List of presidents of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy)

This is a list of the presidents of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy from the Kingdom of Sardinia to present. The president is the presiding officer of the Chamber of Deputies and also serves as presiding officer of joint sessions of the Italian Parliament, when the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate vote together.

The president is the speaker of the lower house of the Italian Parliament, the Chamber of Deputies. It is the third highest-ranking office of the Republic of Italy, after the president of the republic and the president of the Senate. Since 14 October 2022, the role has been held by Lorenzo Fontana, who was elected on the fourth vote with an absolute majority of the voting members.

Kingdom of Sardinia (1848–1860) Parties

Portrait Name(Born–Died) Term of office Party Legislature Took officeLeft officeTime in officePresident of the Chamber of DeputiesVincenzo Gioberti(1801–1852)8 May 184830 December 1848 Moderate Party I(1848)Lorenzo Pareto(1800–1865)1 February 184920 November 1849 Independent II(Jan 1849) III(Jul 1849)Pier Dionigi Pinelli(1805–1852)20 December 184922 April 1852Independent IV(Dec 1849)Urbano Rattazzi(1808–1873)11 May 185227 October 1853Moderate PartyCarlo Bon Compagnidi Mobello(1804–1880)16 November 185316 June 1856Moderate Party V(1853)Carlo Cadorna(1809–1891)7 January 185716 July 1857Moderate PartyCarlo Bon Compagnidi Mombello(1804–1880)14 December 185714 July 1858Moderate Party VI(1857)Urbano Rattazzi(1808–1873)20 January 185921 January 1860Moderate PartyGiovanni Lanza(1810–1882)2 April 186017 December 1860Moderate Party VII(1860)

Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946) Parties 1861–1912:

1912–1924:

1924–1943:

1943–1946:

Portrait Name(Born–Died) Term of office Party Legislature Took officeLeft officeTime in officePresident of the Chamber of DeputiesUrbano Rattazzi(1808–1873)18 February 1861 3 March 1862Historical LeftVIIISebastiano Tecchio(1807–1886)22 March 1862 21 May 1863 Historical LeftGiovanni Battista Cassinis(1806–1866)21 May 18637 September 1865Historical RightAdriano Mari(1813–1887)18 November 186527 October 1867Historical RightIXGiovanni Lanza(1810–1882)16 December 18678 August 1868Historical RightXAdriano Mari(1813–1887)25 November 186814 August 1869Historical RightGiovanni Lanza(1810–1882)18 November 186915 December 1869Historical RightGiuseppe Biancheri(1821–1908)12 March 18703 October 1876Historical RightXIXIIFrancesco Crispi(1818–1901)26 November 1876 26 December 1877Historical LeftXIIIBenedetto Cairoli(1825–1889)7 March 188024 March 1880Historical LeftDomenico Farini(1834–1900)27 March 187819 March 1880Historical LeftMichele Coppino(1822–1901)13 April 18802 May 1880Historical LeftDomenico Farini(1834–1900)26 May 188012 March 1884Historical LeftXIVXVMichele Coppino(1822–1901)19 March 18843 April 1884Historical LeftGiuseppe Biancheri(1821–1908)7 April 188427 September 1892Historical RightXVIXVIIGiuseppe Zanardelli(1826–1908)23 November 189220 February 1894Historical LeftXVIIIGiuseppe Biancheri(1821–1908)22 February 189413 January 1895Historical RightTommaso Villa(1832–1915)10 June 18952 March 1897Historical LeftXIXGiuseppe Zanardelli(1826–1908)5 April 189714 December 1897Historical LeftXXGiuseppe Biancheri(1821–1908)26 January 189815 July 1898Historical RightGiuseppe Zanardelli(1826–1908)16 November 189825 May 1899Historical LeftLuigi Chinaglia(1841–1906)30 May 189925 June 1899Historical LeftGiuseppe Colombo(1836–1921)14 November 189917 May 1900Historical LeftNicolò Gallo(1849–1907)16 June 190025 June 1900Historical LeftXXITommaso Villa(1832–1915)28 June 190022 February 1902Historical LeftGiuseppe Biancheri(1821–1908)10 March 190218 October 1904Historical RightGiuseppe Marcora(1841–1927)30 November 190410 March 1906Italian Radical PartyXXIIGiuseppe Biancheri(1821–1908)10 March 190630 January 1907Historical RightGiuseppe Marcora(1841–1927)2 February 190729 September 1919Italian Radical PartyXXIIIXXIVVittorio Emanuele Orlando(1860–1952)1 December 191925 June 1920Democratic Liberal PartyXXVEnrico De Nicola(1877–1959)26 June 192025 January 1924Italian Liberal PartyXXVIAlfredo Rocco(1875–1935)24 May 19245 January 1925National Fascist PartyXXVIIAntonio Casertano(1863–1938)13 January 192525 January 1929National Fascist PartyGiovanni Giuriati(1876–1970)20 April 192919 January 1934National Fascist PartyXXVIIICostanzo Ciano(1876–1939)28 April 19342 March 1939National Fascist PartyXXIXPresident of the Chamber of Fasces and CorporationsCostanzo Ciano(1876–1939)23 March 193926 June 1939National Fascist PartyXXXDino Grandi(1895–1988)30 November 19392 August 1943National Fascist PartyPresident of the Chamber of DeputiesVittorio Emanuele Orlando(1860–1952)2 August 194325 September 1945Italian Liberal PartyAbolished ParliamentPresident of the National CouncilCarlo Sforza(1872–1952)25 September 1945 1 June 1946 Italian Republican PartyNational Council

