List of Presidents of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
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This is a list of the Presidents of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
from the Kingdom of Sardinia
since our days.
Constituent Assembly
Italian Chamber of Deputies
The Italian Chamber of Deputies is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a plurality of which is controlled presently by liberal-conservative party People of Freedom. Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. A...
from the Kingdom of Sardinia
Kingdom of Sardinia
The Kingdom of Sardinia consisted of the island of Sardinia first as a part of the Crown of Aragon and subsequently the Spanish Empire , and second as a part of the composite state of the House of Savoy . Its capital was originally Cagliari, in the south of the island, and later Turin, on the...
since our days.
Kingdom of Sardinia (1848-1860)
| President | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Legislature | |||
| Vincenzo Gioberti Vincenzo Gioberti thumb|250px|Vincenzo Gioberti.Vincenzo Gioberti was an Italian philosopher, publicist and politician.-Biography:Gioberti was born in Turin.... |
May 8, 1848 | December 30, 1848 | |
| 2nd Legislature | |||
| Lorenzo Pareto | February 1, 1849 | March 30, 1849 | |
| 3rd Legislature | |||
| Lorenzo Pareto | July 30, 1849 | November 20, 1849 | |
| 4th Legislature | |||
| Pier Dionigi Pinelli | December 20, 1849 | April 22, 1852 | Died during mandate |
| Urbano Rattazzi Urbano Rattazzi Urbano Pio Francesco Rattazzi was an Italian statesman.-Biography:He was born in Alessandria . He studied law at Turin, and in 1838 began his practice, which met with marked success at the capital and Casale. In 1848, Rattazzi was sent to the Sardinian chamber of deputies in Turin as... |
May 11, 1852 | October 27, 1853 | |
| Carlo Bon Compagni | November 16, 1853 | November 21, 1853 | |
| 5th Legislature | |||
| Carlo Bon Compagni | December 19, 1853 | June 16, 1856 | |
| Carlo Cadorna | January 7, 1859 | July 16, 1857 | |
| 6th Legislature | |||
| Carlo Bon Compagni | December 14, 1857 | July 14, 1858 | |
| Urbano Rattazzi Urbano Rattazzi Urbano Pio Francesco Rattazzi was an Italian statesman.-Biography:He was born in Alessandria . He studied law at Turin, and in 1838 began his practice, which met with marked success at the capital and Casale. In 1848, Rattazzi was sent to the Sardinian chamber of deputies in Turin as... |
January 20, 1859 | January 21, 1860 | |
| 7th Legislature | |||
| Giovanni Lanza Giovanni Lanza Domenico Giovanni Giuseppe Maria Lanza was an Italian politician and the tenth Prime Minister from 1869 to 1873.Lanza was born in the Piedmontese city of Casale Monferrato... |
April 2, 1860 | December 17, 1860 | |
Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946)
| President | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8th Legislature | |||
| Urbano Rattazzi Urbano Rattazzi Urbano Pio Francesco Rattazzi was an Italian statesman.-Biography:He was born in Alessandria . He studied law at Turin, and in 1838 began his practice, which met with marked success at the capital and Casale. In 1848, Rattazzi was sent to the Sardinian chamber of deputies in Turin as... |
February 18, 1861 | March 3, 1862 | |
| Sebastiano Tecchio Sebastiano Tecchio Sebastiano Tecchio 1807 - 1886 was an Italian lawyer and politician that was from 1876 to 1884 president of the Italian Senate.- Life :Born in Vicenza he graduated at the University of Padua in law and worked as lawyer, when Vicenza was part Kingdom of Lombardy–VenetiaIn 1849 he fought against the... |
March 22, 1862 | May 21, 1863 | |
| Giovanni Battista Cassinis | May 21, 1863 | September 7, 1865 | |
| 9th Legislature | |||
| Adriano Mari | November 18, 1865 | February 13, 1867 | |
| 10th Legislature | |||
| Adriano Mari | March 22, 1867 | October 27, 1867 | |
| Giovanni Lanza Giovanni Lanza Domenico Giovanni Giuseppe Maria Lanza was an Italian politician and the tenth Prime Minister from 1869 to 1873.Lanza was born in the Piedmontese city of Casale Monferrato... |
December 16, 1867 | August 8, 1869 | |
| Adriano Mari | November 25, 1868 | August 14, 1869 | |
