Letta government

Last updated

Letta government
Flag of Italy.svg
62nd Cabinet of Italy
Enrico Letta 2013.jpg
Date formed28 April 2013 (2013-04-28)
Date dissolved22 February 2014 (2014-02-22) (301 days)
People and organisations
Head of state Giorgio Napolitano
Head of government Enrico Letta
No. of ministers22 (incl. Prime Minister)
Member partiesUntil November 2013:
PD, PdL, SC, UdC, RI
After November 2013:
PD, NCD, SC, PpI, UdC, RI
Status in legislatureUntil November 2013:
Supermajority (Grand coalition)
Chamber of Deputies:
457 / 630 (73%)
Senate:
242 / 320 (76%)

After November 2013:
Majority (coalition)
Chamber of Deputies:
388 / 630 (62%)
Senate:
173 / 320 (54%)
Opposition parties M5S, LN, SEL, FdI, FI (after Nov. 2013)
History
Election(s) 2013 election
Legislature term(s) XVII Legislature (2013–2018)
Predecessor Monti government
Successor Renzi government

The Letta government was the 62nd government 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.

Contents

The government was referred to by journalists as a Grand coalition (Italian : Grande coalizione) [1] or Government of broad agreements (Italian : Governo di larghe intese). [2] At formation, the government benefited from a supermajority in the Italian Parliament, one of the largest in the history of the Italian Republic. It was the youngest government to date, with a median age of 53. [3] It was sworn in on 28 April 2013 and won the confidence vote in both the Chamber of Deputies on 29 April [4] and the Senate on 30 April. [5] [6]

Formation and end

Letta's government during the oath. Letta Cabinet with Giorgio Napolitano.jpg
Letta's government during the oath.

The 2013 general election, held on 24–25 February, saw the rise of the Five Star Movement (M5S) and the lack of a common majority in both houses of Parliament. More specifically, the centre-left coalition (Italy. Common Good) was ahead of the centre-right coalition, but controlled a majority only in the Chamber of Deputies. The election was followed by weeks of deadlock, including various failed attempts either to elect a President to succeed Giorgio Napolitano and form a government, the establishment of a panel of experts by the President himself (the so-called "wise men") in order to outline priorities and formulate an agenda to deal with the persistent economic hardship and growing unemployment, and, ultimately, the resignation of Pier Luigi Bersani from secretary of the Democratic Party (PD).

On 22 April 2013 Napolitano, after being re-elected for an unprecedented second term, immediately started consultations. Two days later, the President gave Enrico Letta, deputy-secretary of the PD, the task of forming a government, having determined that Bersani could not. [7] [8] Letta succeeded Mario Monti, who had resigned on 21 December 2012, but whose government remained in charge for ordinary administration until 28 April 2013, the day the new government was sworn in. During the ceremony, a man fired shots outside Palazzo Chigi and wounded two Carabinieri. [9] The cabinet was composed mainly by four parties: the PD, The People of Freedom (PdL), Civic Choice (SC) and the Union of the Centre (UdC). The fact that the new Prime Minister was a nephew of Gianni Letta, one of the most trusted advisors to Silvio Berlusconi, the leader of the PdL, was perceived as a way of overcoming the bitter hostility between the two opposing camps. [10]

However, on 28 September, Berlusconi asked his party's five ministers to resign from the government over a tax hike. [11] On 15 November 2013, Berlusconi, who would be soon stripped of his seat in the Senate with PD's votes due to his conviction for tax fraud, [12] announced the re-foundation of Forza Italia (FI), in opposition to the government, and the PdL split. [13] In fact, all five PdL ministers, led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior Angelino Alfano, joined the New Centre-Right (NCD) party. [14] The same week, also SC suffered a split, with its minister Mario Mauro leaving the party, founding the Populars for Italy (PpI) and, nevertheless, keeping his post. [15]

The Letta government lasted until 22 February 2014 (for a total of 300 days). The government fell apart after the PD retired its support. Since December 2013 the party had been led by Matteo Renzi, the 39-year-old mayor of Florence nicknamed "the scrapper". Renzi succeeded Letta and formed the Renzi government.

