List of Italian governments

This article lists Italian governments with information about them.

List + Cabinets of the Kingdom of Sardinia (1848–1861) Legislature Years Cabinets I 1848–1849 Balbo, Casati, Alfieri, Perrone, Gioberti II 1849 Chiodo III 1849 De Launay IV 1849–1853 D'Azeglio I, D'Azeglio II, Cavour I V 1853–1859 Cavour II VI 1859–1860 La Marmora I VII 1860–1861 Cavour III

+ Kingdom of Italy Governments (1861–1946) # Government Term start – Term End End date Days in Office Effective Days 1. Cavour IV 23 March 1861 – 12 June 1861 6 June 1861 81 75 2. Ricasoli I 12 June 1861 – 3 March 1862 28 February 1862 264 261 3. Rattazzi I 3 March 1862 – 8 December 1862 1 December 1862 280 273 4. Farini 8 December 1862 – 24 March 1863 24 March 1863 106 106 5. Minghetti I 24 March 1863 – 28 September 1864 23 September 1864 554 549 6. La Marmora II 28 September 1864 – 31 December 1865 21 December 1865 459 449 7. La Marmora III 31 December 1865 – 20 June 1866 20 June 1866 171 171 8. Ricasoli II 20 June 1866 – 10 April 1867 4 April 1867 294 288 9. Rattazzi II 10 April 1867 – 27 October 1867 19 October 1867 200 192 10. Menabrea I 27 October 1867 – 5 January 1868 23 December 1867 70 57 11. Menabrea II 5 January 1868 – 13 May 1869 7 May 1869 494 488 12. Menabrea III 13 May 1869 – 14 December 1869 22 November 1869 215 193 13. Lanza 14 December 1869 – 10 July 1873 26 June 1873 1304 1290 14. Minghetti II 10 July 1873 – 25 March 1876 19 March 1876 989 983 15. Depretis I 25 March 1876 – 29 December 1877 15 December 1877 644 630 16. Depretis II 29 December 1877 – 24 March 1878 9 March 1878 85 70 17. Cairoli I 24 March 1878 – 19 December 1878 12 December 1878 270 263 18. Depretis III 19 December 1878 – 14 July 1879 3 July 1879 207 196 19. Cairoli II 14 July 1879 – 25 November 1879 18 November 1879 134 127 20. Cairoli III 25 November 1879 – 29 May 1881 14 May 1881 551 536 21. Depretis IV 29 May 1881 – 25 May 1883 22 May 1883 726 723 22. Depretis V 25 May 1883 – 30 March 1884 20 March 1884 310 300 23. Depretis VI 30 March 1884 – 29 June 1885 18 June 1885 456 445 24. Depretis VII 29 June 1885 – 4 April 1887 8 February 1887 644 589 25. Crispi I 7 August 1887 – 9 March 1889 28 February 1889 580 571 26. Depretis VIII 4 April 1887 – 7 August 1887 29 July 1887 125 116 27. Crispi II 9 March 1889 – 9 February 1891 31 January 1891 702 693 28. Di Rudinì I 9 February 1891 – 15 May 1892 14 April 1892 461 430 29. Giolitti I 15 May 1892 – 15 December 1893 24 November 1893 579 558 30. Crispi III 15 December 1893 – 14 June 1894 5 June 1894 181 172 31. Crispi IV 14 June 1894 – 10 March 1896 5 March 1896 635 630 32. Di Rudinì II 10 March 1896 – 15 July 1896 11 July 1896 127 123 33. Di Rudinì III 15 July 1896 – 14 December 1897 6 December 1897 517 509 34. Di Rudinì IV 14 December 1897 – 1 June 1898 28 May 1898 169 165 35. Di Rudinì V 1 June 1898 – 30 June 1898 18 June 1898 29 17 36. Pelloux I 30 June 1898 – 15 May 1899 3 May 1899 319 307 37. Pelloux II 15 May 1899 – 25 June 1900 18 June 1900 406 399 38. Saracco 25 June 1900 – 15 February 1901 7 February 1901 235 227 39. Zanardelli 15 February 1901 – 3 November 1903 21 October 1903 991 978 40. Giolitti II 3 November 1903 – 16 March 1905 4 March 1905 499 487 41. Tittoni 16 March 1905 – 28 March 1905 25 March 1905 12 9 42. Fortis I 28 March 1905 – 24 December 1905 18 December 1905 271 265 43. Fortis II 24 December 1905 – 8 February 1906 2 February 1906 46 40 44. Sonnino I 8 February 1906 – 30 May 1906 18 May 1906 111 99 45. Giolitti III 30 May 1906 – 11 December 1909 3 December 1909 1291 1283 46. Sonnino II 11 December 1909 – 31 March 1910 21 March 1910 110 100 47. Luzzatti 31 March 1910 – 30 March 1911 19 March 1911 364 353 48. Giolitti IV 30 March 1911 – 21 March 1914 10 March 1914 1087 1076 49. Salandra I 21 March 1914 – 5 November 1914 31 October 1914 229 224 50. Salandra II 5 November 1914 – 19 June 1916 10 June 1916 592 583 51. Boselli 19 June 1916 – 30 October 1917 26 October 1917 498 494 52. Orlando 30 October 1917 – 23 June 1919 19 June 1919 601 597 53. Nitti I 23 June 1919 – 22 May 1920 12 May 1920 334 324 54. Nitti II 22 May 1920 – 16 June 1920 9 June 1920 25 18 55. Giolitti V 16 June 1920 – 4 July 1921 27 June 1921 383 376 56. Bonomi I 4 July 1921 – 26 February 1922 2 February 1922 237 213 57. Facta I 26 February 1922 – 1 August 1922 19 July 1922 156 143 58. Facta II 1 August 1922 – 31 October 1922 27 October 1922 91 87 59. Mussolini 31 October 1922 – 27 July 1943 25 July 1943 7574 4757 60. Badoglio I 27 July 1943 – 24 April 1944 17 April 1944 272 265 61. Badoglio II 24 April 1944 – 18 June 1944 8 June 1944 55 45 62. Bonomi II 18 June 1944 – 12 December 1944 26 November 1944 177 161 63. Bonomi III 12 December 1944 – 21 June 1945 12 June 1945 191 182 64. Parri 21 June 1945 – 10 December 1945 24 November 1945 172 156 65. De Gasperi I 10 December 1945 – 14 July 1946 1 July 1946 216 203

