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Interior of Palazzo Montecitorio house of the Chamber of Deputies.
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Interior of Palazzo Montecitorio house of the Chamber of Deputies.

External fiaciade of the Chamber of Deputies.
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External fiaciade of the Chamber of Deputies.

President of the Chamber of Deputies Fausto Bertinotti (Left) whith the President of the italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano (Right).
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President of the Chamber of Deputies Fausto Bertinotti (Left) whith the President of the italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano (Right).

The Italian Chamber of Deputies (Italian: Camera dei Deputati) is the lower house of the Parliament of Italy. It has 630 seats, a majority of which are controlled presently by supporters of the Prodi leftwing coalition (as of 2006). Twelve deputies represent Italian citizens resident overseas. Deputies meet in the Palazzo Montecitorio.

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Functions

See Parliament of Italy.

Latest results



Source: Interior Ministry of Italy, [Votes], [Seats]



Presidents of the Italian Chamber of Deputies



Kingdom of Sardinia (1848-1860)








  • 5th Legislature
  • *Carlo Bon Compagni (19 dicembre 1853 - 16 giugno 1856)
  • *Carlo Cadorna (7 gennaio - 16 luglio 1857)



Notes:

  • 1 died during the mandate.


Kingdom of Italy (1861-1946)



























Consulta Nazionale (1945-1946)




 President 
 From 
 To 
 Note


 Carlo Sforza 
 25 September 1945 
 1 June 1946 





Costituent Assembly (1946-1948)




 President 
 From 
 To 
 Note


 Giuseppe Saragat 
 25 June 1946 
 6 February 1947 



 Umberto Terracini 
 8 February 1947 
 31 January 1948 





Italian Republic




 President 
 From 
 To 
 Note


 1st Legislature 





 Giovanni Gronchi 
 8 May 1948 
 24 June 1953 



 2nd Legislature 





 Giovanni Gronchi 
 25 June 1953 
 29 April 1955 
 elected President of the Italian Republic


 Giovanni Leone 
 10 May 1955 
 11 June 1958 
 


 3rd Legislature 





 Giovanni Leone 
 12 June 1958 
 15 May 1963 
 


 4th Legislature 





 Giovanni Leone 
 16 May 1963 
 21 June 1963 
 elected Prime Minister


 Brunetto Bucciarelli-Ducci 
 26 June 1963 
 4 June 1968 
 


 5th Legislature 





 Alessandro Pertini 
 5 June 1968 
 24 May 1972 
 


 6th Legislature 





 Alessandro Pertini 
 25 May 1972 
 4 July 1976 
 


 7th Legislature 





 Pietro Ingrao 
 5 July 1976 
 19 June 1979 
 


 8th Legislature  





 Leonilde Iotti 
 20 June 1979 
 11 July 1983 
 


 9th Legislature 





 Leonilde Iotti 
 12 July 1983 
 1 July 1987 
 


 10th Legislature 





 Leonilde Iotti 
 2 July 1987 
 22 April 1992 



 11th Legislature 





 Oscar Luigi Scalfaro 
 24 April 1992 
 25 May 1992 
 elected President of the Italian Republic


 Giorgio Napolitano 
 3 June 1992 
 14 April 1994 



12th Legislature 





 Irene Pivetti 
 16 April 1994 
 8 May 1996 



 13th Legislature 





 Luciano Violante 
 10 May 1996 
 29 May 2001 



 14th Legislature 





 Pier Ferdinando Casini 
 31 May 2001 
 27 April 2006 



 15th Legislature 





 Fausto Bertinotti 
 29 April 2006 
 Incumbent







Vice Presidents of the Chamber of Deputies

15th Legislature


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