Global political history

Global political history from 3000 BC to the 21st century – political leaders, elections, and more.

Italy

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Heads of State of Italy

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Italian Republic

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President of the Italian Republic
Napoléon Bonaparte

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1769; d. May 5 1821

1802 – 1805

Kingdom of Italy

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King of Italy
Napoléon

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 15 1769; d. May 5 1821

1805 – 1814


Italian Republic

President of the Italian Republic
Enrico De Nicola

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1877; d. October 1 1959.

Independent

1948

Antonio Segni

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1891; d. December 1 1972.

Independent

1962 – 1964

Giovanni Leone

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1908; d. November 9 2001.

Independent

1971 – 1978

Alessandro “Sandro” Pertini

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 25 1896; d. February 24 1990.

Independent

1978 – 1985

Francesco Maurizio Cossiga

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1928; d. August 17 2010.

Independent

1985 – 1992

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1918; d. January 29 2012.

Independent

1992 – 1999

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1920; d. September 16 2016.

Independent

1999 – 2006

Giorgio Napolitano

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 29 1925; d. September 22 2023.

Prime ministers: Romano Prodi (2006 – 2008); Silvio Berlusconi (2008 – 2011); Mario Monti (2011 – 2013); Enrico Letta (2013 – 2014); Matteo Renzi (2014 – 2015).

Other prominent offices: Member of the Chamber of Deputies (1953 – 1963; 1968 – 1996); Member of the European Parliament (1989 – 1992; 1999 – 2004); President of the Chamber of Deputies (1992 – 1994); Minister of the Interior (1996 – 1998); Member of the Senate of the Republic (2005 – 2006; 2015 – 2023).

Independent

2006 – 2015

Pietro Grasso (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1945.

Independent

2015

Sergio Mattarella

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1941.

Prime Ministers: Matteo Renzi (2015 – 2016); Paolo Gentiloni (2016 – 2018); Giuseppe Conti (2018 – 2021); Mario Draghi (2021 – 2022); Giorga Meloni (2022 – present).

Other prominent offices: Member of the Chamber of Deputies (1983 – 2008); Minister of Parliamentary Relations (1987 – 1989); Minister of Public Education (1989 – 1990); Deputy Prime Minister of Italy (1998 – 1999); Minister of Defence (1999 – 2001); Judge of the Constitutional Court of Italy (2011 – 2015).

Independent

2015 – present




Heads of Government of Italy

Italian Republic

President of the Council of Ministers
Alcide De Gasperi

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1881; d. August 19 1954.

Christian Democracy

1945 – 1953

Antonio Segni

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1891; d. December 1 1972.

Christian Democracy

1955 – 1957

Antonio Segni

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1891; d. December 1 1972.

Christian Democracy

1959 – 1960

Giovanni Leone

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1908; d. November 9 2001.

Christian Democracy

1963

Aldo Moro

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1916; d. May 9 1978.

Christian Democracy

1963 – 1968

Giovanni Leone

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1908; d. November 9 2001.

Christian Democracy

1968

Giulio Andreotti

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1919; d. May 6 2013.

Christian Democracy

1972 – 1973

Aldo Moro

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1916; d. May 9 1978.

Christian Democracy

1974 – 1976

Giulio Andreotti

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1919; d. May 6 2013.

Christian Democracy

1976 – 1979

Francesco Maurizio Cossiga

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1928; d. August 17 2010.

Christian Democracy

1979 – 1980

Giovanni Giuseppe Goria

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1943; d. May 21 1994.

Christian Democracy

1987 – 1988

Luigi Ciriaco De Mita

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1928; d. May 26 2022.

Christian Democracy

1988 – 1989

Giulio Andreotti

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1919; d. May 6 2013.

Christian Democracy

1989 – 1992

Giuliano Amato

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1938.

Italian Socialist Party

1992 – 1993

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1920; d. September 16 2016.

Independent

1993 – 1994

Silvio Berlusconi

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1936; d. June 12 2023.

Forza Italia

1994 – 1995

Romano Prodi

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 9 1939.

Independent

1996 – 1998

Massimo D’Alema

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 20 1949.

Democratic Party of the Left

1996 – 1998

Giuliano Amato

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1938.

Independent

2000 – 2001

Silvio Berlusconi

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1936; d. June 12 2023.

Forza Italia

2001 – 2006

Romano Prodi

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 9 1939.

Independent (2006 – 2007); Democratic Party (2007 – 2008)

2006 – 2008

Silvio Berlusconi

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1936; d. June 12 2023.

Forza Italia

2008 – 2011

Mario Monti

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1943.

Independent

2011 – 2013

Enrico Letta

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1966.

Democratic Party

2013 – 2014

Matteo Renzi

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1975.

Democratic Party

2014 – 2016

Paolo Gentiloni Silveri

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1954.

Democratic Party

2016 – 2018

Giuseppe Conti

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 8 1964.

Independent

2018 – 2021

Mario Draghi

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 3 1947.

Independent

2021 – 2022

Giorgia Meloni

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1977.

Brothers of Italy

2022 – present


Vice President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic
Palmiro Michele Nicola Togliatti

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1893; d. August 21 1964.

Italian Communist Party

1944

Palmiro Michele Nicola Togliatti

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1893; d. August 21 1964.

Italian Communist Party

1944 – 1945

Antonio Segni

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1891; d. December 1 1972.

Christian Democracy

1958 – 1959

Giuliano Amato

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1938.

Italian Socialist Party

1987 – 1988

Sergio Mattarella

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1941.

Italian People’s Party

1998 – 1999

Gianfranco Fini

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1952.

National Alliance

2001 – 2006

Marco Follini

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 26 1954.

Union of the Centre

2004 – 2005

Massimo D’Alema

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 20 1949.

Democrats of the Left (2006 – 2007); Democratic Party (2007 – 2008)

2006 – 2008

Angelino Alfano

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 31 1970.

New Centre-Right

2013 – 2014

Luigi Di Maio

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1986.

Five Star Movement

2018 – 2019

Matteo Salvini

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1973.

Lega per Salvini Premier

2018 – 2019

Matteo Salvini

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1973.

Lega per Salvini Premier

2022 – present




Milan

Duchy of Milan

Duke of Milan
Philip IV

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1683; d. July 9 1746.

House of Bourbon – Capet

1700 – 1714




Naples

Kingdom of Naples

King of Naples
Philip IV

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1683; d. July 9 1746.

House of Bourbon – Capet

1700 – 1714

Charles VII

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1716; d. December 14 1788.

House of Bourbon – Capet

1735 – 1759




Parma and Piacenza

Duchy of Parma and Piacenza

Duke of Parma and Piacenza
Charles I

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1716; d. December 14 1788.

House of Bourbon – Capet

1731 – 1735




Sardinia

Kingdom of Sardinia

King of Sardinia
Philip IV

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1683; d. July 9 1746.

House of Bourbon – Capet

1700 – 1714




Sicily

Kingdom of Sicily

King of Sicily
Philip IV

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1683; d. July 9 1746.

House of Bourbon – Capet

1700 – 1713

Charles III

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1716; d. December 14 1788.

House of Bourbon – Capet

1735 – 1759