Deputy Prime Minister of Italy

The Deputy Prime Minister of Italy, officially Vice-President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic (Italian: Vicepresidente del Consiglio dei ministri della Repubblica Italiana), is a senior member of the Italian Cabinet. Moreover, it is often colloquially known as Vicepremier.[2][3] The office of the Deputy Prime Minister is not a permanent position, existing only at the discretion of the Prime Minister, who may appoint to other offices to give seniority to a particular Cabinet minister. The office is currently held by Matteo Salvini and Antonio Tajani under Giorgia Meloni's premiership.

Vice President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic
Vicepresidente del Consiglio dei Ministri della Repubblica Italiana
Incumbent
Antonio Tajani and Matteo Salvini
since 22 October 2022
Council of Ministers
NominatorPrime Minister of Italy
AppointerCouncil of Ministers[1]
Inaugural holderPalmiro Togliatti
FormationApril 24, 1944 (1944-04-24)

The office is not mentioned in the Constitution. Their powers are defined by statutory provisions, most importantly article 8 of law no. 400 of 1998 (Italian: legge n. 400 del 1998).

The Deputy Prime Minister assumes the duties and powers of the Prime Minister when the latter becomes unable to discharge his or her duties. In case none was appointed Deputy Prime Minister, such a duty falls upon the oldest Minister, while if there are multiple Deputy Prime Ministers serving at the same time, it falls upon the oldest of them.

The Deputy Prime Minister does not automatically succeed the Prime Minister in case the latter resigns, as conventionally, in the aftermath of a resignation, the outgoing Prime Minister remains in place to handle day-to-day business until Parliament picks a successor.

In practice, the designation of someone to the role of Deputy Prime Minister may also provide additional practical status within cabinet, enabling the exercise of de facto, if not de jure, power.

In a coalition government, as Enrico Letta Grand coalition government between the Democrats and The People of Freedom, the appointment of the secretary of the smaller party (in the 2014 case, Angelino Alfano, secretary of the PdL) as Deputy Prime Minister is done to give that person more authority within the cabinet to enforce the coalition's agreed-upon agenda.[4]

List of deputy prime ministers

Kingdom of Italy
Parties
Coalitions
Prime Ministers of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Party Cabinet Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Palmiro Togliatti
(1893–1964)		 24 April 1944 18 June 1944 55 days Italian Communist Party Badoglio II
Office not in use 18 June 1944 – 12 December 1944 Bonomi II
Palmiro Togliatti
(1893–1964)		 12 December 1944 21 June 1945 1 year, 9 days Italian Communist Party Bonomi III
Giulio Rodinò
(1875–1946)		 Christian Democracy
Pietro Nenni
(1891–1980)		 21 June 1945 10 December 1945 172 days Italian Socialist Party Parri
Manlio Brosio
(1897–1980)		 Italian Liberal Party
Pietro Nenni
(1891–1980)		 10 December 1945 13 July 1946 262 days Italian Socialist Party De Gasperi I

