1810–1882) | 14 December 1869 | 10 July 1873 | 3 years, 208 days | Historical Right |
| Marco Minghetti (1818–1886) | 10 July 1873 | 25 March 1876 | 2 years, 259 days | Historical Right |
| Agostino Depretis (1813–1887) | 25 March 1876 | 25 December 1877 | 1 year, 364 days | Historical Left |
| 26 December 1877 | 24 March 1878 | |||
| Benedetto Cairoli (1825–1889) | 24 March 1878 | 19 December 1878 | 270 days | Historical Left |
| Agostino Depretis (1813–1887) | 19 December 1878 | 14 July 1879 | 214 days | Historical Left |
| Benedetto Cairoli (1825–1889) | 14 July 1879 | 25 November 1879 | 1 year, 319 days | Historical Left |
| 25 November 1879 | 29 May 1881 | |||
| Agostino Depretis (1813–1887) | 29 May 1881 | 25 May 1883 | 6 years, 61 days | Historical Left |
| 25 May 1883 | 30 March 1884 | |||
| 30 March 1884 | 29 June 1885 | |||
| 29 June 1885 | 4 April 1887 | |||
| 4 April 1887 | 29 July 1887 | |||
| Francesco Crispi (1819–1901) | 29 July 1887 | 9 March 1889 | 3 years, 192 days | Historical Left |
| 9 March 1889 | 6 February 1891 | |||
| Marquess Antonio Starabba di Rudinì (1839–1908) | 6 February 1891 | 15 May 1892 | 1 year, 99 days | Historical Right |
| Giovanni Giolitti (1842–1928) | 15 May 1892 | 15 December 1893 | 1 year, 214 days | Historical Left |
| Francesco Crispi (1819–1901) | 15 December 1893 | 14 June 1894 | 2 years, 86 days | Historical Left |
| 14 June 1894 | 10 March 1896 | |||
| Marquess Antonio Starabba di Rudinì (1839–1908) | 10 March 1896 | 11 July 1896 | 2 years, 111 days | Historical Right |
| 11 July 1896 | 14 December 1897 | |||
| 14 December 1897 | 1 June 1898 | |||
| 1 June 1898 | 29 June 1898 | |||
| General Luigi Pelloux (1839–1924) | 29 June 1898 | 14 May 1899 | 1 year, 360 days | Military |
| 14 May 1899 | 24 June 1900 | |||
| Giuseppe Saracco (1821–1907) | 24 June 1900 | 15 February 1901 | 236 days | Historical Left |
| Giuseppe Zanardelli (1826–1903) | 15 February 1901 | 3 November 1903 | 2 years, 261 days | Historical Left |
| Giovanni Giolitti (1842–1928) | 3 November 1903 | 12 March 1905 | 1 year, 129 days | Historical Left |
| Tommaso Tittoni (1855–1931) | 12 March 1905 | 28 March 1905 | 16 days | Historical Right |
| Alessandro Fortis (1842–1909) | 28 March 1905 | 24 December 1905 | 317 days | Historical Left |
| 24 December 1905 | 8 February 1906 | |||
| Baron Sidney Sonnino (1847–1922) | 8 February 1906 | 29 May 1906 | 110 days | Historical Right |
| Giovanni Giolitti (1842–1928) | 29 May 1906 | 11 December 1909 | 3 years, 196 days | Historical Left |
| Baron Sidney Sonnino (1847–1922) | 11 December 1909 | 31 March 1910 | 110 days | Historical Right |
| Luigi Luzzatti (1841–1927) | 31 March 1910 | 30 March 1911 | 364 days | Historical Right |
| Giovanni Giolitti (1842–1928) | 30 March 1911 | 21 March 1914 | 2 years, 356 days | Liberal Union |
| Antonio Salandra (1853–1931) | 21 March 1914 | 5 November 1914 | 2 years, 89 days | Liberal Union |
| 5 November 1914 | 18 June 1916 | |||
| Paolo Boselli (1838–1932) | 18 June 1916 | 30 October 1917 | 1 year, 134 days | Liberal Union |
| Vittorio Emanuele Orlando (1860–1952) | 30 October 1917 | 23 June 1919 | 1 year, 236 days | Liberal Union |
| Francesco Saverio Nitti (1868–1953) | 23 June 1919 | 21 May 1920 | 358 days | Italian Radical Party |
| 21 May 1920 | 15 June 1920 | |||
| Giovanni Giolitti (1842–1928) | 15 June 1920 | 4 July 1921 | 1 year, 19 days | Liberal Union |
