Global political history

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

Political Parties of Italy

Current Political Parties

Brothers of Italy

President of Brothers of Italy
Ignazio Benito Maria La Russa

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 18 1947.

2013 – 2014

Giorgia Meloni

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

2014 – present


Communist Refoundation Party

Secretary of the Communist Refoundation Party
Fausto Bertinotti

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1940.

1994 – 2006


Democratic Party

President of the Democratic Party
Romano Prodi

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

2007 – 2008

Giovanni “Gianni” Cuperlo

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 3 1961.

2013 – 2014

Paolo Gentiloni Silveri

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

2019 – 2020


Secretary of the Democratic Party
Pier Luigi Bersani

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1951.

2009 – 2013

Matteo Renzi

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

2013 – 2017

Matteo Renzi

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

2017 – 2018

Nicola Zingaretti

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 11 1965.

2019 – 2021

Enrico Letta

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

2021 – 2023


Five Star Movement

Leader of the Five Star Movement
Luigi Di Maio

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

2017 – 2020

Giuseppe Conti

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

2021 – present


Italia Viva

President of Italia Viva
Matteo Renzi

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

2022 – present


Lega Nord per L’Indipendenza della Padania

Federal Secretary of Lega Nord
Umberto Bossi

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 19 1941.

1989 – 2012

Matteo Salvini

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

2013 – present


President of Lega Nord
Umberto Bossi

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 19 1941.

2012 – present




Defunct Political Parties

Christian Democracy

President of Christian Democracy
Alcide De Gasperi

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

1946 – 1954

Aldo Moro

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

1974 – 1976


Secretary of Christian Democracy
Alcide De Gasperi

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

1944 – 1946

Alcide De Gasperi

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

1953 – 1954

Aldo Moro

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

1959 – 1964

Luigi Ciriaco De Mita

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

1982 – 1989

Fermo “Mino” Martinazzoli

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1931; d. September 4 2011.

1992 – 1994


Italian Communist Party

General Secretary of the Italian Communist Party
Palmiro Michele Nicola Togliatti

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

1926 – 1934

Palmiro Michele Nicola Togliatti

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

1938 – 1964

Enrico Berlinguer

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1922; d. June 11 1984.

1972 – 1984

Alessandro Natta

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1918; d. May 23 2001.

1984 – 1988


President of the Italian Communist Party
Alessandro Natta

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1918; d. May 23 2001.

1989 – 1990


Democratic Party of the Left

Secretary of the Democratic Party of the Left
Massimo D’Alema

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

1994 – 1998


Democrats of the Left

President of the Democrats of the Left
Massimo D’Alema

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

1998 – 2007


Secretary of the Democrats of the Left
Massimo D’Alema

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

1998

Piero Franco Rodolfo Fassino

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 7 1949.

2001 – 2007


National Alliance

President of National Alliance
Ignazio Benito Maria La Russa (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 18 1947.

2008 – 2009


The Olive Tree

Leader of The Olive Tree
Romano Prodi

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

1995 – 1998

Romano Prodi

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

2004 – 2007


Italian People’s Party (1919)

Secretary of the Italian People’s Party
Alcide De Gasperi

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

1924 – 1925


Italian People’s Party (1994)

Secretary of the Italian People’s Party
Fermo “Mino” Martinazzoli

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1931; d. September 4 2011.

1994


Italian Social Movement

Secretary of the Italian Social Movement
Gianfranco Fini

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

1987 – 1990

Gianfranco Fini

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

1991 – 1995


Italian Socialist Party

Secretary of the Italian Socialist Party
Alessandro “Sandro” Pertini

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

1945


The People of Freedom

Secretary of The People of Freedom
Angelino Alfano

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

2011 – 2013