Prime Minister of Italy

President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic
Presidente del Consiglio dei ministri della Repubblica Italiana
Seal of the presidency of the Council of Ministers
Flag of the President of the Council of Ministers
Incumbent Giorgia Meloni since 22 October 2022
Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic Government of Italy
Style	President (reference and spoken) Premier (reference, informal) Her Excellency (diplomatic)
Member of	Council of Ministers High Council of Defence European Council
Residence	Chigi Palace
Seat	Rome
Appointer	President of the Republic
Term length	no fixed term length
Inaugural holder	Alcide De Gasperi (republic) Camillo Benso di Cavour (original)
Formation	17 March 1861; 163 years ago (1861-03-17)
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister
Salary	€99,000 per annum[1]
Website	www.governo.it/en/

The prime minister of Italy, officially the president of the Council of Ministers (Italian: Presidente del Consiglio dei ministri),^[2][3] is the head of government of the Italian Republic. The office of president of the Council of Ministers is established by articles 92–96 of the Constitution of Italy; the president of the Council of Ministers is appointed by the president of the Republic and must have the confidence of the Parliament to stay in office.

Prior to the establishment of the Italian Republic, the position was called President of the Council of Ministers of the Kingdom of Italy (Presidente del Consiglio dei ministri del Regno d'Italia). From 1925 to 1943 during the Fascist regime, the position was transformed into the dictatorial position of Head of the Government, Prime Minister, Secretary of State^[4] (Capo del Governo, Primo Ministro, Segretario di Stato) held by Benito Mussolini, Duce of Fascism, who officially governed on the behalf of the king of Italy. King Victor Emmanuel III removed Mussolini from office in 1943 and the position was restored with Marshal Pietro Badoglio becoming prime minister in 1943, although the original denomination of President of the Council was only restored in 1944, when Ivanoe Bonomi was appointed to the post of prime minister. Alcide De Gasperi became the first prime minister of the Italian Republic in 1946.

The prime minister is the president of the Council of Ministers which holds executive power and the position is similar to those in most other parliamentary systems. The formal Italian order of precedence lists the office as being, ceremonially, the fourth-highest Italian state office after the president and the presiding officers of the two houses of parliament. In practice, the prime minister is the country's political leader and de facto chief executive.

Giorgia Meloni has been the incumbent prime minister since 22 October 2022.