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EspañolITALIAN CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
Back side of Palazzo Montecitorio designed by architect Ernesto Basile.
Front side of Montecitorio Palace
Front side of ''Palazzo Montecitorio''.
The Italian 'Chamber of Deputies' (Italian: 'Camera dei Deputati') is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a majority of which are controlled presently by supporters of the Prodi leftwing coalition (as of 2006). Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens outside of Italy. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio. The incumbent president is Fausto Bertinotti, a leader of Communist Refoundation Party.
Latest results
Presidents of the Italian Chamber of Deputies
Kingdom of Sardinia (1848-1860)
| President | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| '1st Legislature' | |||
| 'Vincenzo Gioberti' | May 8 1848 | December 30 1848 | |
| '2nd Legislature' | |||
| 'Lorenzo Pareto' | February 1 1849 | March 30 1849 | |
| '3rd Legislature' | |||
| 'Lorenzo Pareto' | July 30 1849 | November 20 1849 | |
| '4th Legislature' | |||
| 'Pier Dionigi Pinelli' | December 20 1849 | April 22 1852 | Died during mandate |
| 'Urbano Rattazzi' | May 11 1852 | October 27 1853 | |
| 'Carlo Bon Compagni' | November 16 1853 | November 21 1853 | |
| '5th Legislature' | |||
| 'Carlo Bon Compagni' | December 19 1853 | June 16 1856 | |
| 'Carlo Cadorna' | January 7 1859 | July 16 1857 | |
| '6th Legislature' | |||
| 'Carlo Bon Compagni' | December 14 1857 | July 14 1858 | |
| 'Urbano Rattazzi' | January 20 1859 | January 21 1860 | |
| '7th Legislature' | |||
| 'Giovanni Lanza' | April 2 1860 | December 17 1860 |
Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946)
===Consulta Nazionale (1945-1946) ===
| 'President' | 'From' | 'To' | 'Note' |
| 'Carlo Sforza' | 25 September 1945 | 1 June 1946 |
===Constituent Assembly (1946-1948) ===
| 'President' | 'From' | 'To' | 'Note' |
| 'Giuseppe Saragat' | 25 June 1946 | 6 February 1947 | |
| 'Umberto Terracini' | 8 February 1947 | 31 January 1948 |
Italian Republic
| 'President' | 'From' | 'To' | 'Note' |
| '1st Legislature' | |||
| 'Giovanni Gronchi' | 8 May 1948 | 24 June 1953 | elected President of the Italian Republic |
| '2nd Legislature' | |||
| 'Giovanni Gronchi' | 25 June 1953 | 29 April 1955 | elected President of the Italian Republic |
| 'Giovanni Leone' | 10 May 1955 | 11 June 1958 | elected President of the Italian Republic |
| '3rd Legislature' | |||
| 'Giovanni Leone' | 12 June 1958 | 15 May 1963 | elected President of the Italian Republic |
| '4th Legislature' | |||
| 'Giovanni Leone' | 16 May 1963 | 21 June 1963 | elected President of the Italian Republic |
| 'Brunetto Bucciarelli-Ducci' | 26 June 1963 | 4 June 1968 | |
| '5th Legislature' | |||
| 'Alessandro Pertini' | 5 June 1968 | 24 May 1972 | elected President of the Italian Republic |
| '6th Legislature' | |||
| 'Alessandro Pertini' | 25 May 1972 | 4 July 1976 | elected President of the Italian Republic |
| '7th Legislature' | |||
| 'Pietro Ingrao' | 5 July 1976 | 19 June 1979 | |
| '8th Legislature' | |||
| 'Leonilde Iotti' | 20 June 1979 | 11 July 1983 | |
| '9th Legislature' | |||
| 'Leonilde Iotti' | 12 July 1983 | 1 July 1987 | |
| '10th Legislature' | |||
| 'Leonilde Iotti' | 2 July 1987 | 22 April 1992 | |
| '11th Legislature' | |||
| 'Oscar Luigi Scalfaro' | 24 April 1992 | 25 May 1992 | elected President of the Italian Republic |
| 'Giorgio Napolitano' | 3 June 1992 | 14 April 1994 | elected President of the Italian Republic in 2006 |
| '12th Legislature' | |||
| 'Irene Pivetti' | 16 April 1994 | 8 May 1996 | |
| '13th Legislature' | |||
| 'Luciano Violante' | 10 May 1996 | 29 May 2001 | |
| '14th Legislature' | |||
| 'Pier Ferdinando Casini' | 31 May 2001 | 27 April 2006 | |
| '15th Legislature' | |||
| 'Fausto Bertinotti' | 29 April 2006 | Incumbent |
Vice Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies
15th Legislature
★ Pierluigi Castagnetti
★ Carlo Leoni
★ Giulio Tremonti
★ Giorgia Meloni
See also
★ Italian Parliament
★ Italian Senate
★ Chamber of Deputies
★ Lower house
★ bicameralism
External links
★ Italian Chamber of Deputies
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