List of Presidents of the Italian Senate
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This is a list of the Presidents of the Italian Senate
from the Kingdom of Sardinia
since our days.
Italian Senate
The Senate of the Republic is the upper house of the Italian Parliament. It was established in its current form on 8 May 1948, but previously existed during the Kingdom of Italy as Senato del Regno , itself a continuation of the Senato Subalpino of Sardinia-Piedmont established on 8 May 1848...
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 | |||
| Gaspare Coller | 1848 | 1848 | |
| 2nd Legislature | |||
| Giuseppe Manno | 1849 | 1849 | |
| 3rd Legislature | |||
| Giuseppe Manno | 1849 | 1849 | |
| 4th Legislature | |||
| Giuseppe Manno | 1849 | 1853 | |
| 5th Legislature | |||
| Giuseppe Manno | 1853 | 1855 | |
| Cesare Alfieri di Sostegno Cesare Alfieri di Sostegno Cesare Alfieri di Sostegno was an Italian politician and diplomat. He was prime minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 27 July 1848 to 15 August 1848.-Biography:... |
1855 | 1857 | |
| 6th Legislature | |||
| Cesare Alfieri di Sostegno Cesare Alfieri di Sostegno Cesare Alfieri di Sostegno was an Italian politician and diplomat. He was prime minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 27 July 1848 to 15 August 1848.-Biography:... |
1857 | 1860 | |
| 7th Legislature | |||
| Cesare Alfieri di Sostegno Cesare Alfieri di Sostegno Cesare Alfieri di Sostegno was an Italian politician and diplomat. He was prime minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 27 July 1848 to 15 August 1848.-Biography:... |
1860 | 1860 | |
Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946)
| President | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8th Legislature | |||
| Ruggero Settimo | 1861 | 1863 | Died during mandate |
| Federico Sclopis Federico Sclopis Federico Sclopis di Salerano was an Italian statesman and jurist, best remembered for his role in the unification of Italy and his adjudication in the Alabama claims.-Life:... |
1863 | 1864 | |
| Giuseppe Manno | 1864 | 1865 | |
| 9th Legislature | |||
| Gabrio Casati Gabrio Casati Gabrio Casati was an Italian politician, born in Milan.-Political roles:During the Five Days of Milan he had a primary role and lead the Temporary Government.... |
1865 | 1867 | |
| 10th Legislature | |||
| Gabrio Casati Gabrio Casati Gabrio Casati was an Italian politician, born in Milan.-Political roles:During the Five Days of Milan he had a primary role and lead the Temporary Government.... |
1867 | 1870 | |
| 11th Legislature | |||
| Vincenzo Fardella di Torrearsa | 1870 | 1874 | |
| 12th Legislature | |||
| Luigi Des Ambrois Luigi Des Ambrois Luigi Des Ambrois De Nevanche was Piedmontese statesman that become president of the Senate after Italian unification.- Life :Born in Oulx, son of an officer of Sardinian army, in 1828 he graduated in law in Turin, soon after his degree he entered as assistant of the district attorney of Turin... |
1874 | 1874 | Died during mandate |
| Giuseppe Pasolini | 1874 | 1876 | |
| 13th Legislature | |||
| 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... |
1876 | 1880 | |
| 14th Legislature | |||
| 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... |
1880 | 1882 | |
| 15th Legislature | |||
| 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... |
1882 | 1884 | |
| Giacomo Durando Giacomo Durando Giacomo Durando was an Italian general and statesman. His brother Giovanni was also a general of the Risorgimento and a senator.-Biography:Durando was born at Mondovì, in Piedmont... |
1884 | 1886 | |
| 16th Legislature | |||
| Giacomo Durando Giacomo Durando Giacomo Durando was an Italian general and statesman. His brother Giovanni was also a general of the Risorgimento and a senator.-Biography:Durando was born at Mondovì, in Piedmont... |
1886 | 1887 | |
| 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:... |
1887 | 1890 | |
| 17th 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:... |
1890 | 1892 | |
| 18th 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:... |
1892 | 1895 | |
| 19th 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:... |
1895 | 1897 | |
| 20th 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:... |
1897 | 1898 | |
| Giuseppe Saracco Giuseppe Saracco Giuseppe Saracco was an Italian politician, financier and Knight of the Annunziata.-Biography:Giuseppe Saracco was born at Bistagno .... |
1898 | 1900 | |
| 21st Legislature | |||
| Giuseppe Saracco Giuseppe Saracco Giuseppe Saracco was an Italian politician, financier and Knight of the Annunziata.-Biography:Giuseppe Saracco was born at Bistagno .... |
