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{{Infobox government cabinet
{{Infobox government cabinet
|cabinet_name = Monti Cabinet
|cabinet_name = Monti government
|cabinet_number = 61st
|cabinet_number = 61st
|jurisdiction = Italy
|jurisdiction = Italy
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|last_election = [[2013 Italian general election|2013 election]]
|last_election = [[2013 Italian general election|2013 election]]
|legislature_term = [[Legislature XVI of Italy|XVI Legislature]] (2008–2013)
|legislature_term = [[Legislature XVI of Italy|XVI Legislature]] (2008–2013)
|legislature_status = [[National unity government]]<br>[[Technocracy|Technocratic cabinet]]
|legislature_status = [[Supermajority]] ([[National unity government|national unity]]){{br}}
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|budget =
|budget =
|opposition_cabinet =
|opposition_cabinet =
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|incoming_formation =
|incoming_formation =
|outgoing_formation =
|outgoing_formation =
|previous = [[Berlusconi IV Cabinet]]
|previous = [[Fourth Berlusconi government]]
|successor = [[Letta Cabinet]]
|successor = [[Letta government]]
}}
}}


The '''Monti cabinet''' was the sixty-first [[Cabinet (government)|cabinet]] of the [[Politics of Italy|government of Italy]] and was announced on 16 November 2011.<ref name=cab>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2011/nov/16/mario-monti-cabinet-members?newsfeed=true|title=Mario Monti's technocrats: profiles of the new Italian cabinet|date=16 November 2011 |work=The Guardian|access-date=16 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15751179 |title=Monti unveils technocratic cabinet for Italy|date=16 November 2011|newspaper=BBC News|access-date=16 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/world/europe/monti-forms-new-italian-government.html |title=Facing Crisis, Technocrats Take Charge in Italy|date= 16 November 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=16 November 2011}}</ref><ref name=bulletin>{{cite journal|last=Marangoni|first=Francesco|title=Technocrats in Government: The Composition and Legislative Initiatives of the Monti Government Eight Months into its Term of Office|journal=Bulletin of Italian Politics|year=2012|volume=4|issue=1|pages=135–149|url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_239895_en.pdf|access-date=9 September 2012}}</ref> This [[Government of Experts|Experts' cabinet]] was composed of independents, three of whom were women<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.corriere.it/english/11_novembre_16/monti-s-team_e59cc95e-1062-11e1-a756-4c2fd73eac66.shtml|title=Monti's Team – Seven Academics, Three Women and No Politicos|newspaper=Corriere della Sera|date=16 November 2011|access-date=16 November 2011}}</ref> and was formed as an [[interim government]].<ref name=bulletin/> The government ran the country for eighteen months until the aftermath of the elections in Spring 2013 and then replaced by the [[Letta Cabinet]], formed by [[Enrico Letta]] on 28 April.<ref name=dinmore28apr>{{cite news|last=Dinmore|first=Guy|title=Mayhem greets Italy's grand coalition|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/2005ef0e-b020-11e2-8d07-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2Rq3zbiMI|access-date=29 April 2013|newspaper=Financial Times|date=28 April 2013|location=Rome}}</ref>
The '''Monti government''' was the sixty-first [[government of Italy]] and was announced on 16 November 2011.<ref name=cab>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2011/nov/16/mario-monti-cabinet-members?newsfeed=true|title=Mario Monti's technocrats: profiles of the new Italian cabinet|date=16 November 2011 |work=The Guardian|access-date=16 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15751179 |title=Monti unveils technocratic cabinet for Italy|date=16 November 2011|newspaper=BBC News|access-date=16 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/world/europe/monti-forms-new-italian-government.html |title=Facing Crisis, Technocrats Take Charge in Italy|date= 16 November 2011|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=16 November 2011}}</ref><ref name=bulletin>{{cite journal|last=Marangoni|first=Francesco|title=Technocrats in Government: The Composition and Legislative Initiatives of the Monti Government Eight Months into its Term of Office|journal=Bulletin of Italian Politics|year=2012|volume=4|issue=1|pages=135–149|url=http://www.gla.ac.uk/media/media_239895_en.pdf|access-date=9 September 2012}}</ref> This [[Government of Experts|Experts' cabinet]] was composed of independents, three of whom were women<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.corriere.it/english/11_novembre_16/monti-s-team_e59cc95e-1062-11e1-a756-4c2fd73eac66.shtml|title=Monti's Team – Seven Academics, Three Women and No Politicos|newspaper=Corriere della Sera|date=16 November 2011|access-date=16 November 2011}}</ref> and was formed as an [[interim government]].<ref name=bulletin/> The government ran the country for eighteen months until the aftermath of [[2013 Italian general election|the elections in Spring 2013]] and then replaced by the [[Letta government]], formed by [[Enrico Letta]] on 28 April.<ref name=dinmore28apr>{{cite news|last=Dinmore|first=Guy|title=Mayhem greets Italy's grand coalition|url=http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/2005ef0e-b020-11e2-8d07-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2Rq3zbiMI|access-date=29 April 2013|newspaper=Financial Times|date=28 April 2013|location=Rome}}</ref>


