President of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy)

President of Chamber of Deputies Presidente della Camera dei Deputati
Incumbent Laura Boldrini since 16 March 2013
Style	President
Appointer	Chamber of Deputies
Term length	No term limit
Inaugural holder	Urbano Rattazzi
Formation	17 March 1861
Website	www.camera.it

The President of the Chamber of Deputies (Italian: Presidente della Camera dei deputati) is the speaker of the lower house of the Italian Parliament, the Chamber of Deputies. It is the third-highest ranking office of the Republic of Italy, after the President of the Republic and the President of the Senate. Since 15 March 2013, the role has been held be Laura Boldrini, who was elected on the fourth vote with an absolute majority of the voting members.

The main function of the president is to ensure that the Chamber of Deputies functions correctly, to guarantee the application of the Chamber's rules of procedure, and oversee the proper functioning of its administrative apparatus. The President represents the Chamber externally. In the house, the president judges the admissibility of evidence, maintains order and directs the discussion. When a bill is proposed in the Chamber, the president decides which permanent committee to allocate it to for development (unless the decision is opposed by a parliamentary group leader or a tenth of the deputies, in which case the allocation is decided by a vote of the Chamber).

The task of directing sessions of the Chamber belongs to the President. To accomplish this, the President an undertake the following disciplinary actions under article 58ff. of the Chamber's regulations: calling a deputy to order, ordering a deputy to leave the chamber, and in serious cases, censuring a deputy and suspending them from the Chamber for two to fifteen days.

According to article 55 of the Italian Constitution, the President of the Chamber of Deputies presides over join sessions of the Italian Parliament (which occur only certain circumstances defined by the constitution: electing the President of the Republic and various groups of judges, and impeaching the president). The President of the Chamber of Deputies must also be consulted by the President of the Republic before the dissolution of Parliament (along with the President of the Senate), according to article 88 of the Constitution.