Investiture votes

29–30 April 2013
Investiture votes for the Letta Cabinet
House of Parliament VotePartiesVotes
Chamber of Deputies [16]
(Voting: 623 [lower-alpha 1] of 629,
Majority: 304)		Yes check.svg Yes PD (291), FI (97), CeI (45), LN (2), Others (18)
453 / 623
X mark.svg No M5S (109), SEL (35), FdI (8), LN (1), Others (2)
153 / 623
Abstention LN (17)
17 / 623
Senate of the Republic [17]
(Voting: 310 [lower-alpha 2] of 319,
Majority: 156)		Yes check.svg Yes PD (106), FI (89), CeI (21), Aut (9), GAL–UDC (8)
233 / 310
X mark.svg No M5S (53), Others (6)
59 / 310
Abstention LN (16), GAL–UDC (2)
18 / 310
  1. ↑ Absent (6): CeI (2), PD (2), FdI (1), SI–SEL–P (1)
  2. ↑ Absent (4): FI (1), M5S (1), PD (1), Others (1)
    On institutional leave (4): FI (1), PD (1), Aut (1), Others (1)
    President (1)

Party breakdown

Beginning of term

Ministers

10
5
3
2
1
1

Ministers and other members

End of term

Ministers

9
4
3
1
1
1
1

Ministers and other members

Council of Ministers

CabinetNamePartyTerm
Prime Minister Enrico Letta PD 2013–2014
Deputy Prime Minister Angelino Alfano PdL / NCD 2013–2014
Minister of Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino RI 2013–2014
Minister of the Interior Angelino Alfano PdL / NCD 2013–2014
Minister of Justice Anna Maria Cancellieri Independent 2013–2014
Minister of Defence Mario Mauro SC / PpI 2013–2014
Minister of Economy and Finance Fabrizio Saccomanni Independent 2013–2014
Minister of Economic Development Flavio Zanonato PD 2013–2014
Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Maurizio Lupi PdL / NCD 2013–2014
Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies Nunzia De Girolamo PdL / NCD 2013–2014
Enrico Letta (ad interim) PD 2014
Minister of the Environment Andrea Orlando PD 2013–2014
Minister of Labour and Social Policies Enrico Giovannini Independent 2013–2014
Minister of Education, University and Research Maria Chiara Carrozza PD 2013–2014
Minister of Culture and Tourism Massimo Bray PD 2013–2014
Minister of Health Beatrice Lorenzin PdL / NCD 2013–2014
Minister of European Affairs Enzo Moavero Milanesi SC 2013–2014
Minister of Regional Affairs Graziano Delrio PD 2013–2014
Minister of Territorial Cohesion Carlo Trigilia PD 2013–2014
Minister for Parliamentary Relations Dario Franceschini PD 2013–2014
Minister for Integration Cécile Kyenge PD 2013–2014
Minister of Equal Opportunities, Sport and Youth Policies Josefa Idem PD 2013
Minister of Public Administration Gianpiero D'Alia UDC 2013–2014
Minister for Constitutional Reforms Gaetano Quagliariello PdL / NCD 2013–2014
Secretary of the Council of Ministers Filippo Patroni Griffi Independent 2013–2014