| Giovanni Lanza Giovanni Lanza Domenico Giovanni Giuseppe Maria Lanza was an Italian politician and the tenth Prime Minister from 1869 to 1873.Lanza was born in the Piedmontese city of Casale Monferrato... |
November 18, 1869 | December 15, 1869 | |
| Giuseppe Brancheri | March 12, 1970 | November 2, 1870 | |
| 11th Legislature | |||
| Giuseppe Branchieri | December 5, 1870 | September 20, 1874 | |
| 12th Legislature | |||
| Giuseppe Branchieri | November 23, 1874 | October 3, 1876 | |
| 13th Legislature | |||
| Francesco Crispi Francesco Crispi Francesco Crispi was a 19th-century Italian politician of Arbëreshë ancestry. He was instrumental in the unification of Italy and was its 17th and 20th Prime Minister from 1887 until 1891 and again from 1893 until 1896.-Sicily:Crispi’s paternal family came originally from the small agricultural... |
November 26, 1876 | December 26, 1877 | |
| Benedetto Cairoli Benedetto Cairoli Benedetto Cairoli was an Italian statesman.-Biography:Cairoli was born at Pavia, Lombardy.From 1848 until the completion of Italian unity in 1870, his whole activity was devoted to the Risorgimento, as Garibaldian officer, political refugee, anti-Austrian conspirator and deputy to parliament... |
March 7, 1878 | March 24, 1878 | |
| Domenico Farini Domenico Farini Domenico Farini was an Italian soldier and statesman, who was President of the Italian Senate from 1887 to 1898. He was the son of politician Luigi Carlo Farini.-Biography:... |
March 27, 1878 | March 19, 1880 | |
| Michele Coppino Michele Coppino -Biography:Coppino was born in Alba, Piedmont into a poor family. He was professor of Italian literature at the University of Turin and rector of the same from 1868 to 1870, when he moved to Rome to follow his political roles.He participated to the elections for the Chamber of Deputies of the... |
April 13, 1880 | May 2, 1880 | |
| 14th Legislature | |||
| Doenico Farini | May 26, 1880 | September 25, 1882 | |
| 15th Legislature | |||
| Domenico Farini Domenico Farini Domenico Farini was an Italian soldier and statesman, who was President of the Italian Senate from 1887 to 1898. He was the son of politician Luigi Carlo Farini.-Biography:... |
November 22, 1882 | March 12, 1884 | |
| Michele Coppino Michele Coppino -Biography:Coppino was born in Alba, Piedmont into a poor family. He was professor of Italian literature at the University of Turin and rector of the same from 1868 to 1870, when he moved to Rome to follow his political roles.He participated to the elections for the Chamber of Deputies of the... |
March 19, 1884 | April 27, 1884 | |
| Giuseppe Branchieri | April 7, 1884 | April 27, 1886 | |
| 16th Legislature | |||
| Giuseppe Branchieri | June 10, 1886 | August 3, 1890 | |
| 17th Legislature | |||
| Giuseppe Branchieri | December 10, 1890 | September 27, 1892 | |
| 18th Legislature | |||
| Giuseppe Zanardelli Giuseppe Zanardelli Giuseppe Zanardelli was an Italian jurisconsult, nationalist and political figure. He was the 24th Prime Minister of Italy from February 15, 1901 to November 3, 1903.-Biography:... |
November 23, 1892 | February 20, 1894 | |
| Giuseppe Branchieri | February 22, 1894 | January 13, 1895 | |
| 19th Legislature | |||
| Tommaso Villa | June 10, 1895 | March 2, 1897 | |
| 20th Legislature | |||
| Giuseppe Zanardelli Giuseppe Zanardelli Giuseppe Zanardelli was an Italian jurisconsult, nationalist and political figure. He was the 24th Prime Minister of Italy from February 15, 1901 to November 3, 1903.-Biography:... |
April 5, 1897 | December 14, 1897 | |
| Giuseppe Branchieri | January 26, 1898 | July 15, 1898 | |
| Giuseppe Zanardelli Giuseppe Zanardelli Giuseppe Zanardelli was an Italian jurisconsult, nationalist and political figure. He was the 24th Prime Minister of Italy from February 15, 1901 to November 3, 1903.-Biography:... |
November 16, 1898 | May 25, 1899 | |
| Luigi Chinaglia | May 30, 1899 | June 25, 1899 | |
| Giuseppe Colombo | November 14, 1899 | May 17, 1900 | |
| 21st Legislature | |||
| Niccolò Gallo | June 16, 1900 | June 24, 1900 | |
| Tommaso Villa | June 28, 1900 | February 22, 1902 | |
| Giuseppe Branchieri | March 10, 1902 | October 18, 1904 | |
| 22nd Legislature | |||
| Giuseppe Marcora | November 30, 1904 | March 10, 1906 | |