==Formation==
==Formation==
[[File:Monti Cabinet with Giorgio Napolitano.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Monti's government during the oath.]]
[[File:Monti Cabinet with Giorgio Napolitano.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Monti's government during the oath.]]
On 9 November 2011, Monti was appointed a [[senator for life]] by [[President of Italy|Italian President]] [[Giorgio Napolitano]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Napolitano nomina Monti senatore a vita|url=http://www.corriere.it/politica/11_novembre_09/mario-monti-senatore-a-vita_87ba0e7c-0aff-11e1-8371-eb51678ca784.shtml|access-date=9 November 2011|newspaper=[[Corriere della Sera]]|date=9 November 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mario Monti Emerges as Favorite To Lead Italy|date=10 November 2011|first1=Giselda|last1=Vagnoni|first2=Catherine|last2=Hornby|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/10/us-italy-idUSTRE7A72NG20111110|access-date=10 November 2011}}</ref> The ultimate purpose of Monti's appointment was to save Italy from the eurozone sovereign debt crisis.<ref>{{cite news|title=Italy: Minister calls for fighting corruption|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/italy-minister-calls-for-fighting-corruption-8121189.html|access-date=15 September 2012|newspaper=The Independent|date=10 September 2012|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>
On 9 November 2011, [[Mario Monti]] an [[economist]] and former [[European Commissioner]] was appointed a [[senator for life]] by [[President of Italy|Italian President]] [[Giorgio Napolitano]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Napolitano nomina Monti senatore a vita|url=http://www.corriere.it/politica/11_novembre_09/mario-monti-senatore-a-vita_87ba0e7c-0aff-11e1-8371-eb51678ca784.shtml|access-date=9 November 2011|newspaper=[[Corriere della Sera]]|date=9 November 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mario Monti Emerges as Favorite To Lead Italy|date=10 November 2011|first1=Giselda|last1=Vagnoni|first2=Catherine|last2=Hornby|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-idUSTRE7A72NG20111110|access-date=10 November 2011}}</ref> The ultimate purpose of Monti's appointment was to save Italy from the [[European debt crisis|eurozone sovereign debt crisis]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Italy: Minister calls for fighting corruption|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/italy-minister-calls-for-fighting-corruption-8121189.html|access-date=15 September 2012|newspaper=The Independent|date=10 September 2012|agency=Associated Press}}</ref>