    Composition

    OfficePortraitNameTerm of officeParty
    Prime Minister Enrico Letta daticamera.jpg Enrico Letta 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 Democratic Party
    Undersecretaries
    Deputy Prime Minister Angelino Alfano daticamera.jpg Angelino Alfano 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 New Centre-Right
    before 15 November 2013:
    The People of Freedom
    Minister of Foreign Affairs Emma Bonino 2006.jpg Emma Bonino 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 Italian Radicals
    Deputy Ministers
    Undersecretary
    Minister of the Interior Angelino Alfano daticamera.jpg Angelino Alfano 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 New Centre-Right
    before 15 November 2013:
    The People of Freedom
    Deputy Minister
    Undersecretaries
    Minister of Justice Annamaria Cancellieri.jpg Anna Maria Cancellieri 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 Independent
    Undersecretaries
    Minister of Defence Mario Mauro Senato.jpg Mario Mauro 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 Populars for Italy
    before 23 November 2013:
    Civic Choice
    Undersecretaries
    Minister of Economy and Finance Fabrizio Saccomanni.jpg Fabrizio Saccomanni 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 Independent
    Deputy Ministers
    Undersecretaries
    Minister of Economic Development Flavio Zanonato.jpg Flavio Zanonato 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 Democratic Party
    Deputy Ministers
    Undersecretaries
    Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies Nunzia De Girolamo daticamera.jpg Nunzia De Girolamo 28 April 2013 – 27 January 2014 New Centre-Right
    before 15 November 2013:
    The People of Freedom
    Enrico Letta daticamera.jpg Enrico Letta
    (Acting)    		27 January 2014 – 22 February 2014 Democratic Party
    Undersecretaries
    Minister of the Environment Andrea Orlando daticamera 2013.jpg Andrea Orlando 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 Democratic Party
    Undersecretary
    Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Maurizio Enzo Lupi daticamera.jpg Maurizio Lupi 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 New Centre-Right
    before 15 November 2013:
    The People of Freedom
    Deputy Minister
    Undersecretaries
    Minister of Labour and Social Policies Enrico Giovannini - Festival Economia 2014.JPG Enrico Giovannini 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 Independent
    Deputy Minister
    Undersecretaries
    Minister of Education, University and Research Maria Chiara Carrozza daticamera.jpg Maria Chiara Carrozza 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 Democratic Party
    Undersecretaries
    Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism Massimo Bray daticamera.jpg Massimo Bray 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 Democratic Party
    Undersecretaries
    Minister of Health Beatrice Lorenzin daticamera 2018.jpg Beatrice Lorenzin 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 New Centre-Right
    before 15 November 2013:
    The People of Freedom
    Undersecretary
    Minister for Parliamentary Relations and Coordination of Governmental Activity
    (without portfolio)    		 Dario Franceschini daticamera.jpg Dario Franceschini 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 Democratic Party
    Undersecretaries
    Minister of Public Administration
    (without portfolio)    		 Gianpiero D'Alia daticamera.jpg Gianpiero D'Alia 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 Union of the Centre
    Undersecretaries
    Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies
    (without portfolio)    		 Graziano Delrio.jpg Graziano Delrio 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 Democratic Party
    Undersecretaries
    Minister of European Affairs
    (without portfolio)    		 Enzo Moavero Milanesi crop.jpg Enzo Moavero Milanesi 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 Civic Choice
    Minister of Regional Affairs and Territorial Cohesion
    (without portfolio)    		 Carlo Trigilia Ministro (cropped).JPG Carlo Trigilia 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 Democratic Party
    Minister for Equal Opportunities, Sport and Youth Policies
    (without portfolio)    		 Josefa Idem Senato.jpg Josefa Idem 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 Democratic Party
    Minister for Integration
    (without portfolio)    		 Kashetu Kyenge daticamera.jpg Cécile Kyenge 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 Democratic Party
    Minister for Constitutional Reforms
    (without portfolio)    		 Gaetano Quagliariello datisenato 2013.jpg Gaetano Quagliariello 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 New Centre-Right
    before 15 November 2013:
    The People of Freedom
    Secretary of the Council of Ministers
    (Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers)    		 Filippo Patroni Griffi.jpg Filippo Patroni Griffi 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 Independent
    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 before 16 November 2013: PdL
    2. ↑ before 10 December 2013: SC
    3. ↑ before 16 November 2013: GS
    4. ↑ before 16 November 2013: MIR

    Related Research Articles

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Union of the Centre (2002)</span> Italian political party

    The Union of the Centre, whose complete name is "Union of Christian and Centre Democrats", is a Christian-democratic political party in Italy.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Enrico Letta</span> Italian politician (born 1966)

