A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister who does not head a particular ministry. The sinecure is particularly common in countries ruled by coalition governments and a cabinet with decision-making authority wherein a minister without portfolio, while he may not head any particular office or ministry, still receives a ministerial salary and has the right to cast a vote in cabinet decisions. In some countries where the executive branch is not composed of a coalition of parties and, more often, in countries with purely presidential systems of government, such as the United States, the position of minister without portfolio is uncommon.
The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy. The party's secretary is Nicola Zingaretti, who was elected in March 2019, while its president is Valentina Cuppi.
Left Ecology Freedom was a democratic socialist political party in Italy whose bulk was formed by former members of the Communist Refoundation Party.
Matteo Renzi is an Italian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Italy from February 2014 until December 2016. He has been an Italian Senator for Florence since 2018.
Annamaria Cancellieri is the former Italian minister of Interior and the former justice minister.
Civic Choice was a centrist and liberal political party in Italy founded by Mario Monti.
The Letta Cabinet was the 62nd cabinet of the Italian Republic. In office from 28 April 2013 to 22 January 2014, it comprised ministers of the Democratic Party (PD), The People of Freedom (PdL), Civic Choice (SC), the Union of the Centre (UdC), one of the Italian Radicals (RI) and three non-party independents.
Graziano Delrio is an Italian medical doctor and politician, who served in the government of Italy as Minister of Infrastructure and Transport from 2 April 2015 to 1 June 2018. He previously served as the state secretary to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. He was minister for regional affairs and autonomy from 28 April 2013 to 22 February 2014 as part of the Letta Cabinet. He also served as the mayor of Reggio Emilia.
Maurizio Lupi is an Italian politician. He served as Minister of Infrastructure and Transport between 28 April 2013 and 20 March 2015.
Carlo Trigilia is an Italian academic and politician, who served as the minister of territorial cohesion from 28 April 2013 to February 2014.
Andrea Orlando is an Italian politician. He is a founding member of the Democratic Party and served as Minister of Justice from February 2014 to 1 June 2018, first in the Renzi Cabinet and later in the Gentiloni Cabinet. Before that, Orlando served as Minister of the Environment in the Letta Cabinet from April 2013 to February 2014.
The Renzi Cabinet was the 63rd cabinet of the Italian Republic, in office from February 2014 to December 2016. It was led by Matteo Renzi, secretary and leader of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD).
Maria Anna "Marianna" Madia is an Italian politician of the Democratic Party and a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies since 2008.
Maria Elena Boschi is an Italian lawyer and politician, member of the Chamber of Deputies since 2013.
One Man Up is a 2001 Italian comedy-drama film. It entered the "Cinema del presente" section at the 58th Venice International Film Festival. It marked the directorial debut of Paolo Sorrentino, who was awarded Nastro d'Argento for Best New Director. The film also won the Ciak d'oro for the script and the Grolla d'oro to actor Toni Servillo.
Giuseppe "Pippo" Civati is an Italian politician, former leader of Possible and a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies from 2013 to 2018.
Enrico Costa is an Italian politician and lawyer.
Article One, formerly known as Article 1 – Democratic and Progressive Movement, is a social-democratic political party in Italy, formed in February 2017 by a left-wing split from the Democratic Party (PD) and soon joined by a group of splinters from the Italian Left (SI). The party is led by Roberto Speranza (secretary) and its leading members include Pier Luigi Bersani, Massimo D'Alema, Guglielmo Epifani and Arturo Scotto. Also Enrico Rossi was among the founders, but he returned to the PD's fold one year later.
The Legislature XVII of Italy started on 15 March 2013 and ended on 22 March 2018. Its composition was the one resulting from the general election of 24–25 February 2013, called after the dissolution of the houses of Parliament announced by President Giorgio Napolitano on 22 December 2012.
Italia Viva is a liberal political party in Italy founded in September 2019. The party is led by Matteo Renzi, a former Prime Minister of Italy and former secretary of the Democratic Party (PD).
