This is a list of the presidents of the Senate of Italy from the Kingdom of Sardinia to the present day.
President of the Senate of the Republic | |
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Presidente del Senato della Repubblica | |
![]() Incumbent since 13 October 2022Ignazio La Russa | |
Style | President |
Residence | Palazzo Giustiniani |
Appointer | Senate of the Republic |
Term length | Length of the legislature |
Inaugural holder | Ruggero Settimo |
Formation | 17 March 1861 |
Website | www.senato.it |
The President of the Senate of the Republic is the presiding officer of the Senate of the Republic. The President of the Senate is the second highest-ranking office of the Italian Republic after the President of the Republic; according to article 86 of the Constitution, the President of the Senate can act as a substitute for the President of the Republic should the latter be objectively be unable to fulfill their duties.
The President of the Senate represents the Senate to external bodies, regulates debates in the Senate chamber by applying its regulations and the rules of the Constitution, and regulates all the activities of its components in order to ensure that it functions correctly.
The President of the Senate, along with the President of the Chamber of Deputies, must be consulted by the President of the Republic before the latter can dissolve one or both the chambers of the Italian Parliament.
Kingdom of Sardinia (1848–1861)
- Parties
- Independent
- Moderate Party
Portrait | Name (Born–Died) | Term of office | Party | Legislature | Ref. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
President of the Senate of the Kingdom | ||||||||
![]() | Gaspare Coller (1776–1855) | 3 May 1848 | 30 December 1848 | 241 days | Independent | I (1848) | ||
![]() | Giuseppe Manno (1786–1868) | 13 February 1849 | 29 May 1855 | 6 years, 105 days | Moderate Party | II (Jan 1849) | ||
III (Jul 1849) | ||||||||
IV (Dec 1849) | ||||||||
V (1853) | ||||||||
![]() | Cesare Alfieri di Sostegno (1799–1869) | 8 November 1855 | 28 December 1860 | 5 years, 50 days | Moderate Party | |||
VI (1857) | ||||||||
VII (1860) |
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
- Parties
- 1861–1912:
- Historical Right
- Historical Left
- Independent
- 1912–1929:
- Liberal Union / Italian Liberal Party
- 1929–1943:
- National Fascist Party
- 1943–1946:
- Independent
Portrait | Name (Born–Died) | Term of office | Party | Legislature | Ref. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
President of the Senate of the Kingdom | ||||||||
![]() | Ruggero Settimo (1778–1863) | 18 February 1861 | 2 May 1863 | 2 years, 73 days | Independent | VIII (1861) | ||
![]() | Federico Sclopis (1798–1888) | 24 May 1863 | 13 October 1864 | 142 days | Independent | |||
![]() | Giuseppe Manno (1786–1868) | 15 October 1864 | 7 September 1865 | 327 days | Historical Right | |||
![]() | Gabrio Casati (1798–1873) | 8 November 1865 | 2 November 1870 | 4 years, 359 days | Historical Right | IX (1865) | ||
X (1867) | ||||||||
![]() | Vincenzo Fardella di Torrearsa (1808–1889) | 5 December 1870 | 20 September 1874 | 3 years, 289 days | Historical Right | XI (1870) | ||
![]() | Luigi Des Ambrois (1807–1884) | 15 November 1874 | 3 December 1874 | 18 days | Independent | XII (1874) | ||
![]() | Giuseppe Pasolini (1815–1876) | 3 December 1874 | 3 October 1876 | 1 year, 305 days | Historical Right | |||
![]() | Sebastiano Tecchio (1807–1886) | 20 November 1876 | 27 July 1884 | 7 years, 250 days | Historical Left | XIII (1876) | ||
XIV (1880) | ||||||||
XV (1882) | ||||||||
![]() | Giacomo Durando (1807–1894) | 23 November 1884 | 4 September 1887 | 2 years, 285 days | Historical Right | |||
XVI (1886) | ||||||||
![]() | Domenico Farini (1834–1900) | 16 November 1887 | 15 July 1898 | 10 years, 241 days | Historical Left | |||
XVII (1890) | ||||||||
XVIII (1892) | ||||||||
XIX (1895) | ||||||||
XX (1897) | ||||||||
![]() | Giuseppe Saracco (1821–1907) | 10 November 1898 | 18 October 1904 | 5 years, 343 days | Historical Left | XXI (1900) | ||
![]() | Tancredi Canonico (1838–1908) | 30 November 1904 | 20 March 1908 | 3 years, 154 days | Historical Left | XXII (1904) | ||
![]() | Giuseppe Manfredi (1828–1918) | 20 March 1908 | 6 November 1918 | 10 years, 231 days | Liberal Union | XXIII (1909) | ||
XXIV (1913) | ||||||||
![]() | Adeodato Bonasi (1838–1920) | 18 November 1918 | 29 September 1919 | 315 days | Liberal Union | |||