    Enrico Letta is an Italian politician who served as Prime Minister of Italy from April 2013 to February 2014, leading a grand coalition of centre-left and centre-right parties. He was the leader of the Democratic Party (PD) from March 2021 to March 2023.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Pier Ferdinando Casini</span> Italian politician (born 1955)

    Pier Ferdinando Casini is an Italian politician. He served as President of the Chamber of Deputies from 2001 to 2006.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Angelino Alfano</span> Italian politician (born 1970)

    Angelino Alfano is an Italian former politician who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 12 December 2016 to 1 June 2018.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">The People of Freedom</span> Italian centre-right political party

    The People of Freedom was a centre-right political party in Italy. The PdL launched by Silvio Berlusconi as an electoral list, including Forza Italia and National Alliance, on 27 February for the 2008 Italian general election. The list was later transformed into a party during a party congress on 27–29 March 2009. The party's leading members included Angelino Alfano, Renato Schifani, Renato Brunetta, Roberto Formigoni, Maurizio Sacconi, Maurizio Gasparri, Mariastella Gelmini, Antonio Martino, Giancarlo Galan, Maurizio Lupi, Gaetano Quagliariello, Daniela Santanchè, Sandro Bondi, and Raffaele Fitto.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Populars for Italy</span> Political party in Italy

    Populars for Italy is a Christian-democratic political party in Italy led by Mario Mauro, minister of Defence in Letta Cabinet and, previously, long-serving MEP for Forza Italia.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">2013 Italian general election</span> Election

    The 2013 Italian general election was held on 24 and 25 February 2013 to determine the 630 members of the Chamber of Deputies and the 315 elective members of the Senate of the Republic for the 17th Italian Parliament. The centre-left alliance Italy Common Good, led by the Democratic Party (PD), obtained a clear majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies thanks to a majority bonus that effectively trebled the number of seats assigned to the winning force and narrowly defeated the centre-right alliance of former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in the popular vote. Close behind, the new anti-establishment Five Star Movement of comedian Beppe Grillo became the third force, well ahead of the centrist coalition of outgoing Prime Minister Mario Monti. In the Senate, no political group or party won an outright majority, resulting in a hung parliament.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Civic Choice</span> Political party in Italy

    Civic Choice was a centrist and liberal political party in Italy founded by Mario Monti. The party was formed in the run-up of the 2013 general election to support the outgoing Prime Minister Monti and continue his political agenda. In the election SC was part of a centrist coalition named With Monti for Italy, along with Union of the Centre of Pier Ferdinando Casini and Future and Freedom of Gianfranco Fini.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Beatrice Lorenzin</span> Italian politician (born 1971)

    Beatrice Lorenzin is an Italian politician belonging to the Democratic Party, former leader of Popular Alternative, and former Minister of Health from 28 April 2013 to 1 June 2018, in the governments of Enrico Letta, Matteo Renzi and Paolo Gentiloni. In 2018 she became one of the longest-serving health minister in the history of the Italian Republic.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">New Centre-Right</span> Political party in Italy

    New Centre-Right was a centre-right political party in Italy. The party was launched on 15 November 2013 by a group of dissidents of The People of Freedom (PdL) who opposed the party's reformation as Forza Italia (FI), which would take place the following day. The NCD leader was Angelino Alfano, who had been Silvio Berlusconi's protégé and national secretary of the PdL from 2011 to 2013.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Renzi government</span> 63rd government of the Italian Republic

    The Renzi government was the 63rd government 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).