On 12 November 2011, following Berlusconi's resignation, Napolitano asked Monti to form a new government.<ref>{{cite news|title=Incarico a Monti: "Occorre crescita ed equità"|url=http://www.repubblica.it/politica/2011/11/13/news/monti_napolitano_dopo_incarico-24963634/?ref=HREA-1|access-date=12 November 2011|newspaper=[[la Repubblica]]|date=12 November 2011}}</ref> Monti accepted, and held talks with the leaders of the main Italian political parties, declaring that he wanted to form a government that would remain in office until the next scheduled general elections in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/world/europe/monti-forms-new-italian-government.html|title=Facing Crisis, Technocrats Take Charge in Italy|date= 16 November 2011|work= [[The New York Times]] |access-date=16 November 2011|first1=Rachel|last1=Donadio|first2=Elisabetta|last2=Povoledo}}</ref> On 16 November 2011, Monti was sworn in as [[Prime Minister of Italy]], after making known a [[technocracy|technocratic]] cabinet composed entirely of unelected [[professional]]s.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15751179 "Monti Unveils Technocratic Cabinet for Italy"] (16 November 2011). [[BBC News]]. Retrieved 17 November 2011.</ref> He also chose to hold personally the post of [[List of Italian Ministers of Economy and Finance|Minister of Economy and Finance]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/8894014/Mario-Monti-appoints-himself-economy-minister-as-he-unveils-Italy-government.html|title=Mario Monti Appoints Himself Economy Minister as He Unveils Italy Government|date= 16 November 2011|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=16 November 2011|first=Nick|last=Squires}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15751179|title=Monti Unveils Technocratic Cabinet for Italy|date=16 November 2011|newspaper=BBC News|access-date=17 November 2011}}</ref> His tenure in the latter post lasted until 11 July 2012 when [[Vittorio Grilli]], previously vice-minister, became Minister.<ref name=Tet>{{cite news|title=Vittorio Grilli to replace Mario Monti as Italy's new finance minister: Government|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/vittorio-grilli-to-replace-mario-monti-as-italys-new-finance-minister-government/articleshow/14823570.cms|access-date=4 September 2012|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=11 July 2012|location=Rome}}</ref>
On 12 November 2011, following Berlusconi's resignation, Napolitano asked Monti to form a new government.<ref>{{cite news|title=Incarico a Monti: "Occorre crescita ed equità"|url=http://www.repubblica.it/politica/2011/11/13/news/monti_napolitano_dopo_incarico-24963634/?ref=HREA-1|access-date=12 November 2011|newspaper=[[la Repubblica]]|date=12 November 2011}}</ref> Monti accepted, and held talks with the leaders of the main Italian political parties, declaring that he wanted to form a government that would remain in office until the next scheduled general elections in 2013.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/17/world/europe/monti-forms-new-italian-government.html|title=Facing Crisis, Technocrats Take Charge in Italy|date= 16 November 2011|work= [[The New York Times]] |access-date=16 November 2011|first1=Rachel|last1=Donadio|first2=Elisabetta|last2=Povoledo}}</ref> On 16 November 2011, Monti was sworn in as [[Prime Minister of Italy]], after making known a [[technocracy|technocratic]] government composed entirely of unelected [[professional]]s.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15751179 "Monti Unveils Technocratic Cabinet for Italy"] (16 November 2011). [[BBC News]]. Retrieved 17 November 2011.</ref> He also chose to hold personally the post of [[List of Italian Ministers of Economy and Finance|Minister of Economy and Finance]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/8894014/Mario-Monti-appoints-himself-economy-minister-as-he-unveils-Italy-government.html|title=Mario Monti Appoints Himself Economy Minister as He Unveils Italy Government|date= 16 November 2011|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=16 November 2011|first=Nick|last=Squires}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15751179|title=Monti Unveils Technocratic Cabinet for Italy|date=16 November 2011|newspaper=BBC News|access-date=17 November 2011}}</ref> His tenure in the latter post lasted until 11 July 2012 when [[Vittorio Grilli]], previously vice-minister, became Minister.<ref name=Tet>{{cite news|title=Vittorio Grilli to replace Mario Monti as Italy's new finance minister: Government|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/vittorio-grilli-to-replace-mario-monti-as-italys-new-finance-minister-government/articleshow/14823570.cms|access-date=4 September 2012|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=11 July 2012|location=Rome}}</ref>


On 17 and 18 November 2011, the [[Italian Senate]] and [[Italian Chamber of Deputies]] both passed motions of confidence supporting Monti's government, with only [[Lega Nord|Northern League]] voting against.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/italian-leader-mario-monti-wins-second-confidence-vote-6264222.html|title=Italian leader Mario Monti wins second confidence vote|newspaper=The Independent|date=18 November 2011|access-date=10 February 2012|author=Winfield, Nicole}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/17/us-italy-idUSTRE7AA2GC20111117|title=New Italy PM wins confidence vote on tough reform plans|work=Reuters|date=17 November 2011|access-date=13 February 2012}}</ref>
On 17 and 18 November 2011, the [[Italian Senate]] and [[Italian Chamber of Deputies]] both passed motions of confidence supporting Monti's government, with only the [[Lega Nord|Northern League]] voting against.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/italian-leader-mario-monti-wins-second-confidence-vote-6264222.html|title=Italian leader Mario Monti wins second confidence vote|newspaper=The Independent|date=18 November 2011|access-date=10 February 2012|author=Winfield, Nicole}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-idUSTRE7AA2GC20111117|title=New Italy PM wins confidence vote on tough reform plans|work=Reuters|date=17 November 2011|access-date=13 February 2012}}</ref>


