List of presidents of the Senate of the Republic (Italy)

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President of the
Senate of the Republic
Presidente del Senato della Repubblica
Ignazio La Russa 2023 (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Ignazio La Russa
since 13 October 2022
Style President
Residence Palazzo Giustiniani
Appointer Senate of the Republic
Term length Length of the legislature
Inaugural holder Ruggero Settimo
Formation17 March 1861
Website www.senato.it

This is a list of the presidents of the Senate of Italy from the Kingdom of Sardinia to the present day.

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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 [1] , 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. [2]

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
PortraitName
(Born–Died)
Term of officePartyLegislatureRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
President of the Senate of the Kingdom
Gaspare Coller.gif Gaspare Coller
(1776–1855)
3 May 184830 December 1848241 days Independent I
(1848)
Giuseppe Manno (cropped).jpg Giuseppe Manno
(1786–1868)
13 February 184929 May 18556 years, 105 days Moderate Party II
(Jan 1849)
III
(Jul 1849)
IV
(Dec 1849)
V
(1853)
Cesare Alfieri di Sostegno.gif Cesare Alfieri di Sostegno
(1799–1869)
8 November 185528 December 18605 years, 50 days Moderate Party
VI
(1857)
VII
(1860)

Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)

Parties
PortraitName
(Born–Died)
Term of officePartyLegislatureRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
President of the Senate of the Kingdom
Ruggero Settimo.jpg Ruggero Settimo
(1778–1863)
18 February 18612 May 18632 years, 73 days Independent VIII
(1861)
Il mondo illustrato 1848 - Federigo Sclopis.jpg Federico Sclopis
(1798–1888)
24 May 186313 October 1864142 days Independent
Giuseppe Manno (cropped).jpg Giuseppe Manno
(1786–1868)
15 October 18647 September 1865327 days Historical Right
Gabrio Casati.gif Gabrio Casati
(1798–1873)
8 November 18652 November 18704 years, 359 days Historical Right IX
(1865)
X
(1867)
Vincenzo Fardella di Torrearsa.gif Vincenzo Fardella di Torrearsa
(1808–1889)
5 December 187020 September 18743 years, 289 days Historical Right XI
(1870)
Il mondo illustrato 1848 - Luigi Des Ambrois.jpg Luigi Des Ambrois
(1807–1884)
15 November 18743 December 187418 days Independent XII
(1874)
Giuseppe Pasolini.gif Giuseppe Pasolini
(1815–1876)
3 December 18743 October 18761 year, 305 days Historical Right
Sebastiano Tecchio.gif Sebastiano Tecchio
(1807–1886)
20 November 187627 July 18847 years, 250 days Historical Left XIII
(1876)
XIV
(1880)
XV
(1882)
Pistolesi Saverio - generale Giacomo Durando - litografia - 1860.jpg Giacomo Durando
(1807–1894)
23 November 18844 September 18872 years, 285 days Historical Right
XVI
(1886)
Domenico Farini.jpg Domenico Farini
(1834–1900)
16 November 188715 July 189810 years, 241 days Historical Left
XVII
(1890)
XVIII
(1892)
XIX
(1895)
XX
(1897)
Giuseppe Saracco.gif Giuseppe Saracco
(1821–1907)
10 November 189818 October 19045 years, 343 days Historical Left XXI
(1900)
Tancredi Canonico.jpg Tancredi Canonico
(1838–1908)
30 November 190420 March 19083 years, 154 days Historical Left XXII
(1904)
Giuseppe Manfredi.jpg Giuseppe Manfredi
(1828–1918)
20 March 19086 November 191810 years, 231 days Liberal Union XXIII
(1909)
XXIV
(1913)
Abonasi.gif Adeodato Bonasi
(1838–1920)
18 November 191829 September 1919315 days Liberal Union
Tommaso Tittoni 1920.jpg Tommaso Tittoni
(1855–1931)
1 December 191921 January 19299 years, 51 days Liberal Union /
Italian Liberal Party /
Independent
XXV
(1919)
XXVI
(1921)
XXVII
(1924)
Luigi Federzoni 1930s.jpg Luigi Federzoni
(1878–1967)
29 April 19292 March 19399 years, 307 days National Fascist Party XXVIII
(1929)
XXIX
(1934)
Giacomo Suardo 2.jpg Giacomo Suardo
(1883–1947)
15 March 193928 July 19434 years, 135 days National Fascist Party XXX
(No election)
Amiral Paolo Thaon di Revel N53030881 JPEG 1 1DM (cropped).jpg Paolo Thaon di Revel
(1857–1948)
2 August 194320 July 1944344 days Independent Abolished Parliament
Pietro Tomasi Torretta.jpg Pietro Tomasi Della Torretta
(1873–1962)
20 July 194425 June 19461 year, 340 days Independent National Council

Italian Republic (1946–present)