    The centre-left coalition is a political alliance of political parties in Italy active under several forms and names since 1995, when The Olive Tree was formed under the leadership of Romano Prodi. The centre-left coalition has ruled the country for more than fifteen years between 1996 and 2022; to do so, it had mostly to rely on a big tent that went from the more radical left-wing, which had more weight between 1996 and 2008, to the political centre, which had more weight during the 2010s, and its main parties were also part of grand coalitions and national unity governments.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Michaela Biancofiore</span> Italian politician (born 1970)

    Michaela Biancofiore is an Italian politician.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Liberal Popular Alliance</span> Italian political party

    The Liberal Popular Alliance, whose full name was Liberal Popular Alliance – Autonomies, was a centrist and liberal political party in Italy. ALA members were known as Verdiniani, from the name of their leader Denis Verdini, who was formerly a long-time member and national coordinator of three successive centre-right parties led by Silvio Berlusconi until July 2015, when he broke with Berlusconi in order to support the government led by Matteo Renzi, leader of the centre-left Democratic Party.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Gaetano Quagliariello</span> Italian politician

    Gaetano Quagliariello is an Italian politician, former Minister of Constitutional Reforms and current leader of Identity and Action party.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Identity and Action</span> Italian political party

    Identity and Action is a conservative political party in Italy, whose membership stretches from Christian democracy to liberal conservatism.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Civics and Innovators</span> Political party in Italy

    Civics and Innovators was a centrist and liberal sub-group within the Mixed Group in the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Parliament. Its leader was Giovanni Monchiero.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Gentiloni government</span> 64th government of the Italian Republic

    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.

    Popular Alternative is a Christian-democratic political party in Italy that was founded on 18 March 2017 after the dissolution of New Centre-Right (NCD), one of the two parties that emerged at the break-up of The People of Freedom. "Popular" is a reference to popolarismo, the Italian variety of Christian democracy. The party has been a member of the European People's Party (EPP) since its foundation, having inherited the membership of the NCD.

    <span class="mw-page-title-main">Cosimo Ferri</span> Italian politician (born 1971)

    Cosimo Maria Ferri is an Italian politician and former magistrate. He served as the Undersecretary of State for Justice in the Letta government, the Renzi government, and the Gentiloni government. Since 2018, he has been a member of the Italian Parliament as a deputy for the Democratic Party, and from September 2019, he has represented Italia Viva. He also previously served as a member of the High Council of the Judiciary.

    References

    1. ↑ "Letta: Grande coalizione, bisogna farsene una ragione". Archived from the original on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
    2. ↑ Colarusso, Gabriella (20 April 2013). "Napolitano bis: verso un governo di larghe intese". Lettera43 . Archived from the original on 30 January 2019.
    3. ↑ Dionisi, Brenda (9 May 2013). "It's a governissimo!". The Florentine (183). Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
    4. ↑ "Premier Enrico Letta wins confidence vote in House". ANSA. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
    5. ↑ "Letta wins Senate confidence too". ANSA. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
    6. ↑ "Factbox: Key ministers in Enrico Letta's new Italian government". Reuters. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
    7. ↑ Frye, Andrew (24 April 2013). "Letta Named Italian Prime Minister as Impasse Ends". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
    8. ↑ "Italy PM-designate Enrico Letta agrees new government". BBC. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
    9. ↑ "New Italian 'grand coalition' government sworn in". BBC News. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
    10. ↑ "Bridge-builder Enrico Letta seals Silvio Berlusconi deal". The Australian . 29 April 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
    11. ↑ Berlusconi fa dimettere i ministri Letta: gesto folle per motivi personali Corriere della Sera
    12. ↑ "Berlusconi expelled from Italian parliament over tax fraud". Reuters. 27 November 2013.
    13. ↑ "Silvio Berlusconi's heir Angelino Alfano forms new party in Italy" , The Independent, 15 November 2013, archived from the original on 14 June 2022
    14. ↑ "Alfano lancia il Nuovo centrodestra: "No a Fi per me scelta dolorosa. No a decadenza Berlusconi"", Il Messaggero, 16 November 2013
    15. ↑ "Mauro presenta i Popolari per l'Italia: "Elettori in comune con Ncd, ma idee diverse"", Corriere della Sera, 23 November 2013
    16. ↑ "XVII Legislatura – XVII Legislatura – Lavori – Resoconti Assemblea – Dettaglio sedute". camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
    17. ↑ "Legislatura 17ª – Aula – Resoconto stenografico della seduta n. 017 del 30/04/2013". senato.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2 August 2019.
    This page is based on this Wikipedia article
    Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
    Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.