==Investiture votes==
==Investiture votes==
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
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! colspan="4" |<center>17–18 November 2011<br />Investiture votes for the Monti Cabinet</center>
! colspan="4" |{{center|17–18 November 2011<br />Investiture votes for the Monti Cabinet}}
|-
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! width="120" | House of [[Italian Parliament|Parliament]]
! width="120" | House of [[Italian Parliament|Parliament]]
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! rowspan="3" |[[Chamber of Deputies (Italy)|Chamber of Deputies]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Resoconto stenografico dell'Assemblea – Seduta n. 551 di venerdì 18 novembre 2011 |url=http://leg16.camera.it/410?idSeduta=0551&tipo=stenografico |website=leg16.camera.it |access-date=3 August 2019 |language=it}}</ref><br />{{nobold|{{small|(Voting: 617{{efn|''Absent'' (12): {{small|PdL (6), FLI (3), PD (1), IdV (1), PT (1)}}<br />''On institutional leave'' (1): {{small|UDC (1)}}}} of 630,<br />Majority: 309)}}}}
! rowspan="3" |[[Chamber of Deputies (Italy)|Chamber of Deputies]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Resoconto stenografico dell'Assemblea – Seduta n. 551 di venerdì 18 novembre 2011 |url=http://leg16.camera.it/410?idSeduta=0551&tipo=stenografico |website=leg16.camera.it |access-date=3 August 2019 |language=it}}</ref><br />{{nobold|{{small|(Voting: 617{{efn|''Absent'' (12): {{small|PdL (6), FLI (3), PD (1), IdV (1), PT (1)}}<br />''On institutional leave'' (1): {{small|UDC (1)}}}} of 630,<br />Majority: 309)}}}}
|'''{{tick}} Yes'''||<small>[[The People of Freedom|PdL]] (205), [[Democratic Party (Italy)|PD]] (205), [[Union of the Centre (2002)|UdC]] (37), [[Future and Freedom|FLI]] (23), [[People and Territory|PT]] (22), [[Italy of Values|IdV]] (21), Others (43)'''</small>||{{Composition bar|556|617|hex=green}}
|'''{{tick}} Yes'''||<small>[[The People of Freedom|PdL]] (205), [[Democratic Party (Italy)|PD]] (205), [[Union of the Centre (2002)|UdC]] (37), [[Future and Freedom|FLI]] (23), [[People and Territory|PT]] (22), [[Italy of Values|IdV]] (21), Others (43)</small>||{{Composition bar|556|617|hex=green}}
|-
|-
|'''{{cross}} No'''||<small>[[Lega Nord|LN]] (59), [[The People of Freedom|PdL]] ([[Alessandra Mussolini|1]]), [[People and Territory|PT]] ([[Domenico Scilipoti|1]])</small> || {{Composition bar|61|617|hex=red}}
|'''{{cross}} No'''||<small>[[Lega Nord|LN]] (59), [[The People of Freedom|PdL]] ([[Alessandra Mussolini|1]]), [[People and Territory|PT]] ([[Domenico Scilipoti|1]])</small> || {{Composition bar|61|617|hex=red}}
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==Composition of the Government==
==Composition==