| Giuseppe Branchieri | March 10, 1906 | January 30, 1907 | |
| Giuseppe Marcora | February 2, 1907 | February 8, 1909 | |
| 23rd Legislature | |||
| Giuseppe Marcora | March 24, 1909 | September 29, 1913 | |
| 24th Legislature | |||
| Giuseppe Marcora | November 24, 1913 | September 29, 1919 | |
| 25th Legislature | |||
| Vittorio Emanuele Orlando Vittorio Emanuele Orlando Vittorio Emanuele Orlando was an Italian diplomat and political figure. He was born in Palermo, Sicily. His father, a landed gentleman, delayed venturing out to register his son's birth for fear of Giuseppe Garibaldi's 1,000 patriots who had just stormed into Sicily on the first leg of their march... |
December 1, 1919 | June 25, 1920 | |
| Enrico De Nicola Enrico De Nicola Enrico Roberto De Nicola was an Italian jurist, journalist, politician, and the first provisional Head of State of the newborn republic of Italy from 1946 to 1948.-Biography:... |
June 26, 1920 | April 7, 1921 | Elected first President of the Italian Republic |
| 26th Legislature | |||
| Enrico De Nicola Enrico De Nicola Enrico Roberto De Nicola was an Italian jurist, journalist, politician, and the first provisional Head of State of the newborn republic of Italy from 1946 to 1948.-Biography:... |
June 11, 1921 | January 25, 1924 | Elected first President of the Italian Republic |
| 27th Legislature | |||
| Alfredo Rocco Alfredo Rocco Alfredo Rocco was an Italian politician and jurist.Rocco was born in Naples.He was Professor of Commercial Law at the University of Urbino and in Macerata , then Professor of Civil Procedure in Parma, of Business Law in Padua, and later of Economic Legislation at "La Sapienza" University of Rome,... |
May 24, 1924 | January 5, 1925 | |
| Antonio Casertano Antonio Casertano Antonio Casertano was an Italian politician. He was born in Capua.He was President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 1925 to 1929.... |
January 13, 1925 | January 25, 1929 | |
| 28th Legislature | |||
| Giovanni Giuriati Giovanni Giuriati Giovanni Giuriati was an Italian Fascist politician.-Biography:Giuriati was born in Venice.A law graduate and lawyer, he associated in 1903 with the irredentist group Trento e Trieste , and soon became its president... |
April 20, 1929 | January 19, 1934 | |
| 29th Legislature | |||
| Costanzo Ciano Costanzo Ciano Costanzo Ciano, 1st Count of Cortellazzo and Buccari was an Italian naval commander and politician. He was the father of Galeazzo Ciano.... |
April 28, 1934 | March 2, 1939 | |
| 30th Legislature Chamber of Fasci and Corporations Chamber of Fasci and Corporations Chamber of Fasci and Corporations was the official name of the Italian Chamber of Deputies established on January 19, 1939, to replace the Chamber of Deputies during the 30th legislature of Italy. The Chamber was vested with legislative power from March 23, 1939 to August 2, 1943, during the... |
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| Giacomo Acerbo Giacomo Acerbo Giacomo Acerbo, Baron of Aterno was an Italian economist and Fascist politician that drafted the Acerbo Law which solidified Benito Mussolini's position once in power.-Early life:... |
March 23, 1939 | June 27, 1939 | |
| Dino Grandi Dino Grandi Dino Grandi , Conte di Mordano, was an Italian Fascist politician, minister of justice, minister of foreign affairs and president of parliament.- Early life :... |
November 30, 1939 | August 2, 1943 | |
| Vittorio Emanuele Orlando Vittorio Emanuele Orlando Vittorio Emanuele Orlando was an Italian diplomat and political figure. He was born in Palermo, Sicily. His father, a landed gentleman, delayed venturing out to register his son's birth for fear of Giuseppe Garibaldi's 1,000 patriots who had just stormed into Sicily on the first leg of their march... |
July 15, 1944 | June 25, 1946 | |
Consulta Nazionale (1945-1946)
| President | From | To | Note |
| Carlo Sforza Carlo Sforza Conte Carlo Sforza was an Italian diplomat and anti-Fascist politician.-Biography:Sforza was born at Montignoso .... |
25 September 1945 | 1 June 1946 |
Constituent AssemblyConstituent assemblyA constituent assembly is a body composed for the purpose of drafting or adopting a constitution...
