Prime minister of Italy

In Italy, the Prime Minister of Italy (officially the President of the Council of Ministers, Italian: Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri) is the country's head of government. According to the formal Italian order of precedence, the position of prime minister is ceremonially the fourth most important Italian state office; however, in reality, the prime minister is the most powerful and thus truly most important person in the Italian government. This situation mirrors the position of the Prime Minister of.