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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! width=15%| Office
! width=15%| Office
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|'''[[Mario Monti]]'''
|'''[[Mario Monti]]'''
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|bgcolor="{{Independent politician/meta/color}}" width=1%|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}" width=1%|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|-
| colspan="5" style="font-size:95%; line-height:19px;"|
| colspan="5" style="font-size:95%; line-height:19px;"|
{{hidden|Secretary of the Council of Ministers|headerstyle=background:#EEEEEE;|
{{hidden|'''Undersecretaries'''|headerstyle=background:#EEEEEE;|
*[[Antonio Catricalà]] (Ind.) – Delegated to Administrative Coordination
*[[Antonio Catricalà]] (Ind.) – Delegated to Administrative Coordination
}}
{{hidden|'''Undersecretaries'''|headerstyle=background:#EEEEEE;|
*[[Paolo Peluffo]] (Ind.) – Delegated to Information and Communications, Publishing and Administrative Coordination (since 19 January 2012)
*[[Paolo Peluffo]] (Ind.) – Delegated to Information and Communications, Publishing and Administrative Coordination (since 19 January 2012)
*[[Carlo Malinconico]] (Ind.) – Delegated to Publishing (until 10 January 2012)
*[[Carlo Malinconico]] (Ind.) – Delegated to Publishing (until 10 January 2012)
*[[Gianni De Gennaro]] (Ind.) – Delegated Authority for the Security of the Republic (since 11 May 2012)
*[[Gianni De Gennaro]] (Ind.) – Delegated to [[Delegated Authority for the Security of the Republic|Authority for the Security of the Republic]] (since 11 May 2012)
}}
}}
|-
|-
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|'''[[Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata]]'''
|'''[[Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata]]'''
|16 November 2011 – 26 March 2013
|16 November 2011 – 26 March 2013
|bgcolor="{{Independent politician/meta/color}}" width=1%|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}" width=1%|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|-
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|'''[[Mario Monti]]'''<br>{{small|''(Acting)''}}
|'''[[Mario Monti]]'''<br>{{small|''(Acting)''}}
|26 March 2013 – 28 April 2013
|26 March 2013 – 28 April 2013
|bgcolor="{{Independent politician/meta/color}}" width=1%|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}" width=1%|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|-
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|'''[[Anna Maria Cancellieri]]'''
|'''[[Anna Maria Cancellieri]]'''
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|bgcolor="{{Independent politician/meta/color}}"|
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|-
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|'''[[Paola Severino]]'''
|'''[[Paola Severino]]'''
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|bgcolor="{{Independent politician/meta/color}}"|
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|-
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|-
!rowspan=2|[[Italian Minister of Defence|Minister of Defence]]
!rowspan=2|[[Italian Minister of Defence|Minister of Defence]]
|[[File:Giampaolo Di Paola cropped.jpg|90px]]
|[[File:Giampaolo Di Paola Official (cropped).jpg|90px]]
|'''[[Giampaolo Di Paola]]'''
|'''[[Giampaolo Di Paola]]'''
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|bgcolor="{{Independent politician/meta/color}}" width=1%|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}" width=1%|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|-
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|'''[[Mario Monti]]'''<br>{{small|''(Acting)''}}
|'''[[Mario Monti]]'''<br>{{small|''(Acting)''}}
|16 November 2011 – 11 July 2012
|16 November 2011 – 11 July 2012
|bgcolor="{{Independent politician/meta/color}}" width=1%|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}" width=1%|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|-
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|'''[[Vittorio Grilli]]'''
|'''[[Vittorio Grilli]]'''
|11 July 2012 – 28 April 2013
|11 July 2012 – 28 April 2013
|bgcolor="{{Independent politician/meta/color}}" width=1%|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}" width=1%|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|-
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|'''[[Corrado Passera]]'''
|'''[[Corrado Passera]]'''
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|bgcolor="{{Independent politician/meta/color}}" width=1%|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}" width=1%|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|-
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|'''[[Mario Catania]]'''
|'''[[Mario Catania]]'''
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|bgcolor="{{Independent politician/meta/color}}" width=1%|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}" width=1%|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|-
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|'''[[Corrado Clini]]'''
|'''[[Corrado Clini]]'''
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|bgcolor="{{Independent politician/meta/color}}" width=1%|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}" width=1%|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|-
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|'''[[Elsa Fornero]]'''
|'''[[Elsa Fornero]]'''
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|bgcolor="{{Independent politician/meta/color}}"|
|style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Independent politician}}"|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|-
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|'''[[Francesco Profumo]]'''
|'''[[Francesco Profumo]]'''
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|bgcolor="{{Independent politician/meta/color}}" width=1%|
|bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}" width=1%|
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-
|-
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!rowspan=2|[[Italian Minister of Culture|Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities]]
!rowspan=2|[[Italian Minister of Culture|Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities]]
|[[File:Lorenzo Ornaghi.jpg|90px]]
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|'''[[Lorenzo Ornaghi]]'''
|'''[[Lorenzo Ornaghi]]'''
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|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
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|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
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|'''[[Renato Balduzzi]]'''
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
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|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
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|'''[[Dino Piero Giarda]]'''
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|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
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|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
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|'''[[Filippo Patroni Griffi]]'''
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
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|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
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|'''[[Piero Gnudi]]'''
|'''[[Piero Gnudi]]'''
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
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|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
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|'''[[Enzo Moavero Milanesi]]'''
|'''[[Enzo Moavero Milanesi]]'''
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
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|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
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|'''[[Fabrizio Barca]]'''
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|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
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|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
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|'''[[Andrea Riccardi]]'''
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|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
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|[[Independent politician|Independent]]
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|'''[[Antonio Catricalà]]'''
|'''[[Antonio Catricalà]]'''
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|16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013
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Latest revision as of 13:33, 26 July 2024

