Italy

About parliament

Basic information such as the official name of parliament and details of its structure and leadership. Also includes the current breakdown of MPs by sex and age, and provisions for quotas and reserved seats.

Parliament name
Il Parlamento (Parliament)
Chamber name
Senato della Repubblica (Senate)
Structure & Status of parliament This field is to indicate lower/upper in the back end.
Upper chamber
Parliamentary term (years)
5

IPU membership

Affiliation periods
from 1889
IPU Geopolitical Group/s IPU Geopolitical Groups: African Group, Arab Group, Asia-Pacific Group, Eurasia Group, Group of Latin America and the Caribbean (GRULAC), Twelve Plus Group.
Twelve Plus Group

Speaker

Official title The Speaker may for example be known as the Presiding Officer, President, Chairman/Chairperson, etc.
President of the Senate
Speaker
Ignazio La Russa (Male)
Year of birth
1947
Term
13.10.2022
Additional information
Elected on 13 Oct. 2022.
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Secretary General

Official title This post is most commonly called Secretary General or Clerk. It may also be called Secretary, Head/Chief of the Secretariat, Director General, etc.
Secretary General
Secretary General
Elisabetta Serafin (Female)
Notes Additional information about the Secretary General, in particular regarding their term.
Appointed on 9 Feb. 2011.

Members

Statutory number of members Statutory number of members, as defined in the constitution or other fundamental law.
205
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Principal mode of designation of members
Directly elected members Directly elected by citizens.
200
Appointed members Appointed, for example, by the Head of State.
5
Other members For example, ex-officio members of parliament, such as Cabinet members, members of the royal family, Attorney General, Speaker if appointed from outside parliament.
0
Note on the statutory number of members
Appointed members: The President of the Republic may appoint five citizens.
Other: ex-officio member (former Presidents of the Republic are ex officio Senators and for life unless they renounce the office).
Current number of members Number of members who currently hold seats in parliament. May be lower or higher than the statutory number of members.
205
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Men The number of male parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
131
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Women The number of female parliamentarians who currently hold seats in parliament.
74
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Percentage of women Calculated by dividing the current number of women by the current number of members.
36.1% See historical data for this field.
Statutory number of members per country As defined in the constitution or other fundamental laws. Combines the number of parliamentarians in both chambers in bicameral parliaments.
605 See historical data for this field.
Population (in thousands)
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Age

Data on the age of parliamentarians is collected at the start of the legislature, following the most recent elections. This data is not updated during the legislature, except when parliament notifies the IPU of a change in the youngest or oldest member.

Average age of all members Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
55.76
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Youngest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
Youngest member
Francesca Tubetti (Female)
Oldest member (years) Age at the time of the last election or renewal.
97
Oldest member
Giorgio Napolitano (Male)
Number of members, by age
Breakdown of members by age and gender
18 - 20 21 - 30 31 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 60 61 - 70 71 - 80 81 - 90 91 and over Totals per gender
Totals per age interval 0 0 0 18 52 78 43 10 3 2
Total <= 45: 18 Total >= 46: 188
Male 0 0 0 12 26 52 33 8 3 1 135
Female 0 0 0 6 26 26 10 2 0 1 71
Percentage of members, by age
Age as last election or renewalOverallMaleFemale
Percentage of MPs 30 years of age or younger0%0%0%
Percentage of MPs 40 years of age or younger0%0%0%
Percentage of MPs 45 years of age or younger8.74%5.83%2.91%
Members for whom data is available
206 See historical data for this field.

Reserved seats and quotas

There are reserved seats in parliament for certain groups Reserved seats are a means to ensure the parliamentary representation of certain groups in society.
Electoral quota for women Quotas to promote the representation of women in parliament.
Notes
Under penalty of ineligibility, the lists of candidates for the Senate in multi-member districts must comprise candidates of both genders in alternating order (known as a zebra list). &#13;
The lists of candidates in single-member districts at a regional level should not comprise more than 60% of candidates of either gender.&#13;
No more that 60% of candidates at the top of lists presented in multi-member districts at a regional level should be of either gender. The Regional Elections Office ensures compliance with such provisions.
Electoral quota for youth Quotas to promote the representation of youth in parliament.