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.
![]() 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 |
![]() Luigi Carlo Farini from 1862 to 1863 |
![]() Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour in 1861 |
![]() Tommaso Tittoni in 1905 |
Alcide De Gasperi is the only prime minister who has held this position both in the Kingdom of Italy and in the Republic of Italy.
Of the 60 prime ministers, 2 have served for more than 10 years (Benito Mussolini and Giovanni Giolitti), 6 have served between 5 and 10 years, 35 have served between 1 and 5 years while 17 have served less than a year in office.
Benito Mussolini is the longest-serving prime minister, serving for over 20 years. The longest-serving Prime Minister of a democratic Italy is Giovanni Giolitti who served over 10 years in office, while the longest-serving Prime Minister of Post-War Italy is Silvio Berlusconi who served over 9 years.
On the other hand, the shortest-serving Prime Minister of Italy is Tommaso Tittoni who served 16 days as an interim leader, while Fernando Tambroni served around four months is the shortest-serving Prime Minister of post-war Italy.
Complete list (1861–present)
editKingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
editItalian Republic (1946–present)
editReferences
edit- List of prime ministers of Italy
- List of presidents of Italy by time in office
- List of international trips made by prime ministers of Italy