![]() | Tommaso Tittoni (1855–1931) | 1 December 1919 | 21 January 1929 | 9 years, 51 days | Liberal Union / Italian Liberal Party / Independent | XXV (1919) | ||
XXVI (1921) | ||||||||
XXVII (1924) | ||||||||
![]() | Luigi Federzoni (1878–1967) | 29 April 1929 | 2 March 1939 | 9 years, 307 days | National Fascist Party | XXVIII (1929) | ||
XXIX (1934) | ||||||||
![]() | Giacomo Suardo (1883–1947) | 15 March 1939 | 28 July 1943 | 4 years, 135 days | National Fascist Party | XXX (No election) | ||
![]() | Paolo Thaon di Revel (1857–1948) | 2 August 1943 | 20 July 1944 | 344 days | Independent | Abolished Parliament | ||
![]() | Pietro Tomasi Della Torretta (1873–1962) | 20 July 1944 | 25 June 1946 | 1 year, 340 days | Independent | National Council |
Italian Republic (1946–present)
- Parties
- 1948–1994:
- Italian Democratic Socialist Party
- Italian Liberal Party
- Christian Democracy
- Italian Republican Party
- Independent
- 1994–present:
- Forza Italia / The People of Freedom
- Italian People's Party
- The Daisy / Democratic Party
- Brothers of Italy
Portrait | Name (Born–Died) | Term of office | Party | Legislature | Ref. | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
President of the Senate of the Republic | ||||||||
![]() | Ivanoe Bonomi (1873–1951) | 8 May 1948 | 20 April 1951 | 2 years, 347 days | Italian Democratic Socialist Party | I (1948) | ||
![]() | Enrico De Nicola (1877–1959) | 28 April 1951 | 24 June 1952 | 1 year, 57 days | Italian Liberal Party | |||
![]() | Giuseppe Paratore (1876–1967) | 26 June 1952 | 24 March 1953 | 271 days | Italian Liberal Party | |||
![]() | Meuccio Ruini (1877–1970) | 25 March 1953 | 25 June 1953 | 92 days | Independent | |||
![]() | Cesare Merzagora (1898–1991) | 25 June 1953 | 7 November 1967 | 14 years, 135 days | Independent | II (1953) | ||
III (1958) | ||||||||
IV (1963) | ||||||||
![]() | Ennio Zelioli-Lanzini (1899–1976) | 8 November 1967 | 4 June 1968 | 209 days | Christian Democracy | |||
![]() | Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) | 5 June 1968 | 26 June 1973 | 5 years, 21 days | Christian Democracy | V (1968) | ||
VI (1972) | ||||||||
![]() | Giovanni Spagnolli (1907–1984) | 27 June 1973 | 4 July 1976 | 3 years, 7 days | Christian Democracy | |||
![]() | Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) | 5 July 1976 | 1 December 1982 | 6 years, 149 days | Christian Democracy | VII (1976) | ||
VIII (1979) | ||||||||
![]() | Tommaso Morlino (1925–1983) | 9 December 1982 | 6 May 1983 | 148 days | Christian Democracy | |||
![]() | Vittorino Colombo (1925–1996) | 12 May 1983 | 11 July 1983 | 60 days | Christian Democracy | |||
![]() | Francesco Cossiga (1928–2010) | 12 July 1983 | 24 June 1985 | 1 year, 347 days | Christian Democracy | IX (1983) | ||
![]() | Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999) | 9 July 1985 | 17 April 1987 | 1 year, 282 days | Christian Democracy | |||
![]() | Giovanni Malagodi (1904–1991) | 22 April 1987 | 1 July 1987 | 70 days | Italian Liberal Party | |||
![]() | Giovanni Spadolini (1925–1994) | 2 July 1987 | 14 April 1994 | 6 years, 286 days | Italian Republican Party | X (1987) | ||
XI (1992) | ||||||||
![]() | Carlo Scognamiglio (b. 1944) | 16 April 1994 | 8 May 1996 | 2 years, 22 days | Forza Italia | XII (1994) | ||
![]() | Nicola Mancino (b. 1931) | 9 May 1996 | 29 May 2001 | 5 years, 20 days | Italian People's Party | XIII (1996) | ||
![]() | Marcello Pera (b. 1943) | 30 May 2001 | 27 April 2006 | 4 years, 331 days | Forza Italia | XIV (2001) | ||
![]() | Franco Marini (1933–2021) | 29 April 2006 | 28 April 2008 | 1 year, 365 days | The Daisy / Democratic Party | XV (2006) | ||
![]() | Renato Schifani (b. 1950) | 29 April 2008 | 14 March 2013 | 4 years, 319 days | Forza Italia / The People of Freedom | XVI (2008) | ||
![]() | Pietro Grasso (b. 1944) | 16 March 2013 | 22 March 2018 | 5 years, 6 days | Democratic Party | XVII (2013) | ||
![]() | Elisabetta Casellati (b. 1946) | 24 March 2018 | 12 October 2022 | 4 years, 203 days | Forza Italia | XVIII (2018) | ||
![]() | Ignazio La Russa (b. 1947) | 13 October 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 191 days | Brothers of Italy | XIX (2022) |
Timeline
Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)

Italian Republic (1946–present)

See also
References
- "COSTITUZIONE - Normattiva". www.normattiva.it. Retrieved 2024-08-08.