Monti government

61st Cabinet of Italy
Date formed16 November 2011 (2011-11-16)
Date dissolved28 April 2013 (2013-04-28) (530 days)
People and organisations
Head of stateGiorgio Napolitano
Head of governmentMario Monti
No. of ministers18 (incl. Prime Minister)
Ministers removed1 resigned
Total no. of members19 (incl. Prime Minister)
Member partiesIndependents
External support:
PdL, PD, UdC, FLI
Status in legislatureSupermajority (national unity)
Chamber of Deputies:
550 / 630 (87%)
Senate:
285 / 321 (89%)
Opposition partiesLN, IdV
History
Outgoing election2013 election
Legislature termXVI Legislature (2008–2013)
PredecessorFourth Berlusconi government
SuccessorLetta government

The Monti government was the sixty-first government of Italy and was announced on 16 November 2011.[1][2][3][4] This Experts' cabinet was composed of independents, three of whom were women[5] and was formed as an interim government.[4] The government ran the country for eighteen months until the aftermath of the elections in Spring 2013 and then replaced by the Letta government, formed by Enrico Letta on 28 April.[6]

Formation

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Monti's government during the oath.

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.[10] Monti accepted, and held talks with the leaders of the main Italian political parties, declaring that he wanted to form a government that would remain in office until the next scheduled general elections in 2013.[11] On 16 November 2011, Monti was sworn in as Prime Minister of Italy, after making known a technocratic government composed entirely of unelected professionals.[12] He also chose to hold personally the post of Minister of Economy and Finance.[13][14] His tenure in the latter post lasted until 11 July 2012 when Vittorio Grilli, previously vice-minister, became Minister.[15]

On 17 and 18 November 2011, the Italian Senate and Italian Chamber of Deputies both passed motions of confidence supporting Monti's government, with only the Northern League voting against.[16][17]

Investiture votes

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17–18 November 2011
Investiture votes for the Monti Cabinet
House of Parliament Vote Parties Votes
Senate of the Republic[18]
(Voting: 306[a] of 322,
Majority: 154) 		checkY Yes PdL (121), PD (104), UDC–SVP–Aut (14), Third Pole (ApI–FLI) (13), IdV (10), CN (10), Others (7)
281 / 306
☒N No LN (25)
25 / 306
Abstention None
0 / 306
Chamber of Deputies[19]
(Voting: 617[b] of 630,
Majority: 309) 		checkY Yes PdL (205), PD (205), UdC (37), FLI (23), PT (22), IdV (21), Others (43)
556 / 617
☒N No LN (59), PdL (1), PT (1)
61 / 617
Abstention None
0 / 617
  1. ^ Absent (12): PdL (6), PD (2), UDC–SVP–Aut (1), Others (3)
    On institutional leave (3): CN (2), Others (1)
    President (1)
  2. ^ Absent (12): PdL (6), FLI (3), PD (1), IdV (1), PT (1)
    On institutional leave (1): UDC (1)

