The Italian

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is fixed by Decree of the President of the Council of Ministers (D.P.C.M.) of April 14, 2006 and of April 16, 2008.Disposizioni generali in materia di cerimoniale e disciplina delle precedenze tra le cariche pubbliche (Giugno 2008)
Retrieved 28 April 2020. It is a hierarchy of officials in the Italian Republic used to direct protocol. The President, being head of state, is first, and the Prime Minister (President of the Council of Ministers), the head of government, is fourth. #The President of the Republic ( Sergio Mattarella) #( Cardinals and princes of reigning dynasties - these officers cannot preside over the ceremony) #The President of the Senate of the Republic ( Ignazio La Russa) #The President of the

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( Lorenzo Fontana) #The President of the Council of Ministers (Prime-Minister) (

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) #The President of the Constitutional Court (

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) #Former President of the Republic ( Giorgio Napolitano) #Vice Presidents of the Senate of the Republic ##

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Anna Rossomando Anna Rossomando (born 30 June 1963) is an Italian politician from the Democratic Party, vice president of the Senate since 2018. Biography Born in Turin, the city where she currently lives, Rossomando graduated with a degree in law from the Un ...

Gian Marco Centinaio Gian Marco Centinaio (born 31 October 1971) is an Italian politician for the Lega Nord. He served as Minister of Agriculture and Tourism in the Conte Cabinet from 1 June 2018 to September 2019. Biography Centinaio was born in Pavia on Octobe ...

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#Vice Presidents of the

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Fabio Rampelli Fabio Rampelli (born 2 August 1960) is an Italian politician. Biography Rampelli graduated in Architecture at the University of Rome "La Sapienza" and worked as an architect. He was also a member of the Italy national swimming team in 1978. In ...

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Anna Ascani Anna Ascani (born 17 October 1987) is an Italian politician. Biography Ascani obtained a Bachelor in Philosophy in 2009 at the University of Perugia, and a master's degree at the University of Trento in 2012. Since 2016 she is enrolled in th ...

#Vice Presidents of the

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Antonio Tajani Antonio Tajani (; born 4 August 1953) is an Italian politician, journalist and former Italian Air Force officer, who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Foreign Affairs since 22 October 2022. He served as President of the ...

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#Vice Presidents of the Constitutional Court ##

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## Nicolò Zanon #Ministers of the Republic #Judges of the Constitutional Court # Presidents of Regions #The First President of the

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(Pietro Curzio) #The President of the

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(

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) #Deputy Ministers of the Republic #Quaestors of the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, in order of seniority #Presidents of Parliamentary Commissions #The President of the Council of State ( Franco Frattini) #The President of the

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( Guido Carlino) #The Governor of the Central Bank of Italy ( Ignazio Visco) #The General Prosecutor of the

( Gianfranco Ciani) #The

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of the Republic ( Gabriella Palmieri Sandulli) #The Chief of the Defence Staff #Senators and Deputies, in order of appointment #The President of the

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( Roberto Antonelli) #The President of the National Research Council (

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) #The President of the Superior Court of Public Waters #The Vice President of the Council of Military Courts #The Vice President of the High Council of the Judiciary #The Presidents of the Autonomous Provinces of

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and

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#The Deputy President of the

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s, in their provinces #

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s, in their cities #Presidents and General Prosecutors of the

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#Presidents of Provinces, in their cities #Catholic Bishops, in their dioceses #The Chief of the

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Staff ( Amm. Giuseppe Cavo Dragone) #The Chief of the

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Staff ( Amm. Sq.

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) #The Chief of the Air Staff ( Gen. S.A. Luca Goretti) #The President of the Permanent conference of Rectors (Dr. Ferruccio Resta) #Ambassadors, in order of establishment of diplomatic relations with their countries

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Order of precedence An order of precedence is a sequential hierarchy of nominal importance and can be applied to individuals, groups, or organizations. Most often it is used in the context of people by many organizations and governments, for very formal and state o ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...