- Divizia, Paolo (2010). La supplenza di persone nel collegio sindacale ed il "principio di continuità dell'organo" applicato al diritto societario (in Italian). Giuffrè Editore. ISBN 9788808399984.
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This is a list of the presidents of the Senate of Italy from the Kingdom of Sardinia to the present day President of the Senate of the RepublicPresidente del Senato della RepubblicaIncumbent Ignazio La Russasince 13 October 2022StylePresidentResidencePalazzo GiustinianiAppointerSenate of the RepublicTerm lengthLength of the legislatureInaugural holderRuggero SettimoFormation17 March 1861Websitewww senato it The President of the Senate of the Republic is the presiding officer of the Senate of the Republic The President of the Senate is the second highest ranking office of the Italian Republic after the President of the Republic according to article 86 of the Constitution the President of the Senate can act as a substitute for the President of the Republic should the latter be objectively be unable to fulfill their duties The President of the Senate represents the Senate to external bodies regulates debates in the Senate chamber by applying its regulations and the rules of the Constitution and regulates all the activities of its components in order to ensure that it functions correctly The President of the Senate along with the President of the Chamber of Deputies must be consulted by the President of the Republic before the latter can dissolve one or both the chambers of the Italian Parliament Kingdom of Sardinia 1848 1861 Parties Independent Moderate Party Portrait Name Born Died Term of office Party Legislature Ref Took office Left office Time in office President of the Senate of the Kingdom Gaspare Coller 1776 1855 3 May 1848 30 December 1848 241 days Independent I 1848 Giuseppe Manno 1786 1868 13 February 1849 29 May 1855 6 years 105 days Moderate Party II Jan 1849 III Jul 1849 IV Dec 1849 V 1853 Cesare Alfieri di Sostegno 1799 1869 8 November 1855 28 December 1860 5 years 50 days Moderate Party VI 1857 VII 1860 Kingdom of Italy 1861 1946 Parties 1861 1912 Historical Right Historical Left Independent 1912 1929 Liberal Union Italian Liberal Party 1929 1943 National Fascist Party 1943 1946 Independent Portrait Name Born Died Term of office Party Legislature Ref Took office Left office Time in office President of the Senate of the Kingdom Ruggero Settimo 1778 1863 18 February 1861 2 May 1863 2 years 73 days Independent VIII 1861 Federico Sclopis 1798 1888 24 May 1863 13 October 1864 142 days Independent Giuseppe Manno 1786 1868 15 October 1864 7 September 1865 327 days Historical Right Gabrio Casati 1798 1873 8 November 1865 2 November 1870 4 years 359 days Historical Right IX 1865 X 1867 Vincenzo Fardella di Torrearsa 1808 1889 5 December 1870 20 September 1874 3 years 289 days Historical Right XI 1870 Luigi Des Ambrois 1807 1884 15 November 1874 3 December 1874 18 days Independent XII 1874 Giuseppe Pasolini 1815 1876 3 December 1874 3 October 1876 1 year 305 days Historical Right Sebastiano Tecchio 1807 1886 20 November 1876 27 July 1884 7 years 250 days Historical Left XIII 1876 XIV 1880 XV 1882 Giacomo Durando 1807 1894 23 November 1884 4 September 1887 2 years 285 days Historical Right XVI 1886 Domenico Farini 1834 1900 16 November 1887 15 July 1898 10 years 241 days Historical Left XVII 1890 XVIII 1892 XIX 1895 XX 1897 Giuseppe Saracco 1821 1907 10 November 1898 18 October 1904 5 years 343 days Historical Left XXI 1900 Tancredi Canonico 1838 1908 30 November 1904 20 March 1908 3 years 154 days Historical Left XXII 1904 Giuseppe Manfredi 1828 1918 20 March 1908 6 November 1918 10 years 231 