Life Senator of the Italian Republic

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A Life Senator of the Italian Republic is an appointed member of Italy’s Senate who holds the office for life, typically chosen for outstanding contributions to the nation in social, scientific, artistic, or literary fields or as a former President of the Republic.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf public office
senatorial office
appliesToJurisdiction Italy
appointedBy President of Italy
surface form: President of the Italian Republic
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of Italy
canBeHeldBy Italian citizen
category Italian constitutional offices
Members of the Senate of the Republic (Italy)
chamber upper house of the Italian Parliament
compensation receives senatorial allowance
constitutionalArticle Article 59 of the Constitution of the Italian Republic
country Italian Republic
eligibilityCriterion former President of the Italian Republic
outstanding artistic merits
outstanding literary merits
outstanding scientific merits
outstanding social merits
hasJurisdictionOver national legislation of Italy
hasRank Senator
isInheritable no
language Italian
legalBasis Constitution of Italy
surface form: Constitution of the Italian Republic
legislativeBody Senate of the Republic of Italy
surface form: Senate of the Republic (Italy)
memberOf Senate of the Republic of Italy
surface form: Italian Senate
nativeLabel Senatore a vita della Repubblica Italiana
officeCreatedBy Constitutional provision of 1948
officeEndCause death of officeholder
loss of eligibility in cases provided by law
resignation accepted by the Senate
officeHolderTerm life
officeScope national
officeType non‑elective office
partOf Parliament of Italy
Senate of the Republic of Italy
surface form: Senate of the Republic (Italy)
privilege parliamentary immunity (within constitutional limits)
parliamentary indemnity (for votes and opinions expressed in office)
role participation in confidence votes
participation in constitutional revisions
participation in election of the President of the Republic
participation in legislative process
selectionMethod presidential appointment
status member of Parliament
succession no automatic successor
symbolicRole recognition of exceptional merit to the Italian nation
tenure life
termLimit no term limit
votingRight full voting rights in the Senate of the Republic

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Giorgio Napolitano positionHeld Life Senator of the Italian Republic