This is a list of national secretaries of the Italian Communist Party. Until 1926 though the office of secretary did not exist. Amadeo Bordiga and Antonio Gramsci were members of the executive committee and Central Committee in the Communist Party of Italy (PCd'I).

PortraitNameTerm of office 1 Amadeo BordigaJanuary 1921 March 1923 2 Antonio Gramsci14 August 19248 November 1926 – Palmiro Togliatti November 1926 January 1934 3 Ruggero GriecoJanuary 1934May 1938 4 Palmiro TogliattiMay 1938August 1964 5 Luigi Longo22 August 196416 March 1972 6 Enrico Berlinguer17 March 197211 June 1984 7 Alessandro Natta26 June 1984 10 June 1988 8 Achille Occhetto21 June 1988 3 February 1991

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