days Liberal Union XXIII 1909 XXIV 1913 Adeodato Bonasi 1838 1920 18 November 1918 29 September 1919 315 days Liberal Union Tommaso Tittoni 1855 1931 1 December 1919 21 January 1929 9 years 51 days Liberal Union Italian Liberal Party Independent XXV 1919 XXVI 1921 XXVII 1924 Luigi Federzoni 1878 1967 29 April 1929 2 March 1939 9 years 307 days National Fascist Party XXVIII 1929 XXIX 1934 Giacomo Suardo 1883 1947 15 March 1939 28 July 1943 4 years 135 days National Fascist Party XXX No election Paolo Thaon di Revel 1857 1948 2 August 1943 20 July 1944 344 days Independent Abolished Parliament Pietro Tomasi Della Torretta 1873 1962 20 July 1944 25 June 1946 1 year 340 days Independent National CouncilItalian Republic 1946 present Parties 1948 1994 Italian Democratic Socialist Party Italian Liberal Party Christian Democracy Italian Republican Party Independent 1994 present Forza Italia The People of Freedom Italian People s Party The Daisy Democratic Party Brothers of Italy Portrait Name Born Died Term of office Party Legislature Ref Took office Left office Time in office President of the Senate of the Republic Ivanoe Bonomi 1873 1951 8 May 1948 20 April 1951 2 years 347 days Italian Democratic Socialist Party I 1948 Enrico De Nicola 1877 1959 28 April 1951 24 June 1952 1 year 57 days Italian Liberal Party Giuseppe Paratore 1876 1967 26 June 1952 24 March 1953 271 days Italian Liberal Party Meuccio Ruini 1877 1970 25 March 1953 25 June 1953 92 days Independent Cesare Merzagora 1898 1991 25 June 1953 7 November 1967 14 years 135 days Independent II 1953 III 1958 IV 1963 Ennio Zelioli Lanzini 1899 1976 8 November 1967 4 June 1968 209 days Christian Democracy Amintore Fanfani 1908 1999 5 June 1968 26 June 1973 5 years 21 days Christian Democracy V 1968 VI 1972 Giovanni Spagnolli 1907 1984 27 June 1973 4 July 1976 3 years 7 days Christian Democracy Amintore Fanfani 1908 1999 5 July 1976 1 December 1982 6 years 149 days Christian Democracy VII 1976 VIII 1979 Tommaso Morlino 1925 1983 9 December 1982 6 May 1983 148 days Christian Democracy Vittorino Colombo 1925 1996 12 May 1983 11 July 1983 60 days Christian Democracy Francesco Cossiga 1928 2010 12 July 1983 24 June 1985 1 year 347 days Christian Democracy IX 1983 Amintore Fanfani 1908 1999 9 July 1985 17 April 1987 1 year 282 days Christian Democracy Giovanni Malagodi 1904 1991 22 April 1987 1 July 1987 70 days Italian Liberal Party Giovanni Spadolini 1925 1994 2 July 1987 14 April 1994 6 years 286 days Italian Republican Party X 1987 XI 1992 Carlo Scognamiglio b 1944 16 April 1994 8 May 1996 2 years 22 days Forza Italia XII 1994 Nicola Mancino b 1931 9 May 1996 29 May 2001 5 years 20 days Italian People s Party XIII 1996 Marcello Pera b 1943 30 May 2001 27 April 2006 4 years 331 days Forza Italia XIV 2001 Franco Marini 1933 2021 29 April 2006 28 April 2008 1 year 365 days The Daisy Democratic Party XV 2006 Renato Schifani b 1950 29 April 2008 14 March 2013 4 years 319 days Forza Italia The People of Freedom XVI 2008 Pietro Grasso b 1944 16 March 2013 22 March 2018 5 years 6 days Democratic Party XVII 2013 Elisabetta Casellati b 1946 24 March 2018 12 October 2022 4 years 203 days Forza Italia XVIII 2018 Ignazio La Russa b 1947 13 October 2022 Incumbent 2 years 191 days Brothers of Italy XIX 2022 TimelineKingdom of Italy 1861 1946 Italian Republic 1946 present See alsoSenate of the Republic Italy List of presidents of the Chamber of Deputies Italy References COSTITUZIONE Normattiva www normattiva it Retrieved 2024 08 08 Divizia Paolo 2010 La supplenza di persone nel collegio sindacale ed il principio di continuita dell organo applicato al diritto societario in Italian Giuffre Editore ISBN 9788808399984