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Gentiloni government

The Gentiloni government was the 64th government of the Italian Republic, in office from 12 December 2016 to 1 June 2018. The government was headed by Paolo Gentiloni, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Renzi government.[1]

Gentiloni Cabinet

64th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)
Date dissolved1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) (537 days)
People and organisations
Head of stateSergio Mattarella
Head of governmentPaolo Gentiloni
No. of ministers19 (incl. Prime Minister)
Member partiesPD, AP, CpE
Status in legislatureMajority (coalition)
Chamber of Deputies:
350 / 630 (56%)
Senate:
164 / 320 (51%)
Opposition partiesM5S, FI, LN, SI, FdI, UdC,
ALA (until Oct. 2017), MDP (since Oct. 2017)
History
Outgoing election2018 election
Legislature termXVII Legislature (2013–2018)
PredecessorRenzi government
SuccessorFirst Conte government

The government was formed after Matteo Renzi's resignation as Prime Minister, due to the result of the 2016 constitutional referendum. The new government preserved most of the ministers of the former Renzi government.[2] It was led by the centre-left Democratic Party (PD), and it originally included the New Centre-Right (NCD) and the Centrists for Europe (CpE) as junior partners. It also included a few non-party independents. The NCD was later merged into Popular Alternative (AP).

History

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Background and formation

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Gentiloni's government during the oath.

On 7 December 2016, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi announced his resignation, following the rejection of his proposals to overhaul the Senate in the 2016 constitutional referendum. A few days later, on 11 December 2016, President Sergio Mattarella asked Paolo Gentiloni, then Minister of Foreign Affairs, to form a new government.[3] On the following day Gentiloni was officially sworn in as the new head of the government.[4]

Gentiloni formed a coalition government supported by his own Democratic Party, the New Centre-Right and the Centrists for Italy. This was the same majority which supported Renzi's government for almost three years.[5] The centrist Liberal Popular Alliance, led by Denis Verdini, did not support the new government, because no party member was appointed minister.[6] Deputy ministers of the Italian Socialist Party and Solidary Democracy were also appointed. After the split of the Democratic and Progressive Movement from the Democratic Party, that party was presented by one deputy minister in the government until 3 October 2017.

Investiture votes

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13–14 December 2016
Investiture votes for the Gentiloni government
House of Parliament Vote Parties Votes
Senate of the Republic[7]
(Voting: 268[a] of 320,
Majority: 135) 		 Y Yes PD (111), AP–NCD (28), PSI–SVP–MAIE (16), GAL–UDC (3), Others (11)
169 / 268
 N No FI (38), M5S (31), CR (9), GAL–UDC (7), ALA (1), MAIE (1), Others (12)
99 / 268
Abstention None
0 / 268
Chamber of Deputies[8]
(Voting: 473[b] of 629,
Majority: 237) 		 Y Yes PD (296), AP–NCD (25), CeI (12), DemoS–CD (12), Others (23)
368 / 473
 N No FI (43), SI (28), FdI (8), CeI (1), Others (25)
105 / 473
Abstention None
0 / 473
  1. ^ Absent (44): ALA (17), Lega (9), M5S (4), GAL–UDC (4), FI (3), AP–CpE–NCD (1), CR (1), Others (5)
    On institutional leave (7): Lega (3), Aut (2), FI (1), PD (1)
    President (1)
  2. ^ Absent (142): M5S (86), Lega (17), NcI–SC–MAIE (13), FI (6), CeI (4), PD (3), FdI (2), SI–SEL–P (2), AP–CpE–NCD (1), DemoS–CD (1), Others (7)
    On institutional leave (14): M5S (5), NcI–SC–MAIE (3), Lega (2), PD (2), FI(1), Others (1)

Party breakdown

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Beginning of term

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Ministers

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13
3
1
2

Ministers and other members

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End of term

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Ministers

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14
2
1

Ministers and other members

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Geographical breakdown

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Beginning of term

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End of term

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Council of Ministers

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Office Name Party Term
Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni PD 2016–2018
Minister of Foreign Affairs Angelino Alfano NCD / AP 2016–2018
Minister of the Interior Marco Minniti PD 2016–2018
Minister of Justice Andrea Orlando PD 2016–2018
Minister of Defence Roberta Pinotti PD 2016–2018
Minister of Economy and Finance Pier Carlo Padoan Ind. / PD 2016–2018
Minister of Economic Development Carlo Calenda Ind. / PD 2016–2018
Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies Maurizio Martina PD 2016–2018
Paolo Gentiloni (ad interim) PD 2018
Minister of the Environment Gian Luca Galletti CpE 2016–2018
Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Graziano Delrio PD 2016–2018
Minister of Labour and Social Policies Giuliano Poletti PD 2016–2018
Minister of Education, University and Research Valeria Fedeli PD 2016–2018
Minister of Culture and Tourism Dario Franceschini PD 2016–2018
Minister of Health Beatrice Lorenzin NCD / AP 2016–2018
Minister for Parliamentary Relations Anna Finocchiaro PD 2016–2018
Minister of Public Administration Marianna Madia PD 2016–2018
Minister of Regional Affairs Enrico Costa NCD / AP 2016–2017
Paolo Gentiloni (ad interim) PD 2017-2018
Minister for Territorial Cohesion Claudio De Vincenti PD 2016–2018
Minister for Sport Luca Lotti PD 2016–2018
Secretary of the Council of Ministers Maria Elena Boschi PD 2016–2018