| Ivanoe Bonomi (1873–1951) | 4 July 1921 | 26 February 1922 | 237 days | Italian Reformist Socialist Party |
| Luigi Facta (1861–1930) | 26 February 1922 | 1 August 1922 | 247 days | Italian Liberal Party |
| 1 August 1922 | 31 October 1922 | |||
| Duce Benito Mussolini (1883–1945) | 31 October 1922 | 25 July 1943 | 20 years, 267 days | National Fascist Party |
| Marshal Pietro Badoglio (1871–1956) | 25 July 1943 | 24 April 1944 | 329 days | Military |
| 24 April 1944 | 18 June 1944 | |||
| Ivanoe Bonomi (1873–1951) | 18 June 1944 | 12 December 1944 | 1 year, 3 days | Labour Democratic Party |
| 12 December 1944 | 21 June 1945 | |||
| Ferruccio Parri (1890–1981) | 21 June 1945 | 10 December 1945 | 172 days | Action Party |
| Alcide De Gasperi (1881–1954) | 10 December 1945 | 13 July 1946 | 212 days | Christian Democracy |
Italian Republic (1946-Present)
| Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||
| Alcide De Gasperi (1881–1954) | 13 July 1946 | 2 February 1947 | 7 years, 35 days | Christian Democracy |
| 2 February 1947 | 1 June 1947 | |||
| 1 June 1947 | 24 May 1948 | |||
| 24 May 1948 | 27 January 1950 | |||
| 27 January 1950 | 26 July 1951 | |||
| 26 July 1951 | 16 July 1953 | |||
| 16 July 1953 | 17 August 1953 | |||
| Giuseppe Pella (1902–1981) | 17 August 1953 | 19 January 1954 | 155 days | Christian Democracy |
| Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) | 19 January 1954 | 10 February 1954 | 22 days | Christian Democracy |
| Mario Scelba (1901–1991) | 10 February 1954 | 6 July 1955 | 1 year, 146 days | Christian Democracy |
| Antonio Segni (1891–1972) | 6 July 1955 | 20 May 1957 | 1 year, 318 days | Christian Democracy |
| Adone Zoli (1887–1960) | 20 May 1957 | 2 July 1958 | 1 year, 43 days | Christian Democracy |
| Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) | 2 July 1958 | 16 February 1959 | 229 days | Christian Democracy |
| Antonio Segni (1891–1972) | 16 February 1959 | 26 March 1960 | 1 year, 39 days | Christian Democracy |
| Fernando Tambroni (1901–1963) | 26 March 1960 | 27 July 1960 | 123 days | Christian Democracy |
| Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) | 27 July 1960 | 22 February 1962 | 2 years, 330 days | Christian Democracy |
| 22 February 1962 | 22 June 1963 | |||
| Giovanni Leone (1908–2001) | 22 June 1963 | 5 December 1963 | 166 days | Christian Democracy |
| Aldo Moro (1916–1978) | 5 December 1963 | 23 July 1964 | 4 years, 203 days | Christian Democracy |
| 23 July 1964 | 24 February 1966 | |||
| 24 February 1966 | 25 June 1968 | |||
| Giovanni Leone (1908–2001) | 25 June 1968 | 13 December 1968 | 171 days | Christian Democracy |
| Mariano Rumor (1915–1990) | 13 December 1968 | 6 August 1969 | 1 year, 236 days | Christian Democracy |
| 6 August 1969 | 28 March 1970 | |||
| 28 March 1970 | 6 August 1970 | |||
| Emilio Colombo (1920–2013) | 6 August 1970 | 18 February 1972 | 1 year, 196 days | Christian Democracy |
| Giulio Andreotti (1919–2013) | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | 1 year, 140 days | Christian Democracy |
| 26 June 1972 | 8 July 1973 | |||
| Mariano Rumor (1915–1990) | 8 July 1973 | 15 March 1974 | 1 year, 138 days | Christian Democracy |
| 15 March 1974 | 23 November 1974 | |||
| Aldo Moro (1916–1978) | 23 November 1974 | 12 February 1976 | 1 year, 250 days | Christian Democracy |
