President of the Council of Ministers

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The President of the Council of Ministers is the prime minister of Italy, serving as the head of the Italian government and leading the executive branch.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government office
political office
alsoKnownAs Prime Minister of Italy
appointedBy President of the Italian Republic
branch executive branch of Italy
canBeRemovedBy vote of no confidence by Parliament
chairs meetings of the Council of Ministers
constitutingInstrument Constitution of the Italian Republic
country Italy
dateEstablished 1946
distinctFrom President of the Italian Republic
flag Flag of Italy
formationLegalBasis Article 92 of the Constitution of Italy
Article 93 of the Constitution of Italy
Article 94 of the Constitution of Italy
hasAuthorityOver Italian deputy ministers
Italian ministers
heads Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic
jurisdiction Italian Republic
languageOfTitle Italian
leads Italian government
mayPropose appointment of ministers to the President of the Republic
dismissal of ministers to the President of the Republic
memberOf Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic
nativeLabel Presidente del Consiglio dei ministri della Repubblica Italiana
nominatedBy President of the Italian Republic
officeHolderType prime minister
officeLocation Palazzo Chigi, Rome
partOf Government of Italy
precededBy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Italy
reportsTo Parliament of Italy
requires confidence of the Chamber of Deputies
confidence of the Senate of the Republic
residence Palazzo Chigi
responsibleFor ensuring political unity of the Government
general policy of the Government
promoting and coordinating the activity of ministers
role chief of the executive branch of Italy
coordination of government policy
direction of government activity
head of government of Italy
representation of government in Parliament
seat Rome
shortName Italian Prime Minister
President of the Council of Ministers
style Onorevole Presidente
Presidente del Consiglio
subordinateTo none in the executive hierarchy
symbol Emblem of Italy
termCondition serves while enjoying confidence of Parliament
termLength no fixed term


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