President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic
Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri della Repubblica Italiana | |
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Style | President (reference and spoken) Premier (reference, informal) His Excellency (diplomatic, outside Italy)[1] |
Member of | Council of Ministers High Council of Defence European Council |
Residence | Palazzo Chigi |
Seat | Rome |
Appointer | President of the Republic |
Term length | No term limit The Prime Minister's term of office ends when the Parliament withdraws its confidence to the Cabinet or in case of resignation |
Inaugural holder | Camillo Benso di Cavour |
Formation | 17 March 1861 |
Salary | 99,480 € annually[2] |
Website | governo.it |
The prime minister of Italy, officially President of the Council of Ministers, is the head of government of Italy.
As of 12 May 2024, there are ten living former prime ministers. The most recent death of a former prime minister was that of Arnaldo Forlani (1980–1981) on 6 July 2023.