1900 | 1904 | |
| 22nd Legislature | |||
| Tancredi Canonico | 1904 | 1908 | Died during mandate |
| Giuseppe Manfredi | 1908 | 1909 | |
| 23rd Legislature | |||
| Giuseppe Manfredi | 1909 | 1913 | |
| 24th Legislature | |||
| Giuseppe Manfredi | 1913 | 1918 | Died during mandate |
| Adeodato Bonasi | 1918 | 1919 | |
| 25th Legislature | |||
| Tommaso Tittoni Tommaso Tittoni Tommaso Tittoni was an Italian diplomat, politician and Knight of the Annunziata.-Biography:Tommaso Tittoni was born in Rome, to which he returned in 1870, because his father, Vincenzo, a devotee of the Risorgimento, was forced in 1860 to flee the Papal States.He studied law and, after graduating,... |
1919 | 1921 | |
| 26th Legislature | |||
| Tommaso Tittoni Tommaso Tittoni Tommaso Tittoni was an Italian diplomat, politician and Knight of the Annunziata.-Biography:Tommaso Tittoni was born in Rome, to which he returned in 1870, because his father, Vincenzo, a devotee of the Risorgimento, was forced in 1860 to flee the Papal States.He studied law and, after graduating,... |
1921 | 1924 | |
| 27th Legislature | |||
| Tommaso Tittoni Tommaso Tittoni Tommaso Tittoni was an Italian diplomat, politician and Knight of the Annunziata.-Biography:Tommaso Tittoni was born in Rome, to which he returned in 1870, because his father, Vincenzo, a devotee of the Risorgimento, was forced in 1860 to flee the Papal States.He studied law and, after graduating,... |
1924 | 1929 | |
| 28th Legislature | |||
| Luigi Federzoni Luigi Federzoni Luigi Federzoni was a twentieth-century Italian nationalist and later Fascist politician.... |
1929 | 1934 | |
| 29th Legislature | |||
| Luigi Federzoni Luigi Federzoni Luigi Federzoni was a twentieth-century Italian nationalist and later Fascist politician.... |
1934 | 1939 | |
| 30th Legislature | |||
| Giacomo Suardo Giacomo Suardo Giacomo Suardo was an Italian lawyer and politician. He served as President of the Italian Senate from 1939 to 1943.- Life :... |
1939 | 1943 | |
| Paolo Thaon di Revel | 1943 | 1944 | |
| Pietro Tomasi Della Torretta Pietro Tomasi Della Torretta Pietro Paolo Tomasi, marchese Della Torretta was an Italian politician and diplomat, and a member of the noble family of the Princes of Lampedusa.... |
1944 | 1946 | |
Italian Republic (1948-Present)
| President | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Legislature | |||
| Ivanoe Bonomi Ivanoe Bonomi Ivanoe Bonomi was an Italian politician and statesman before and after World War II.Bonomi was born in Mantua. He was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies in 1909, representing Mantua as a member of the Italian Socialist Party... |
8 May 1948 | 20 April 1951 | died during mandate |
| 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:... |
28 April 1951 | 24 June 1952 | resigned |
| Giuseppe Paratore Giuseppe Paratore Giuseppe Paratore was an Italian attorney and politician. He was President of the Italian Senate from 26 June 1952 to 24 March 1953. President Giovanni Gronchi appointed him senator for life on 9 November 1957.... |
26 June 1952 | 23 March 1953 | resigned |
| Luigi Gasparotto Luigi Gasparotto Luigi Gasparotto was an Italian lawyer and politician. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies, as a senator and four times as a minister, inter alia Italian Minister of Defence in 1947 and Minister of War in 1921-1922. He was one of the founding members of the Labour Democratic Party... |
24 March 1953 | 25 March 1953 | renounced |
| Meuccio Ruini Meuccio Ruini Meuccio Ruini was an Italian politician and lifetime senator .... |
25 March 1953 | 24 June 1953 | |
| 2nd Legislature | |||
| Cesare Merzagora Cesare Merzagora Cesare Merzagora was an Italian politician from Milan. He was President of the Italian Senate from 1953 to 1967, and was also temporarily acting as President of Italy in 1964, in the period between the resignation of Antonio Segni and the election of Giuseppe Saragat... |
25 June 1953 | 11 June 1958 | |
| 3rd Legislature | |||
| Cesare Merzagora Cesare Merzagora Cesare Merzagora was an Italian politician from Milan. He was President of the Italian Senate from 1953 to 1967, and was also temporarily acting as President of Italy in 1964, in the period between the resignation of Antonio Segni and the election of Giuseppe Saragat... |
12 June 1958 | 15 May 1963 | |
| 4th Legislature | |||
| Cesare Merzagora Cesare Merzagora Cesare Merzagora was an Italian politician from Milan. He was President of the Italian Senate from 1953 to 1967, and was also temporarily acting as President of Italy in 1964, in the period between the resignation of Antonio Segni and the election of Giuseppe Saragat... |
