SocietyPreview: data is incomplete and may be wrong

National

Senator for Life (former President of the Republic)

  • Italian: Senatore di diritto e a vita (già Presidente della Repubblica)

Senate of the Republic · Italy

Report a problem with this page

How it's filled

In plain words
Held automatically by the President of the Italian Republic
Exact method
Former Presidents of the Republic are senators for life by right, unless they renounce (Art. 59(1)). None living at this date.
Seats
No fixed number
Source: quirinale.it, checked

Sources

  • quirinale.it · checked Costituzione della Repubblica Italiana Art. 56-59, 63, 83-85, 92, 135 and Law 165/2017 (electoral law), read 2026-10-12: offices, seat counts and selection methods. Ministerial portfolios from https://www.governo.it/it/ministri-e-sottosegretari, read 2026-10-12. For: Senator for Life (former President of the Republic)
  • governo.it · checked Italian names of bodies and ministerial offices from governo.it, camera.it, senato.it and the Costituzione, read 2026-10-12. For: Senator for Life (former President of the Republic) in Italian

We're still adding some details for this area. Report something missing.

Send feedback

Your message will be shown publicly on the feedback page. Your contact details stay private.