List of Presidents of the Italian Senate

President of Senate of the Republic Presidente del Senato della Repubblica
Incumbent Pietro Grasso since 16 March 2013
Style	President
Appointer	Senate of the Republic
Term length	No term limit
Inaugural holder	Ruggero Settimo
Formation	17 March 1861
Website	www.senato.it

This is a list of the Presidents of the Senate of Italy from the Kingdom of Sardinia to the present day.

The President of the Senate of the Republic is the presiding officer of the Italian Senate. The President of the Senate is the second-highest ranking office of the Republic of Italy (after the President of the Republic).

The President of the Senate represents the Senate to external bodies, regulates debates in the Senate chamber by applying its regulations and the rules of the Italian Constitution, and regulates all the activities of its components in order to ensure that it functions correctly.

The President of the Senate, along with the President of the Chamber of Deputies, must be consulted by the President of the Republic before the latter can dissolve the Italian Parliament.

  Independent   Moderate Party

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