Its long-time leader Ugo La Malfa was minister in several governments, while Giovanni Spadolini became Prime Minister of Italy in 1981 for two years, the first non-Christian Democrat to do so after 1945.
Its long-time leader Ugo La Malfa was minister in several governments. In 1981, the secretary of PRI, Giovanni Spadolini, became Prime Minister of Italy, the first non-Christian Democrat to do so after 1945.