Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Italy

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The Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Italy is a senior government official who serves as the deputy to the Prime Minister, often assisting in coordinating cabinet activities and standing in during the Prime Minister’s absence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office
political position
alsoKnownAs Deputy Prime Minister of Italy
Italian Deputy Prime Minister
appliesToJurisdiction Italian Republic
appointedBy President of the Republic of Italy
linked to: President of Italy
associatedWith Italian Council of Ministers
Italian executive branch
comparativeOffice similar to deputy prime minister in other parliamentary systems
constitutes part of the Italian cabinet leadership
constitutionalContext Italian Constitution of 1948
country Italy
formationBasis Italian constitutional practice and government law
governmentBranch executive branch of Italy
hasAbbreviation Vicepresidente del Consiglio
hierarchicalRelation deputy to the President of the Council of Ministers of Italy
inception 20th century
jurisdiction national government of Italy
linked to: Government of Italy
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
legalStatus not a constitutionally required office
office may be vacant
memberOf Council of Ministers of Italy
nativeLabel Vicepresidente del Consiglio dei ministri
nominatedBy President of the Council of Ministers of Italy
officeHolderTitleInEnglish Deputy Prime Minister of Italy
officeMayBeHeldByMultiplePersonsSimultaneously yes
officeType cabinet-level position
senior executive office
partOf Council of Ministers of Italy
Government of Italy
politicalSystemContext parliamentary republic of Italy
positionHeldBy member of the Council of Ministers of Italy
reportsTo President of the Council of Ministers of Italy
role assists the Prime Minister of Italy
coordinates cabinet activities
may chair meetings of the Council of Ministers in the Prime Minister’s absence
stands in for the Prime Minister in case of absence
seat Palazzo Chigi
Rome
seatOfGovernmentContext Palazzo Chigi, Rome
linked to: Palazzo Chigi
style Onorevole
successionRole acts as de facto deputy to the Prime Minister
termLength no fixed term
serves at the pleasure of the Prime Minister
typicalOfficeHolder leading member of a governing coalition party
senior minister

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Deputy Prime Ministers of Italy alsoKnownAs Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Italy
Ciriaco De Mita positionHeld Deputy Prime Minister of Italy
linked to: Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Italy
Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Italy alsoKnownAs Italian Deputy Prime Minister
linked to: Vice President of the Council of Ministers of Italy