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Encyclopedia > President of the Council of Ministers of Italy
President of
the Council of Ministers

Logo of the Italian Government
Incumbent:
Romano Prodi
Took office: May 17, 2006
Term length 5 years
Inaugural Camillo Benso, count of Cavour
Formation March 23, 1861
Website www.governo.it

In Italy, the President of the Council of Ministers (Italian: Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's prime minister or head of government. According to the formal Italian order of precedence, the position of President of the Council of Ministers is ceremonially the fourth-most-important Italian state office; however, in reality, the President of the Council of Ministers is the most powerful and thus truly most important person in the Italian government. This situation mirrors the position of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and indeed most other Prime Ministers'. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 383 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (945 × 1478 pixel, file size: 199 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Prodi redirects here. ... is the 137th day of the year (138th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events Rome acknowledges Cunobelinus, King of the Catuvellauni, as King of Britain. ... A year is the time between two recurrences of an event related to the orbit of the Earth around the Sun. ... Camillo Benso, conte di Cavour (August 10, 1810 – June 7, 1861) was a leading figure in the movement toward Italian unification. ... is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. ... The Italian order of precedence is fixed partly by Royal Decree no. ... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the United Kingdom. ...


The Presidency of the Council is a constitutional office, established by articles 92, 93, 94, 95, and 96 of the Italian Constitution. The President of the Council of Ministers is appointed by the President of the Republic, the head of state. The current prime minister of Italy is Romano Prodi, former President of the European Commission, and leader of a center-left coalition called The Union. Prodi resigned from his position on 24 January 2008, but remains in office as a caretaker until a new government is elected. General elections will take place in April 2008. The President of the Italian Republic is the head of State of Italy, and represents national unity. ... For the comedy film of the same name, see Head of State (film). ... Prodi redirects here. ... Berlaymont, the Commissions seat The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive branch of the European Union. ... The term center-left has two distinct meanings in politics: Center-left can be used to describe a moderately left-wing political party. ... The Union (Italian: LUnione) is an Italian centre-left political party coalition. ... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...


The seat of the government is in Palazzo Chigi, located at Piazza Colonna in Rome. Palazzo Chigi in a 17th century etching by Giuseppe Vasi The Palazzo Chigi is a palace or noble residence in Rome, overlooking the Piazza Colonna and the Corso. ... Piazza in Rome, named after its Column of Marcus Aurelius. ... For other uses, see Rome (disambiguation). ...

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Official title

The title of Italy's head of government is referred to in Italian as Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri. Literally translated this means "President of the Council of Ministers". However because prime minister or premier is the more usual title for a head of government cabinet in English-speaking nations, the head of the Italian government is often referred to by English speakers as the 'prime minister of Italy'. The Italian term for prime minister is primo ministro.

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Functions

In addition to powers inherent in being a member of the cabinet, the prime minister holds specific powers, the most notable of which include the nomination of a list of cabinet ministers to be appointed by the President of the Republic and the countersigning of all legislative instruments having the force of law that are signed by the President of the Republic.


Article 95 of the Italian constitution provides that "the President of the Council of Ministers directs and coordinates the activity of the ministers"; this power has been used to a quite variable extent in the history of the Italian state, as it is strongly influenced by the political strength of individual ministers and thus by the parties they represent.


Often the prime minister's activity consists more in mediating between the various parties in the majority coalition, rather than directing the activity of the Council of Ministers. In addition, the prime minister's supervisory power is further limited by the fact that, at least formally, he or she does not have the authority to fire those ministers with whom he or she might be in disagreement. The practice of rimpasto ("reshuffle"), or the rarer "individual vote of no confidence" on the part of Parliament, may be considered substitute measures for this formally absent power. A Motion of No Confidence, also called Motion of Non Confidence is a parliamentary motion traditionally put before a parliament by the opposition in the hope of defeating or embarrassing a government. ...


More recently, the rise of a new mode of politics, which according to some is ever more linked to the mediating skills of politicians, and the enactment of majoritarian electoral laws have, in practice, given the President of the Council a greater power to make decisions and to direct the internal dynamics of the government. This represents a notable novelty for the Italian political system.


The President of the Council also chairs the COPACO, a committee for the co-ordination of Italian intelligence agencies. Comitato Parlamentare di Controllo per i Servizi di Informazione e Sicurezza e per il Segreto di Stato (Parliamentary Committee for the Intelligence and Security Services and for State Secret Control), is a body of the Italian Parliament deputed to survey and oversee the activities of the Italian intelligence agencies. ... Italian intelligence agencies have been reorganized many times since the 1946 birth of the Italian Republic in an attempt to increase their effectiveness and bring them more fully under civilian control. ...


See also

Palazzo Chigi, seat of the Council of Ministers. The prime minister of Italy is officially the President of the Council of Ministers (Italian: ). // List of Presidents of the Italian Republic Politics of Italy History of Italy Italian Minister of the Interior Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Italian Minister of Defense Italian Minister of Justice Italian Minister of Public... Flag of the President of the Italian Republic This is the list of Presidents of the Italian Republic with the title since 1948. ... This is a list of Italian Ministers of the Interior since 1861. ... This is a list of Italian Ministers of Foreign Affairs since 1943. ... This is a list of Italian Ministers of Defense since 1947. ... This is a list of Italian Ministers of Justice since 1943. ... This is a list of Italian Ministers of Public Instruction since 1943. ... This is the list of Italian Ministers of Health [1] Ministery established by law 13. ... This is a list of Italian Ministers of Economy and Finance since the creation of this Ministry in 2001. ... ... The politics of Italy take place in a framework of a parliamentary, democratic republic, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ... United in 1861, Italy has significantly contributed to the cultural and social development of the entire Mediterranean area, deeply influencing European culture as well. ... These are lists of incumbents, i. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x1600, 827 KB) (All user names refer to en. ... Palazzo Chigi in a 17th century etching by Giuseppe Vasi The Palazzo Chigi is a palace or noble residence in Rome, overlooking the Piazza Colonna and the Corso. ...

The seat of the Council of ministers. Image File history File links Consiglio2_600. ...

References

  • This article was translated from the equivalent article in Italian Wikipedia, retrieved 16 April 2006.

External links

  • Website of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (Prime Minister of Italy)
  • List of Italian Prime Ministers, with information on length of term and party membership
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