Italian Republic
Parties
Coalitions
Prime Ministers of the Kingdom of Italy (1861–1946)
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office Party Cabinet Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Luigi Einaudi
(1874–1961)		 31 May 1947 23 May 1948 358 days Italian Liberal Party De Gasperi IV
Randolfo Pacciardi
(1899–1991)		 Italian Republican Party
Giuseppe Saragat
(1898–1988)		 Italian Democratic Socialist Party
Attilio Piccioni
(1892–1976)		 23 May 1948 27 January 1950 1 year, 249 days Christian Democracy De Gasperi V
Giovanni Porzio
(1873–1962)		 Italian Liberal Party
Giuseppe Saragat
(1898–1988)		 Italian Democratic Socialist Party
Office not in use 27 January 1950 – 26 July 1951 De Gasperi VI
Attilio Piccioni
(1892–1976)		 26 July 1951 17 August 1953 2 years, 22 days Christian Democracy De Gasperi VII·VIII
Office not in use 17 August 1953 – 10 February 1954 Pella
Fanfani I
Giuseppe Saragat
(1898–1988)		 10 February 1954 19 May 1957 3 years, 98 days Italian Democratic Socialist Party Scelba
Segni I
Giuseppe Pella
(1902–1981)		 19 May 1957 1 July 1958 1 year, 43 days Christian Democracy Zoli
Antonio Segni
(1891–1972)		 1 July 1958 16 February 1959 229 days Christian Democracy Fanfani II
Office not in use 16 February 1959 – 26 July 1960 Segni II
Tambroni
Attilio Piccioni
(1892–1976)		 26 July 1960 4 December 1963 3 years, 131 days Christian Democracy Fanfani III·IV
Leone I
Pietro Nenni
(1891–1980)		 4 December 1963 24 June 1968 4 years, 203 days Italian Socialist Party Moro I·II·III
Office not in use 24 June 1968 – 12 December 1968 Leone I
Francesco De Martino
(1907–2002)		 12 December 1968 5 August 1969 236 days Italian Socialist Party Rumor I
Paolo Emilio Taviani
(1912–2001)		 5 August 1969 27 March 1970 234 days Christian Democracy Rumor II
Francesco De Martino
(1907–2002)		 27 March 1970 17 February 1972 1 year, 327 days Italian Socialist Party Rumor II
Colombo
Office not in use 17 February 1972 – 26 June 1972 Andreotti I
Mario Tanassi
(1916–2007)		 26 June 1972 7 July 1973 1 year, 11 days Italian Democratic Socialist Party Andreotti II
Office not in use 7 July 1973 – 23 November 1974 Rumor IV·V
Ugo La Malfa
(1903–1979)		 23 November 1974 12 February 1976 1 year, 81 days Italian Republican Party Moro IV
Office not in use 12 February 1976 – 20 March 1979 Moro V
Andreotti III·IV
Ugo La Malfa
(1903–1979)		 20 March 1979 26 March 1979[5] 6 days Italian Republican Party Andreotti V
Office not in use 26 March 1979 – 4 August 1983 Cossiga I
Cossiga II
Forlani
Spadolini I·II
Fanfani V
Arnaldo Forlani
(1925–2023)		 4 August 1983 18 April 1987 3 years, 257 days Christian Democracy Craxi I·II
Office not in use 18 April 1987 – 29 July 1987 Fanfani VI
Giuliano Amato
(1938–)		 29 July 1987 13 April 1988 259 days Italian Socialist Party Goria
Gianni De Michelis
(1940–2019)		 13 April 1988 22 July 1989 1 year, 100 days Italian Socialist Party De Mita
Claudio Martelli
(1943–)		 22 July 1989 28 June 1992 2 years, 342 days Italian Socialist Party Andreotti VI·VII
Office not in use 28 June 1992 – 10 May 1994 Amato I
Ciampi
Roberto Maroni
(1955–2022)		 10 May 1994 17 January 1995 252 days Lega Nord Berlusconi I
Giuseppe Tatarella
(1935–1999)		 National Alliance
Office not in use 17 January 1995 – 17 May 1996 Dini
Walter Veltroni
(1955–)		 17 May 1996 21 October 1998 2 years, 157 days Democratic Party of the Left Prodi I
Sergio Mattarella
(1941–)		 21 October 1998 22 December 1999 1 year, 62 days Italian People's Party D'Alema I
Office not in use 22 December 1999 – 11 June 2001 D'Alema II
Amato II
Gianfranco Fini
(1952–)		 11 June 2001 23 April 2005 3 years, 316 days National Alliance Berlusconi II
Marco Follini
(1954–)		 2 December 2004 142 days Union of Christians and Centre Democrats
Gianfranco Fini
(1952–)		 23 April 2005 17 May 2006 1 year, 24 days National Alliance Berlusconi III
Giulio Tremonti
(1947–)		 Forza Italia
Massimo D'Alema
(1949–)		 17 May 2006 8 May 2008 1 year, 357 days Democrats of the Left /
Democratic Party		 Prodi II
Francesco Rutelli
(1954–)		 The Daisy /
Democratic Party
Office not in use 8 May 2008 – 28 April 2013 Berlusconi IV
Monti
Angelino Alfano
(1970–)		 28 April 2013 22 February 2014 300 days The People of Freedom /
New Centre-Right		 Letta
Office not in use 22 February 2014 – 1 June 2018 Renzi
Gentiloni
Matteo Salvini
(1973–)		 1 June 2018 5 September 2019 1 year, 96 days League Conte I
Luigi Di Maio
(1986–)		 Five Star Movement
Office not in use 5 September 2019 – 22 October 2022 Conte II
Draghi
Antonio Tajani
(1953–)		 22 October 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 6 days Forza Italia Meloni
Matteo Salvini
(1973–)		 League

Timeline
Antonio TajaniMatteo SalviniLuigi Di MaioAngelino AlfanoFrancesco RutelliMassimo D'AlemaGiulio TremontiMarco FolliniGianfranco FiniSergio MattarellaWalter VeltroniGiuseppe TatarellaRoberto MaroniClaudio MartelliGianni De MichelisGiuliano AmatoArnaldo ForlaniUgo La MalfaPaolo Emilio TavianiFrancesco De MartinoAntonio SegniGiuseppe PellaAttilio PiccioniGiovanni PorzioGiuseppe SaragatRandolfo PacciardiLuigi EinaudiPietro NenniManlio BrosioGiulio RodinòPalmiro Togliatti

See also

References
  1. "LEGGE 23 agosto 1988, n. 400".
  2. Salvini e Di Maio vicepremier: ecco tutti i nomi del governo
  3. Di Maio e Salvini: tutte le liti tra i due vicepremier
  4. Vice-Presidente del Consiglio – Angelino Alfano
  5. Died in office.
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