Composition

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Office Portrait Name Term of office Party
Prime Minister Mario Monti 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 Independent
Undersecretaries
Minister of Foreign Affairs 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
Minister of the Interior Anna Maria Cancellieri 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 Independent
Undersecretaries
Minister of Justice Paola Severino 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 Independent
Undersecretaries
Minister of Defence Giampaolo Di Paola 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 Independent
Undersecretaries
Minister of Economy and Finance Mario Monti
(Acting) 		16 November 2011 – 11 July 2012 Independent
Vittorio Grilli 11 July 2012 – 28 April 2013 Independent
Deputy Minister
Undersecretaries
Minister of Economic Development, Infrastructure and Transport Corrado Passera 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 Independent
Deputy Minister
Undersecretaries
Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies Mario Catania 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 Independent
Undersecretary
Minister of the Environment Corrado Clini 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 Independent
Undersecretary
Minister of Labour and Social Policies Elsa Fornero 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 Independent
Deputy Minister
Undersecretary
Minister of Education, University and Research Francesco Profumo 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 Independent
Undersecretaries
Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities Lorenzo Ornaghi 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 Independent
Undersecretary
Minister of Health Renato Balduzzi 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 Independent
Undersecretary
Minister for Parliamentary Relations and Implementation of the Government Program
(without portfolio) 		Dino Piero Giarda 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 Independent
Undersecretaries
Minister of Public Administration
(without portfolio) 		Filippo Patroni Griffi 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 Independent
Minister of Regional Affairs, Tourism and 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

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On 9 October 2012, Interior Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri sacked the municipal administration of Reggio Calabria (mayor, assessors, councillors) for alleged links to the organised crime syndicate 'Ndrangheta after a months long investigation and replaced it with three central government appointed administrators to govern for 18 months until a new election in 2014. This was the first time the government of a provincial capital had been dismissed.[20]

References

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  1. ^ "Mario Monti's technocrats: profiles of the new Italian cabinet". The Guardian. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  2. ^ "Monti unveils technocratic cabinet for Italy". BBC News. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Facing Crisis, Technocrats Take Charge in Italy". The New York Times. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  4. ^ a b Marangoni, Francesco (2012). "Technocrats in Government: The Composition and Legislative Initiatives of the Monti Government Eight Months into its Term of Office" (PDF). Bulletin of Italian Politics. 4 (1): 135–149. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  5. ^ "Monti's Team – Seven Academics, Three Women and No Politicos". Corriere della Sera. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  6. ^ Dinmore, Guy (28 April 2013). "Mayhem greets Italy's grand coalition". Financial Times. Rome. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  7. ^ "Napolitano nomina Monti senatore a vita". Corriere della Sera. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  8. ^ Vagnoni, Giselda; Hornby, Catherine (10 November 2011). "Mario Monti Emerges as Favorite To Lead Italy". Reuters. Retrieved 10 November 2011.
  9. ^ "Italy: Minister calls for fighting corruption". The Independent. Associated Press. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Incarico a Monti: "Occorre crescita ed equità"". la Repubblica. 12 November 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  11. ^ Donadio, Rachel; Povoledo, Elisabetta (16 November 2011). "Facing Crisis, Technocrats Take Charge in Italy". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  12. ^ "Monti Unveils Technocratic Cabinet for Italy" (16 November 2011). BBC News. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  13. ^ Squires, Nick (16 November 2011). "Mario Monti Appoints Himself Economy Minister as He Unveils Italy Government". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  14. ^ "Monti Unveils Technocratic Cabinet for Italy". BBC News. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
  15. ^ "Vittorio Grilli to replace Mario Monti as Italy's new finance minister: Government". The Economic Times. Rome. 11 July 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  16. ^ Winfield, Nicole (18 November 2011). "Italian leader Mario Monti wins second confidence vote". The Independent. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
  17. ^ "New Italy PM wins confidence vote on tough reform plans". Reuters. 17 November 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  18. ^ "Legislatura 16ª - Aula - Resoconto stenografico della seduta n. 637 del 17/11/2011". www.senato.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  19. ^ "Resoconto stenografico dell'Assemblea – Seduta n. 551 di venerdì 18 novembre 2011". leg16.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2019.
  20. ^ "Italy sacks city government over mafia links". Al Jazeera. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 11 October 2012.

See also

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