Monti government
Monti government | |
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Status in legislature | Supermajority (national unity) Chamber of Deputies: 550 / 630 (87%)
Senate:285 / 321 (89%) |
Opposition parties | LN, IdV |
History | |
Outgoing election | 2013 election |
Legislature term(s) | XVI Legislature (2008–2013) |
Predecessor | Fourth Berlusconi government |
Successor | Letta government |
The Monti government was the sixty-first
Formation
On 9 November 2011, Mario Monti an economist and former European Commissioner was appointed a senator for life by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano.[7] He was seen as a favourite to replace Silvio Berlusconi and lead a new unity government in Italy in order to implement reforms and austerity measures.[8] The ultimate purpose of Monti's appointment was to save Italy from the eurozone sovereign debt crisis.[9]
On 12 November 2011, following Berlusconi's resignation, Napolitano asked Monti to form a new government.
On 17 and 18 November 2011, the
Investiture votes
17–18 November 2011
Investiture votes for the Monti Cabinet | |||
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House of Parliament | Vote | Parties | Votes |
Senate of the Republic[18] (Voting: 306[a] of 322, Majority: 154) |
Yes | PdL (121), PD (104), UDC–SVP–Aut (14), Third Pole (ApI–FLI) (13), IdV (10), CN (10), Others (7) | 281 / 306
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No | LN (25) | 25 / 306
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Abstention | None | 0 / 306
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Chamber of Deputies[19] (Voting: 617[b] of 630, Majority: 309) |
Yes | PdL (205), PD (205), UdC (37), FLI (23), PT (22), IdV (21), Others (43) | 556 / 617
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No | LN (59), PdL (1), PT (1) | 61 / 617
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Abstention | None | 0 / 617
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Composition
Office | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Party | |
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Prime Minister | Mario Monti | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||
Undersecretaries
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Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata | 16 November 2011 – 26 March 2013 | Independent | ||
Mario Monti (Acting) |
26 March 2013 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | |||
Deputy Minister
Undersecretaries
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Minister of the Interior
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Anna Maria Cancellieri
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16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||
Undersecretaries
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Minister of Justice
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Paola Severino | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||
Undersecretaries
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Minister of Defence
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Giampaolo Di Paola | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||
Undersecretaries
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Minister of Economy and Finance
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Mario Monti (Acting) |
16 November 2011 – 11 July 2012 | Independent | ||
Vittorio Grilli | 11 July 2012 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | |||
Deputy Minister
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Infrastructure and Transport
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Corrado Passera | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||
Deputy Minister
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Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies
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Mario Catania | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||
Undersecretary
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Minister of the Environment
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Corrado Clini | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||
Undersecretary
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Minister of Labour and Social Policies
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Elsa Fornero | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||
Deputy Minister
Undersecretary
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Minister of Education, University and Research
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Francesco Profumo | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||
Undersecretaries
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Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities
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Lorenzo Ornaghi | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||
Undersecretary
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Minister of Health
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Renato Balduzzi | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||
Undersecretary
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Minister for Parliamentary Relations and Implementation of the Government Program (without portfolio) |
Dino Piero Giarda | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||
Undersecretaries
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Minister of Public Administration (without portfolio) |
Filippo Patroni Griffi | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||
Sport (without portfolio) |
Piero Gnudi | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||
Minister of European Affairs (without portfolio) |
Enzo Moavero Milanesi | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||
Minister for Territorial Cohesion (without portfolio) |
Fabrizio Barca | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||
Minister for Integration and International Cooperation (without portfolio) |
Andrea Riccardi | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||
Secretary of the Council of Ministers (Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers) |
Antonio Catricalà | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent |
Notable actions
On 9 October 2012, Interior Minister
References
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See also
- Government of Experts