List of Prime Ministers of Italy by time in office
Benito Mussolini from 1922 to 1943 |
Giovanni Giolitti from 1892 to 1893, 1903 to 1905, 1906 to 1909, 1911 to 1914 and 1920 to 1921 |
Silvio Berlusconi from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006 and 2008 to 2011 |
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour in 1861 |
Tommaso Tittoni in 1905 |
Paolo Gentiloni since 2016 |
This list of Prime Ministers of Italy lists each Prime Minister in order of term length. This is based on the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater.
Of the 56 Prime Ministers, 8 served more than 5 years while 17 served less than 1 year.
Benito Mussolini is the only person to have served as Prime Minister for more than 20 years. Tommaso Tittoni served as Prime Minister for only 15 days.
Rank |
Prime Minister |
Political Party |
Total time in office |
Cabinets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Benito Mussolini |
National Fascist Party |
1 |
|
2 |
Giovanni Giolitti |
Historical Left/ |
10 years, 189 days |
5 |
3 |
Silvio Berlusconi |
Forza Italia/ |
9 years, 53 days |
4 |
4 |
Alcide De Gasperi |
Christian Democracy |
7 years, 238 days |
8 |
5 |
Giulio Andreotti |
Christian Democracy |
7 years, 62 days |
7 |
6 |
Agostino Depretis |
Historical Left |
6 years, 210 days |
7 |
7 |
Aldo Moro |
Christian Democracy |
6 years, 60 days |
5 |
8 |
Francesco Crispi |
Historical Left |
5 years, 310 days |
3 |
9 |
Amintore Fanfani |
Christian Democracy |
4 years, 172 days |
6 |
10 |
Romano Prodi |
The Olive Tree |
4 years, 151 days |
2 |
11 |
Marco Minghetti |
Historical Right |
4 years, 83 days |
2 |
12 |
Bettino Craxi |
Italian Socialist Party |
2 |
|
13 |
Antonio di Rudinì |
Historical Right |
3 years, 209 days |
5 |
14 |
Giovanni Lanza |
Historical Right |
1 |
|
15 |
Mariano Rumor |
Christian Democracy |
3 years, 13 days |
5 |
16 |
Antonio Segni |
Christian Democracy |
2 years, 346 days |
2 |
17 |
Matteo Renzi |
Democratic Party |
1 |
|
18 |
Giuseppe Zanardelli |
Historical Left |
1 |
|
19 |
Benedetto Cairoli |
Historical Left |
2 years, 225 days |
3 |
20 |
Antonio Salandra |
Liberal Union |
2 |
|
21 |
Luigi Federico Menabrea |
Historical Right |
2 years, 48 days |
3 |
22 |
Luigi Pelloux |
Military |
2 |
|
23 |
Giuliano Amato |
Italian Socialist Party/ |
1 year, 351 days |
2 |
24 |
Alfonso La Marmora |
Historical Right |
1 year, 265 days |
2 |
25 |
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando |
Liberal Union |
1 |
|
25 |
Ivanoe Bonomi |
Reformist Socialist Party/ |
1 year, 236 days |
3 |
27 |
Emilio Colombo |
Christian Democracy |
1 |
|
28 |
Bettino Ricasoli |
Historical Right |
1 year, 193 days |
2 |
29 |
Massimo D'Alema |
Democrats of the Left |
2 |
|
30 |
Mario Monti |
Independent |
1 |
|
31 |
Giovanni Spadolini |
Italian Republican Party |
2 |
|
32 |
Mario Scelba |
Christian Democracy |
1 year, 145 days |
1 |
33 |
Paolo Boselli |
Liberal Union |
1 |
|
34 |
Lamberto Dini |
Independent |
1 |
|
35 |
Urbano Rattazzi |
Historical Left |
1 year, 115 days |
2 |
36 |
Ciriaco De Mita |
Christian Democracy |
1 |
|
37 |
Francesco Cossiga |
Christian Democracy |
2 |
|
38 |
Adone Zoli |
Christian Democracy |
1 |
|
39 |
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi |
Independent |
1 |
|
40 |
Luigi Luzzatti |
Historical Right |
1 |
|
41 |
Francesco Saverio Nitti |
Radical Party |
2 |
|
42 |
Giovanni Leone |
Christian Democracy |
337 days |
2 |
43 |
Alessandro Fortis |
Historical Left |
2 |
|
44 |
Pietro Badoglio |
Military |
2 |
|
45 |
Enrico Letta |
Democratic Party |
1 |
|
46 |
Giovanni Goria |
Christian Democracy |
260 days |
1 |
47 |
Arnaldo Forlani |
Christian Democracy |
253 days |
1 |
48 |
Luigi Facta |
Liberal Union |
247 days |
2 |
49 |
Giuseppe Saracco |
Liberal Union |
236 days |
1 |
50 |
Sidney Sonnino |
Historical Right |
220 days |
2 |
51 |
Ferruccio Parri |
Action Party |
172 days |
1 |
52 |
Giuseppe Pella |
Christian Democracy |
154 days |
1 |
53 |
Fernando Tambroni |
Christian Democracy |
123 days |
1 |
54 |
Luigi Carlo Farini |
Historical Right |
106 days |
1 |
55 |
Camillo Benso di Cavour |
Historical Right |
81 days |
1 |
56 |
Paolo Gentiloni |
Democratic Party |
1 |
|
57 |
Tommaso Tittoni |
Historical Right |
15 days |
1 |
References
- List of Prime Ministers of Italy