(1946-1948)
| President | From | To | Note |
| Giuseppe Saragat Giuseppe Saragat Giuseppe Saragat was an Italian politician who was the fifth President of the Italian Republic from 1964 to 1971.Saragat was born in Turin, from Sardinian parents.... |
25 June 1946 | 6 February 1947 | |
| Umberto Terracini | 8 February 1947 | 31 January 1948 |
Italian Republic (1948-Present)
| President | From | To | Note |
| 1st Legislature | |||
| Giovanni Gronchi Giovanni Gronchi Giovanni Gronchi was a Christian Democratic Italian politician who became the third President of the Italian Republic in 1955, after Luigi Einaudi... |
8 May 1948 | 24 June 1953 | elected President of the Italian Republic |
| 2nd Legislature | |||
| Giovanni Gronchi Giovanni Gronchi Giovanni Gronchi was a Christian Democratic Italian politician who became the third President of the Italian Republic in 1955, after Luigi Einaudi... |
25 June 1953 | 29 April 1955 | elected President of the Italian Republic |
| Giovanni Leone Giovanni Leone Giovanni Leone was an Italian politician. He was the 38th Prime Minister of Italy from 21 June 1963 to 4 December 1963 and again from 24 June 1968 to 12 December 1968. He also served as the sixth President of the Republic from 1971 to 1978.-Biography:... |
10 May 1955 | 11 June 1958 | elected President of the Italian Republic |
| 3rd Legislature | |||
| Giovanni Leone Giovanni Leone Giovanni Leone was an Italian politician. He was the 38th Prime Minister of Italy from 21 June 1963 to 4 December 1963 and again from 24 June 1968 to 12 December 1968. He also served as the sixth President of the Republic from 1971 to 1978.-Biography:... |
12 June 1958 | 15 May 1963 | elected President of the Italian Republic |
| 4th Legislature | |||
| Giovanni Leone Giovanni Leone Giovanni Leone was an Italian politician. He was the 38th Prime Minister of Italy from 21 June 1963 to 4 December 1963 and again from 24 June 1968 to 12 December 1968. He also served as the sixth President of the Republic from 1971 to 1978.-Biography:... |
16 May 1963 | 21 June 1963 | elected President of the Italian Republic |
| Brunetto Bucciarelli-Ducci Brunetto Bucciarelli-Ducci Brunetto Bucciarelli-Ducci is an Italian magistrate who was born in Terranuova Bracciolini, Province of Arezzo on June 14, 1914 and died in Arezzo February 7, 1994.-History:... |
26 June 1963 | 4 June 1968 | |
| 5th Legislature | |||
| Alessandro Pertini | 5 June 1968 | 24 May 1972 | elected President of the Italian Republic |
| 6th Legislature | |||
| Alessandro Pertini | 25 May 1972 | 4 July 1976 | elected President of the Italian Republic |
| 7th Legislature | |||
| Pietro Ingrao Pietro Ingrao Pietro Ingrao is an Italian politician, and was for many years a senior figure in the Italian Communist Party .-Political career:Ingrao was born at Lenola, in the province of Latina.... |
5 July 1976 | 19 June 1979 | |
| 8th Legislature | |||
| Leonilde Iotti | 20 June 1979 | 11 July 1983 | |
| 9th Legislature | |||
| Leonilde Iotti | 12 July 1983 | 1 July 1987 | |
| 10th Legislature | |||
| Leonilde Iotti | 2 July 1987 | 22 April 1992 | |
| 11th Legislature | |||
| Oscar Luigi Scalfaro Oscar Luigi Scalfaro Oscar Luigi Scalfaro , Italian politician and magistrate, was the ninth President of the Italian Republic from 1992 to 1999, and is currently a senator for life... |
24 April 1992 | 25 May 1992 | elected President of the Italian Republic |
| Giorgio Napolitano Giorgio Napolitano Giorgio Napolitano is an Italian politician who has been the 11th President of Italy since 2006. A long-time member of the Italian Communist Party and later the Democrats of the Left, he served as President of the Chamber of Deputies from 1992 to 1994 and as Minister of the Interior from 1996 to... |
3 June 1992 | 14 April 1994 | elected President of the Italian Republic in 2006 |
| 12th Legislature | |||
| Irene Pivetti | 16 April 1994 | 8 May 1996 | |
| 13th Legislature | |||
| Luciano Violante Luciano Violante Luciano Violante is an Italian judge and politician, Member of Parliament since 1979. He is particularly interested in questions of justice, the struggle against the Mafia and institutional reform.-Biography:... |
10 May 1996 | 29 May 2001 | |
| 14th Legislature | |||
| Pier Ferdinando Casini Pier Ferdinando Casini Pier Ferdinando Casini is an Italian politician.-Biography:President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 2001 to 2006... |
31 May 2001 | 27 April 2006 | |
| 15th Legislature | |||
| Fausto Bertinotti Fausto Bertinotti Fausto Bertinotti is an Italian politician and former leader of the Partito della Rifondazione Comunista. On April 29, 2006, after the center-left coalition's victory in the Italian general election, he was chosen by the new parliament as President of the Chamber of Deputies .-Trade... |
29 April 2006 | 28 April 2008 | |
| 16th Legislature | |||
| Gianfranco Fini Gianfranco Fini Gianfranco Fini is an Italian politician, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, leader of the center-right Future and Freedom party, and the former leader of the conservative National Alliance and the post-fascist Italian Social Movement... |
30 April 2008 | Incumbent | |