Parties
PortraitName
(Born–Died)
Term of officePartyLegislatureRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
President of the Senate of the Republic
Ivanoe Bonomi 1944.jpg Ivanoe Bonomi
(1873–1951)
8 May 194820 April 19512 years, 347 days Italian Democratic Socialist Party I
(1948)
Enrico De Nicola (cropped).jpg Enrico De Nicola
(1877–1959)
28 April 195124 June 19521 year, 57 days Italian Liberal Party
Giuseppe Paratore.jpg Giuseppe Paratore
(1876–1967)
26 June 195224 March 1953271 days Italian Liberal Party
Meuccio Ruini.jpg Meuccio Ruini
(1877–1970)
25 March 195325 June 195392 days Independent
Cesare Merzagora.jpg Cesare Merzagora
(1898–1991)
25 June 19537 November 196714 years, 135 days Independent II
(1953)
III
(1958)
IV
(1963)
Ennio Zelioli Lanzini.jpg Ennio Zelioli-Lanzini
(1899–1976)
8 November 19674 June 1968209 days Christian Democracy
Amintore Fanfani Senato.jpg Amintore Fanfani
(1908–1999)
5 June 196826 June 19735 years, 21 days Christian Democracy V
(1968)
VI
(1972)
Giovanni Spagnolli.jpg Giovanni Spagnolli
(1907–1984)
27 June 19734 July 19763 years, 7 days Christian Democracy
Amintore Fanfani Senato.jpg Amintore Fanfani
(1908–1999)
5 July 19761 December 19826 years, 149 days Christian Democracy VII
(1976)
VIII
(1979)
Tommaso Morlino.jpg Tommaso Morlino
(1925–1983)
9 December 19826 May 1983148 days Christian Democracy
Vittorino Colombo.jpg Vittorino Colombo
(1925–1996)
12 May 198311 July 198360 days Christian Democracy
Francesco Cossiga 1979.jpg Francesco Cossiga
(1928–2010)
12 July 198324 June 19851 year, 347 days Christian Democracy IX
(1983)
Amintore Fanfani Senato.jpg Amintore Fanfani
(1908–1999)
9 July 198517 April 19871 year, 282 days Christian Democracy
Giovanni Malagodi (IX).jpg Giovanni Malagodi
(1904–1991)
22 April 19871 July 198770 days Italian Liberal Party
Giovanni Spadolini 2.jpg Giovanni Spadolini
(1925–1994)
2 July 198714 April 19946 years, 286 days Italian Republican Party X
(1987)
XI
(1992)
Carlo Scognamiglio Senato.jpg Carlo Scognamiglio
(b.1944)
16 April 19948 May 19962 years, 22 days Forza Italia XII
(1994)
Nicola Mancino 1996.jpg Nicola Mancino
(b.1931)
9 May 199629 May 20015 years, 20 days Italian People's Party XIII
(1996)
Marcello Pera Senato.jpg Marcello Pera
(b.1943)
30 May 200127 April 20064 years, 331 days Forza Italia XIV
(2001)
Franco Marini 2006 (cropped).jpg Franco Marini
(1933–2021)
29 April 200628 April 20081 year, 365 days The Daisy /
Democratic Party
XV
(2006)
Renato Schifani datisenato 2008.jpg Renato Schifani
(b.1950)
29 April 200814 March 20134 years, 319 days Forza Italia /
The People of Freedom
XVI
(2008)
Pietro Grasso datisenato 2013.jpg Pietro Grasso
(b.1944)
16 March 201322 March 20185 years, 6 days Democratic Party XVII
(2013)
MariaElisabettaALBERTI CASELLATI.jpg Elisabetta Casellati
(b.1946)
24 March 201812 October 20224 years, 203 days Forza Italia XVIII
(2018)
Ignazio La Russa datisenato 2022.jpeg Ignazio La Russa
(b.1947)
13 October 2022Incumbent1 year, 300 days Brothers of Italy XIX
(2022)

Timeline

Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)

Pietro Tomasi della TorrettaPaolo Thaon di RavelGiacomo SuardoLuigi FederzoniTommaso TittoniGiuseppe SaraccoDomenico FariniGiacomo DurandoSebastiano TecchioGiuseppe PasoliniLuigi Des AmbroisVincenzo Fardella di TorrearsaGabrio CasatiGiuseppe MannoFederico SclopisRuggero SettimoList of presidents of the Senate of the Republic (Italy)

Italian Republic (1946–present)

Ignazio La RussaElisabetta CasellatiPietro GrassoRenato SchifaniFranco MariniMarcello PeraNicola MancinoCarlo ScognamiglioGiovanni SpadoliniGiovanni MalagodiFrancesco CossigaVittorino ColomboTommaso MorlinoGiovanni SpagnolliAmintore FanfaniEnnio Zelioli-LanziniCesare MerzagoraMeuccio RuiniGiuseppe ParatoreEnrico De NicolaIvanoe BonomiList of presidents of the Senate of the Republic (Italy)

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