Since 1861, there have been 60 people sworn into office as prime minister of Italy: 30 during the monarchic period and 31 during the republican period, with Alcide De Gasperi having served during both.
Moreover, 59 of them were men, while in 2022 Giorgia Meloni became the first woman to hold the office.
Benito Mussolini is the longest-serving head of government, having settled a dictatorship and ruled the country for a record of 20 years and 267 days;[1] Tommaso Tittoni was the shortest-serving prime minister, having governed for 16 days only in 1905.
[2] This list is based on the difference between dates; if counted by the number of calendar days, the figures would be one day greater for each term served.
List of prime ministers of Italy