+ Post-World War II Italian Governments Legislature Government Prime Minister Party Term Dates Duration (Days) Kingdom of Italy(transitional constitutional period) Badoglio I Pietro Badoglio Military 267 Badoglio II 48 Bonomi II Ivanoe Bonomi PDL-DC-PCI-PLI-PSIUP-PdA 175 Bonomi III 189 Parri Ferruccio Parri PdA-DC-PCI-PLI-PSIUP-PDL 170 De Gasperi I Alcide De Gasperi DC-PCI-PLI-PSIUP-PdA-PDL 204 Constituent Assembly De Gasperi II 199 De Gasperi III 119 De Gasperi IV 358 1st legislature De Gasperi V 601 De Gasperi VI 538 De Gasperi VII 712 2nd legislature De Gasperi VIII 18 Pella Giuseppe Pella 148 Fanfani I Amintore Fanfani 22 Scelba Mario Scelba 508 Segni I Antonio Segni 679 Zoli Adone Zoli 408 3rd legislature Fanfani II Amintore Fanfani 229 Segni II Antonio Segni 403 Tambroni Fernando Tambroni 123 Fanfani III Amintore Fanfani 575 Fanfani IV 485 4th legislature Leone I Giovanni Leone 166 Moro I Aldo Moro 231 Moro II 581 Moro III 853 5th legislature Leone II Giovanni Leone 171 Rumor I Mariano Rumor 239 Rumor II 231 Rumor III 132 Colombo Emilio Colombo 560 Andreotti I Giulio Andreotti 160 6th legislature Andreotti II 346 Rumor IV Mariano Rumor 250 Rumor V 254 Moro IV Aldo Moro 446 Moro V 168 7th legislature Andreotti III Giulio Andreotti 589 Andreotti IV 374 Andreotti V 137 8th legislature Cossiga I Francesco Cossiga 244 Cossiga II 197 Forlani Arnaldo Forlani 253 Spadolini I Giovanni Spadolini PRI 421 Spadolini II 100 Fanfani V Amintore Fanfani DC-PSI-PSDI-PLI 246 9th legislature Craxi I Bettino Craxi PSI-DC-PSDI-PRI-PLI 1092 Craxi II 259 Fanfani VI Amintore Fanfani DC 102 10th legislature Goria Giovanni Goria 259 De Mita Ciriaco De Mita 465 Andreotti VI Giulio Andreotti 629 Andreotti VII 378 11th legislature Amato I Giuliano Amato PSI 304 Ciampi Carlo Azeglio Ciampi Independent (Coalition DC - PSI - PDS - PRI) 377 12th legislature Berlusconi I Silvio Berlusconi FI-MSI-LN-UdC-CCD-FLD 252 Dini Lamberto Dini Independent (External support PDS - PPI - LN) 486 13th legislature Prodi I Romano Prodi L'Ulivo 887 D'Alema I Massimo D'Alema L'Ulivo 427 D'Alema II 125 Amato II Giuliano Amato L'Ulivo 412 14th legislature Berlusconi II Silvio Berlusconi FI-LN-AN-CCD-CDU 1412 Berlusconi III 389 15th legislature Prodi II Romano Prodi L'Ulivo 722 16th legislature Berlusconi IV Silvio Berlusconi PdL-LN 1288 Monti Mario Monti Independent (External support PdL - PD - UdC) 530 17th legislature Letta Enrico Letta PD (Coalition PD - PdL - SC - UdC) 300 Renzi Matteo Renzi PD (Coalition PD - NCD - SC - UdC - PSI) 1024 Gentiloni Paolo Gentiloni PD (Coalition PD - AP - CpE - PSI) 536 18th legislature Conte I Giuseppe Conte Independent (Coalition M5S - Lega) 461 Conte II Independent (Coalition M5S - PD - IV - LeU) 526 Draghi Mario Draghi Independent (Coalition M5S - Lega - PD - IV - LeU - FI) 616 19th legislature Meloni Giorgia Meloni FdI-Lega-FI Incumbent