16 May 1963 | 7 November 1967 | resigned |
| Ennio Zelioli-Lanzini | 8 November 1967 | 4 June 1968 | |
| 5th Legislature | |||
| Amintore Fanfani Amintore Fanfani Amintore Fanfani was an Italian career politician and the 33rd man to serve the office of Prime Minister of the State. He was one of the well-known Italian politicians after the Second World War, and a historical figure of the Christian Democracy .Fanfani and Giovanni Giolitti are still actually... |
5 June 1968 | 24 May 1972 | |
| 6th Legislature | |||
| Amintore Fanfani Amintore Fanfani Amintore Fanfani was an Italian career politician and the 33rd man to serve the office of Prime Minister of the State. He was one of the well-known Italian politicians after the Second World War, and a historical figure of the Christian Democracy .Fanfani and Giovanni Giolitti are still actually... |
25 May 1972 | 26 June 1973 | resigned |
| Giovanni Spagnolli | 27 June 1973 | 4 July 1976 | |
| 7th Legislature | |||
| Amintore Fanfani Amintore Fanfani Amintore Fanfani was an Italian career politician and the 33rd man to serve the office of Prime Minister of the State. He was one of the well-known Italian politicians after the Second World War, and a historical figure of the Christian Democracy .Fanfani and Giovanni Giolitti are still actually... |
5 July 1976 | 19 June 1979 | |
| 8th Legislature | |||
| Amintore Fanfani Amintore Fanfani Amintore Fanfani was an Italian career politician and the 33rd man to serve the office of Prime Minister of the State. He was one of the well-known Italian politicians after the Second World War, and a historical figure of the Christian Democracy .Fanfani and Giovanni Giolitti are still actually... |
20 June 1979 | 1 December 1982 | resigned once elected Prime Minister |
| Tommaso Morlino | 9 December 1982 | 6 May 1983 | died during mandate |
| Vittorino Colombo | 12 May 1983 | 11 July 1983 | |
| 9th Legislature | |||
| Francesco Cossiga Francesco Cossiga Francesco Cossiga was an Italian politician, the 43rd Prime Minister and the eighth President of the Italian Republic. He was also a professor of constitutional law at the University of Sassari.... |
12 July 1983 | 24 June 1985 | elected President of the Italian Republic |
| Amintore Fanfani Amintore Fanfani Amintore Fanfani was an Italian career politician and the 33rd man to serve the office of Prime Minister of the State. He was one of the well-known Italian politicians after the Second World War, and a historical figure of the Christian Democracy .Fanfani and Giovanni Giolitti are still actually... |
9 July 1985 | 17 April 1987 | resigned once elected Prime Minister |
| Giovanni Francesco Malagodi | 22 April 1987 | 1 July 1987 | |
| 10th Legislature | |||
| Giovanni Spadolini Giovanni Spadolini Giovanni Spadolini was a liberal Italian politician, the 45th Prime Minister of Italy, newspaper editor, journalist and a noted historian.-Biography:Spadolini was born in Florence.... |
2 July 1987 | 22 April 1992 | |
| 11th Legislature | |||
| Giovanni Spadolini Giovanni Spadolini Giovanni Spadolini was a liberal Italian politician, the 45th Prime Minister of Italy, newspaper editor, journalist and a noted historian.-Biography:Spadolini was born in Florence.... |
24 April 1992 | 14 April 1994 | |
| 12th Legislature | |||
| Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini is an Italian Italian economist and politician. He is a university professor in applied economics and was chancellor of the Luiss University of Rome .... |
16 April 1994 | 8 May 1996 | |
| 13th Legislature | |||
| Nicola Mancino Nicola Mancino Nicola Mancino is an Italian politician. He was President of the Italian Senate from 1996 to 2001. He was also Minister of the Interior from 1992 to 1994.Mancino was born in Montefalcione, province of Avellino... |
9 May 1996 | 29 May 2001 | |
| 14th Legislature | |||
| Marcello Pera Marcello Pera Marcello Pera is an Italian philosopher and politician. He was the President of the Italian Senate from 2001 to 2006.-Career:... |
30 May 2001 | 27 April 2006 | |
| 15th Legislature | |||
| Franco Marini Franco Marini Franco Marini is an Italian politician and a prominent member of the centre-left Democratic Party. From 2006 to 2008 he was President of the Italian Senate.-Biography:... |
29 April 2006 | 28 April 2008 | |
| 16th Legislature | |||
| Renato Schifani Renato Schifani Renato Maria Giuseppe Schifani is an Italian politician and a prominent member of the centre-right People of Freedom. Since 29 April 2008 he has been President of the Italian Senate. Schifani was born in Palermo.-Berlusconi's chief whip:... |
29 April 2008 | ||