| 12 February 1976 | 30 July 1976 | |||
| Giulio Andreotti (1919–2013) | 30 July 1976 | 13 March 1978 | 3 years, 6 days | Christian Democracy |
| 13 March 1978 | 21 March 1979 | |||
| 21 March 1979 | 5 August 1979 | |||
| Francesco Cossiga (1928–2010) | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | 1 year, 74 days | Christian Democracy |
| 4 April 1980 | 18 October 1980 | |||
| Arnaldo Forlani (born 1925) | 18 October 1980 | 28 June 1981 | 253 days | Christian Democracy |
| Giovanni Spadolini (1925–1994) | 28 June 1981 | 23 August 1982 | 1 year, 156 days | Italian Republican Party |
| 23 August 1982 | 1 December 1982 | |||
| Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) | 1 December 1982 | 4 August 1983 | 246 days | Christian Democracy |
| Bettino Craxi (1934–2000) | 4 August 1983 | 1 August 1986 | 3 years, 257 days | Italian Socialist Party |
| 1 August 1986 | 18 April 1987 | |||
| Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) | 18 April 1987 | 29 July 1987 | 102 days | Christian Democracy |
| Giovanni Goria (1943–1994) | 29 July 1987 | 13 April 1988 | 259 days | Christian Democracy |
| Ciriaco De Mita (1928–2022) | 13 April 1988 | 23 July 1989 | 1 year, 101 days | Christian Democracy |
| Giulio Andreotti (1919–2013) | 23 July 1989 | 13 April 1991 | 2 years, 341 days | Christian Democracy |
| 13 April 1991 | 28 June 1992 | |||
| Giuliano Amato (born 1938) | 28 June 1992 | 28 April 1993 | 304 days | Italian Socialist Party |
| Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920–2016) | 28 April 1993 | 11 May 1994 | 1 year, 13 days | Independent |
| Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023) | 11 May 1994 | 17 January 1995 | 251 days | Forza Italia |
| Lamberto Dini (born 1931) | 17 January 1995 | 18 May 1996 | 1 year, 122 days | Independent |
| Romano Prodi (born 1939) | 18 May 1996 | 21 October 1998 | 2 years, 156 days | Independent |
| Massimo D'Alema (born 1949) | 21 October 1998 | 22 December 1999 | 1 year, 188 days | Democrats of the Left |
| 22 December 1999 | 26 April 2000 | |||
| Giuliano Amato (born 1938) | 26 April 2000 | 11 June 2001 | 1 year, 46 days | Independent |
| Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023) | 11 June 2001 | 23 April 2005 | 4 years, 340 days | Forza Italia |
| 23 April 2005 | 17 May 2006 | |||
| Romano Prodi (born 1939) | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | 1 year, 357 days | Independent / Democratic Party |
| Silvio Berlusconi (1936–2023) | 8 May 2008 | 16 November 2011 | 3 years, 192 days | The People of Freedom |
| Mario Monti (born 1943) | 16 November 2011 | 28 April 2013 | 1 year, 163 days | Independent |
| Enrico Letta (born 1966) | 28 April 2013 | 22 February 2014 | 300 days | Democratic Party |
| Matteo Renzi (born 1975) | 22 February 2014 | 12 December 2016 | 2 years, 294 days | Democratic Party |
| Paolo Gentiloni (born 1954) | 12 December 2016 | 1 June 2018 | 1 year, 171 days | Democratic Party |
| Giuseppe Conte (born 1964) | 1 June 2018 | 5 September 2019 | 2 years, 257 days | Independent |
| 5 September 2019 | 13 February 2021 | |||
| Mario Draghi (born 1947) | 13 February 2021 | 22 October 2022 | 1 year, 251 days | Independent |
| Giorgia Meloni (born 1977) | 22 October 2022 | Incumbent | 233 days | Brothers of Italy |
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