Statistics Average government duration: 361 days Number of governments since the end of World War II: 70 (64 since the proclamation of the Republic in 1946) Number of Prime Ministers since the end of World War II: 32 (29 since the proclamation of the Republic in 1946)

Records Longest government: Meloni (3 years, 10 months and 13 days). Shortest government: De Gasperi VIII (seventeen days). Most terms as head of government: Alcide De Gasperi (eight, all consecutive). Longest cumulative term as head of government:By combining all terms served, consecutively or not Alcide De Gasperi (seven years, ten months, and twenty-two days, or daysWith one less term, Giulio Andreotti had seven years, six months, and one day, or days, non-consecutive). Longest period without a new Prime Minister:New meaning a person who has never held this position in their career. eleven years and seven months (from the investiture of Massimo D'Alema to that of Mario Monti). Party with the longest continuous tenure as head of government: Christian Democracy (thirty-five years, six months, and eighteen days).

Main Prime Ministers Only those Prime Ministers who have lead at least three governments are listed (party and number of terms in parentheses)

Alcide De Gasperi (DC, eight) Giulio Andreotti (DC, seven) Amintore Fanfani (DC, six) Aldo Moro (DC, five) Mariano Rumor (DC, five) Silvio Berlusconi (FI - PdL, four)

These six men alone account for thirty-five of the sixty-two Prime Ministerial terms since the end of the war. It is also worth noting that none of them come from the centre-left (although all those from its ranks have served two terms, before the current legislature).

Notes and references

See also Government of Italy