The secretary of the Council of Ministers () is a senior member of the Italian Cabinet. The secretary is one of the undersecretaries of state to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers but, unlike them, he sits in the Cabinet and helps the prime minister in coordinating the government and its meetings. Thus, the secretary is usually a person very close to the prime minister. The secretary of the Council of Ministers, which may not be confused with the largely ceremonial office of Deputy Prime Minister (not all Italian Cabinets include one), resembles that of the White House chief of staff.
The current secretary of the Council of Ministers is Alfredo Mantovano, appointed on 22 October 2022 in the government led by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.Alfredo Mantovano, il nuovo sottosegretario alla presidenza del Consiglio. Il Giornale
List Parties: 1946–1994:
1994–present:
Coalitions:
Portrait Name(Born–Died) Term of office Party Government Took officeLeft officeTime in office Paolo Cappa(1888–1956) 13 July 1946 31 May 1947 Christian DemocracyDe Gasperi II·III Giulio Andreotti(1919–2013) 31 May 1947 18 January 1954 Christian DemocracyDe Gasperi IV·V·VI·VII·VIIIPella Mariano Rumor(1915–1990) 18 January 1954 10 February 1954 Christian DemocracyFanfani I Oscar Luigi Scalfaro(1918–2012) 10 February 1954 6 July 1955 Christian DemocracyScelba Carlo Russo(1920–2007) 6 July 1955 19 May 1957 Christian DemocracySegni I Lorenzo Spallino(1897–1962) 19 May 1957 1 July 1958 Christian DemocracyZoli Antonio Maxia(1904–1962) 1 July 1958 16 February 1959 Christian DemocracyFanfani II Carlo Russo(1920–2007) 16 February 1959 25 March 1960 Christian DemocracySegni II Alberto Folchi(1897–1977) 25 March 1960 26 July 1960 Christian DemocracyTambroni Umberto Delle Fave(1912–1986) 26 July 1960 21 June 1963 Christian DemocracyFanfani III·IV Crescenzo Mazza(1910–1990) 21 June 1963 4 December 1963 Christian DemocracyLeone I Angelo Salizzoni(1907–1992) 4 December 1963 24 June 1968 Christian DemocracyMoro I·II·III Luigi Michele Galli(1924–2001) 24 June 1968 12 December 1968 Christian DemocracyLeone IIAntonio Bisaglia(1929–1984)12 December 19686 August 1970Christian DemocracyRumor IRumor IIRumor III Dario Antoniozzi(1923–2019) 6 August 1970 17 February 1972 Christian DemocracyColombo Franco Evangelisti(1923–1993) 17 February 1972 7 July 1973 Christian DemocracyAndreotti I·II Adolfo Sarti(1928–1992) 7 July 1973 23 November 1974 Christian DemocracyRumor IV·V Angelo Salizzoni(1907–1992) 23 November 1974 29 July 1976 Christian DemocracyMoro IV·V Franco Evangelisti(1923–1993) 29 July 1976 4 August 1979 Christian DemocracyAndreotti IV·VPiergiorgio Bressani(1929–2022)4 August 197918 October 1980Christian DemocracyCossiga ICossiga II Luciano Radi(1922–2014) 18 October 1980 28 June 1981 Christian DemocracyForlani Francesco Compagna(1921–1982) 28 June 1981 24 July 1982 Italian Republican PartySpadolini I Vittorio Olcese(1925–1999) 23 August 1982 1 December 1982 Italian Republican PartySpadolini II Bruno Orsini(1929– ) 1 December 1982 4 August 1983 Christian DemocracyFanfani V Giuliano Amato(1938– ) 4 August 1983 18 April 1987 Italian Socialist PartyCraxi I·II Mauro Bubbico(1928–1991) 18 April 1987 29 July 1987 Christian DemocracyFanfani VI Emilio Rubbi(1930–2005) 29 July 1987 13 April 1988 Christian DemocracyGoria Riccardo Misasi(1932–2000) 13 April 1988 22 July 1989 Christian DemocracyDe Mita Nino Cristofori(1930–2015) 22 July 1989 28 June 1992 Christian DemocracyAndreotti VI·VII Fabio Fabbri(1933–2024) 28 June 1992 28 April 1993 Italian Socialist PartyAmato I Antonio Maccanico(1924–2013) 28 April 1993 10 May 1994 Italian Republican PartyCiampi Gianni Letta(1935– ) 10 May 1994 17 January 1995 Forza ItaliaBerlusconi I Lamberto Cardia(1934–2026) 17 January 1995 17 May 1996 IndependentDini Enrico Luigi Micheli(1938–2011) 17 May 1996 21 October 1998 Italian People's PartyProdi I Franco Bassanini(1940– ) 21 October 1998 22 December 1999 Democrats of the LeftD'Alema I Enrico Luigi Micheli(1938–2011) 22 December 1999 11 June 2001 Italian People's PartyD'Alema IIAmato II Gianni Letta(1935– ) 11 June 2001 17 May 2006 Forza ItaliaBerlusconi II·III Enrico Letta(1966– ) 17 May 2006 8 May 2008 The Daisy /Democratic PartyProdi II Gianni Letta(1935– ) 8 May 2008 16 November 2011 The People of FreedomBerlusconi IV Antonio Catricalà(1952–2021) 16 November 2011 28 April 2013 IndependentMonti Filippo Patroni Griffi(1955– ) 28 April 2013 22 February 2014 IndependentLetta Graziano Delrio(1960– ) 22 February 2014 2 April 2015 Democratic PartyRenzi Claudio De Vincenti(1948– ) 2 April 2015 12 December 2016 Democratic Party Maria Elena Boschi(1981– ) 12 December 2016 1 June 2018 Democratic PartyGentiloni Giancarlo Giorgetti(1966– ) 1 June 2018 5 September 2019 LeagueConte I Riccardo Fraccaro(1981– ) 5 September 2019 13 February 2021 Five Star MovementConte II Roberto Garofoli(1966– ) 13 February 2021 22 October 2022 IndependentDraghi Alfredo Mantovano(1958– ) 22 October 2022 Incumbent IndependentMeloni
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See also Council of Ministers (Italy) Deputy Prime Minister of Italy List of prime ministers of Italy Lists of office-holders Politics of Italy Prime Minister of Italy
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