Italian Republic (1946–present) Parties 1946–1994:

1994–present:

Portrait Name(Born–Died) Term of office Party Legislature Took officeLeft officeTime in officePresident of the Constituent AssemblyGiuseppe Saragat(1898–1988)25 June 1946 6 February 1947 Italian Socialist PartyConstituent AssemblyUmberto Terracini(1895–1983)8 February 1947 31 January 1948 Italian Communist PartyPresident of the Chamber of DeputiesGiovanni Gronchi(1887–1978)8 May 1948 29 April 1955Christian DemocracyIII Giovanni Leone(1908–2001)10 May 195521 June 1963 Christian DemocracyIII Brunetto Bucciarelli-Ducci(1914–1994)26 June 19634 June 1968 Christian DemocracyIV Sandro Pertini(1896–1990)5 June 1968 4 July 1976 Italian Socialist PartyVVI Pietro Ingrao(1915–2015)5 July 197619 June 1979 Italian Communist PartyVIINilde Iotti(1920–1999)20 June 197922 April 1992 Italian Communist Party /Democratic Party of the LeftVIIIIXX Oscar Luigi Scalfaro(1918–2012)24 April 199225 May 1992 Christian Democracy XI Giorgio Napolitano(1925–2023)3 June 1992 14 April 1994 Democratic Party of the Left Irene Pivetti()16 April 1994 8 May 1996 Lega NordXII Luciano Violante()10 May 1996 29 May 2001 Democratic Party of the Left /Democrats of the LeftXIII Pier Ferdinando Casini()31 May 2001 27 April 2006 Christian Democratic Centre /Union of Christian and Centre DemocratsXIV Fausto Bertinotti()29 April 2006 28 April 2008 Communist Refoundation PartyXV Gianfranco Fini()30 April 2008 14 March 2013 The People of Freedom /Future and FreedomXVI Laura Boldrini()16 March 201322 March 2018 Left Ecology Freedom /Italian LeftXVIIRoberto Fico()24 March 201813 October 2022 Five Star MovementXVIIILorenzo Fontana()14 October 2022Incumbent LegaXIX

Timeline

Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)

Italian Republic (1946–present)

See also Chamber of Deputies (Italy) List of presidents of the Senate of the Republic (Italy)

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