COPASIR

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Parliamentary Committee for the Security of the Republic (Comitato Parlamentare per la Sicurezza della Repubblica, COPASIR) is a body of the Italian Parliament deputed to survey and oversee the activities of the Italian intelligence agencies.

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History

Since the end of World War II, Italian intelligence agencies have been reorganized many times in an attempt to increase their effectiveness and bring them more fully under civilian control.

The committee was established as part of a broader reform of the Italian intelligence community, which represented the latest in a long string of government attempts to effectively manage Italy's intelligence agencies.

Mission

Following the reform of the Italian intelligence agencies approved on 1 August 2007, COPASIR. has the power to:

COPASIR is constituted by four Senators and four Deputies, designated proportionally by the Presidents of the two Chambers (the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate of the Republic).

Current composition

NameGroupRoleHouseTook office
Lorenzo Guerini Democratic Party President Chamber of Deputies 21 November 2022
Giovanni Donzelli Brothers of Italy Vice President21 November 2022
Ettore Rosato ActionPER Secretary21 November 2022
Marco Pellegrini Five Star Movement Member21 November 2022
Angelo Rossi Brothers of Italy Member21 November 2022
Ester Mieli [a] Brothers of Italy Member Senate of the Republic 3 July 2024
Claudio Borghi League Member17 November 2022
Enrico Borghi Italia Viva [b] Member17 November 2022
Licia Ronzulli Forza Italia Member17 November 2022
Roberto Scarpinato Five Star Movement Member17 November 2022
  1. Former member, Andrea Augello, died on 28 April 2023
  2. Previously a member of the Democratic Party until 26 April 2023

List of presidents

PortraitName
(Born–Died)
Term of officePartyLegislature
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Claudio Scajola crop.jpg Claudio Scajola
(1948– )
1 August 200729 April 2008272 days Forza Italia XV
(2006)
Rutelli per wikipedia.jpg Francesco Rutelli
(1954– )
22 May 200812 November 20091 year, 174 days Democratic Party XVI
(2008)
Massimo D'Alema 2006.jpg Massimo D'Alema
(1949– )
26 January 201015 March 20133 years, 48 days Democratic Party
Giacomo Stucchi datisenato 2013.jpg Giacomo Stucchi
(1969– )
6 June 201322 March 20184 years, 289 days Northern League /
League
XVII
(2013)
Lorenzo Guerini official photo (cropped).jpg Lorenzo Guerini
(1966– )
18 July 20184 September 20191 year, 48 days Democratic Party XVIII
(2018)
Raffaele Volpi daticamera 2018.jpg Raffaele Volpi
(1960– )
9 October 201920 May 20211 year, 223 days League
Adolfo Urso 2022 crop.jpg Adolfo Urso
(1957– )
9 June 202112 October 20221 year, 125 days Brothers of Italy
Lorenzo Guerini official photo (cropped).jpg Lorenzo Guerini
(1966– )
6 December 2022Incumbent2 years, 263 days Democratic Party XIX
(2022)

References

  1. Legislative Act n.124 of 08/03/2007, reported on the Official Gazette of the Italian Republic, General Series, n.187 of 08/13/2007. [ permanent dead link ].(in Italian)