Composition

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Office Portrait Name Term of office Party
Prime Minister   Paolo Gentiloni 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018 Democratic Party
Undersecretaries
Minister of Foreign Affairs   Angelino Alfano 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018 Popular Alternative
Before 18 March 2017:
New Centre-Right
Deputy Minister
Undersecretaries
Minister of the Interior   Marco Minniti 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018 Democratic Party
Deputy Minister
Undersecretaries
Minister of Justice   Andrea Orlando 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018 Democratic Party
Undersecretaries
Minister of Defence   Roberta Pinotti 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018 Democratic Party
Undersecretaries
Minister of Economy and Finance   Pier Carlo Padoan 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018 Democratic Party
Before January 2018:
Independent
Deputy Ministers
Undersecretaries
Minister of Economic Development   Carlo Calenda 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018 Democratic Party
Before March 2018:
Independent
Deputy Minister
Undersecretaries
Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies   Maurizio Martina 12 December 2016 – 13 March 2018 Democratic Party
  Paolo Gentiloni
(Acting) 		13 March 2018 – 1 June 2018 Democratic Party
Deputy Minister
Undersecretary
Minister of the Environment   Gian Luca Galletti 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018 Centrists for Europe
Undersecretaries
Minister of Infrastructure and Transport   Graziano Delrio 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018 Democratic Party
Deputy Minister
Undersecretaries
Minister of Labour and Social Policies   Giuliano Poletti 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018 Democratic Party
Undersecretaries
Minister of Education, University and Research   Valeria Fedeli 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018 Democratic Party
Undersecretaries
Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism   Dario Franceschini 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018 Democratic Party
Undersecretaries
Minister of Health   Beatrice Lorenzin 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018
Popular Alternative
Before 18 March 2017:
New Centre-Right
Undersecretary
Minister for Parliamentary Relations
(without portfolio) 		  Anna Finocchiaro 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018 Democratic Party
Minister of Public Administration
(without portfolio) 		  Marianna Madia 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018 Democratic Party
Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies
(without portfolio) 		  Enrico Costa 12 December 2016 – 19 July 2017[c] Popular Alternative
Before 18 March 2017:
New Centre-Right
  Paolo Gentiloni
(Acting) 		19 July 2017 – 1 June 2018 Democratic Party
Undersecretary
Minister for Territorial Cohesion
(without portfolio) 		  Claudio De Vincenti 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018 Democratic Party
Minister for Sport
(without portfolio) 		  Luca Lotti 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018 Democratic Party
Secretary of the Council of Ministers
(Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers) 		  Maria Elena Boschi 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018 Democratic Party
  1. ^ before 25 February 2017: PD
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j before 18 March 2017: NCD
  3. ^ Costa resigned due to contrasts with the Prime Minister. He often criticized Gentiloni's views and ideas, especially regarding immigration and birthright citizenship.

References

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  1. ^ "New Italian PM Gentiloni sworn in". BBC. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Italy unveils new government similar to outgoing Renzi cabinet". France 24. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. ^ "L'ascesa di Paolo Gentiloni, dalla Margherita alla Farnesina" [Paolo Gentiloni's rise: from the Daisy to the Farnesina]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Rome: Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Il governo Gentiloni ha giurato, ministri confermati tranne Giannini. Alfano agli Esteri. Minniti all'Interno. Boschi sottosegretario". Repubblica.it. 12 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Governo Gentiloni, il ministro scelto da Mattarella: "Stessa maggioranza, gli altri non ci stanno". Lunedì la squadra". Il Fatto Quotidiano. 11 December 2016.
  6. ^ "Governo, Denis Verdini si sfila: "No fiducia a governo fotocopia"". Corriere della Sera. 12 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Legislatura 17ª - Aula - Resoconto stenografico della seduta n. 734 del 14/12/2016". www.senato.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  8. ^ "XVII Legislatura - XVII Legislatura - Lavori - Resoconti Assemblea - Dettaglio sedute". www.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 1 August 2019.
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