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 formed	12 December 2016 (2016-12-12)
Date dissolved	1 June 2018 (2018-06-01) (537 days)
People and organisations
Head of state	Sergio Mattarella
Head of government	Paolo Gentiloni
No. of ministers	19 (incl. Prime Minister)
Member parties	PD, AP, CpE
Status in legislature	Majority (coalition) Chamber of Deputies: 350 / 630 (56%) Senate: 164 / 320 (51%)
Opposition parties	M5S, FI, LN, SI, FdI, UdC, ALA (until Oct. 2017), MDP (since Oct. 2017)
History
Outgoing election	2018 election
Legislature term	XVII Legislature (2013–2018)
Predecessor	Renzi government
Successor	First 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

Background and formation

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

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

Beginning of term

Ministers

Democratic Party	13
New Centre-Right	3
Centrists for Europe	1
Independents	2

Ministers and other members

• Democratic Party (PD): Prime minister, 12 ministers, 3 deputy ministers, 16 undersecretaries
• New Centre-Right (NCD): 3 ministers, 1 deputy minister, 10 undersecretaries
• Centrists for Europe (CpE): 1 minister
• Solidary Democracy (DemoS): 2 deputy ministers
• Italian Socialist Party (PSI): 1 deputy minister
• Democratic Centre (CD): 1 undersecretary
• Civics and Innovators (CI): 1 undersecretary
• Independents: 2 ministers, 4 undersecretaries

End of term

Ministers

Democratic Party	14
Popular Alternative	2
Centrists for Europe	1

Ministers and other members

• Democratic Party (PD): Prime minister, 13 ministers, 2 deputy ministers, 16 undersecretaries
• Popular Alternative (AP): 2 ministers, 1 deputy minister, 8 undersecretaries
• Centrists for Europe (CpE): 1 minister
• Solidary Democracy (DemoS): 2 deputy ministers
• Italian Socialist Party (PSI): 1 deputy minister
• Independents: 3 undersecretaries
• Democratic Centre (CD): 1 undersecretary
• Civics and Innovators (CI): 1 undersecretary
• Forza Europa (FE): 1 undersecretary

Geographical breakdown

Beginning of term

• Northern Italy: 9 ministers
  • Emilia-Romagna: 4 ministers
  • Lombardy: 2 ministers
  • Liguria: 2 ministers
  • Piedmont: 1 minister
• Central Italy: 7 ministers (incl. Gentiloni)
  • Lazio: 6 ministers
  • Tuscany: 1 minister
• Southern and Insular Italy: 3 ministers
  • Sicily: 2 ministers
  • Calabria: 1 minister

End of term

• Northern Italy: 7 ministers
  • Emilia-Romagna: 4 ministers
  • Liguria: 2 ministers
  • Lombardy: 1 minister
• Central Italy: 7 ministers (incl. Gentiloni)
  • Lazio: 6 ministers
  • Tuscany: 1 minister
• Southern and Insular Italy: 3 ministers
  • Sicily: 2 ministers
  • Calabria: 1 minister

Council of Ministers

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

Office	Portrait	Name	Term of office	Party
Prime Minister		Paolo Gentiloni	12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018		Democratic Party
	Undersecretaries Maria Elena Boschi (PD) – Delegated to the Implementation of the Government Program, Equal Opportunities and Independent Administrative Authorities Sandro Gozi (PD) – Delegated to the European Policies Sesa Amici (PD) – Delegated to Information and Publishing Luciano Pizzetti (PD) – Delegated to the Authority for the Security of the Republic Angelo Rughetti (PD) – Delegated to the Coordination of Public Policies in the Economic, Social, and Scientific Research Fields (since 26 July 2017) Paola De Micheli (PD) – Delegated to the Earthquakes of Central Italy in 2016 and 2017 (since 23 September 2017)
Minister of Foreign Affairs		Angelino Alfano	12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018		Popular Alternative Before 18 March 2017: New Centre-Right
	Deputy Minister Mario Giro (DemoS) Undersecretaries Vincenzo Amendola (PD) Benedetto Della Vedova (FE)
Minister of the Interior		Marco Minniti	12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018		Democratic Party
	Deputy Minister Filippo Bubbico (MDP)[a] (until 9 November 2017) Undersecretaries Gianpiero Bocci (PD) Domenico Manzione (Ind.)
Minister of Justice		Andrea Orlando	12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018		Democratic Party
	Undersecretaries Federica Chiavaroli (AP)[b] Cosimo Ferri (PD) Gennaro Migliore (PD)
Minister of Defence		Roberta Pinotti	12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018		Democratic Party
	Undersecretaries Gioacchino Alfano (AP)[b] Domenico Rossi (CD)
Minister of Economy and Finance		Pier Carlo Padoan	12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018		Democratic Party Before January 2018: Independent
	Deputy Ministers Luigi Casero (AP)[b] Enrico Morando (PD) Undersecretaries Pier Paolo Baretta (PD) Paola De Micheli (PD) (until 23 September 2017)
Minister of Economic Development		Carlo Calenda	12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018		Democratic Party Before March 2018: Independent
	Deputy Minister Teresa Bellanova (PD) Undersecretaries Antonio Gentile (AP)[b] Antonello Giacomelli (PD) Ivan Scalfarotto (PD)
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 Andrea Olivero (DemoS) Undersecretary Giuseppe Castiglione (AP)[b]
Minister of the Environment		Gian Luca Galletti	12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018		Centrists for Europe
	Undersecretaries Barbara Degani (AP)[b] Silvia Velo (PD)
Minister of Infrastructure and Transport		Graziano Delrio	12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018		Democratic Party
	Deputy Minister Riccardo Nencini (PSI) Undersecretaries Umberto Del Basso De Caro (PD) Simona Vicari (AP)[b] (until 25 May 2017)
Minister of Labour and Social Policies		Giuliano Poletti	12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018		Democratic Party
	Undersecretaries Franca Biondelli (PD) Luigi Bobba (PD) Massimo Cassano (AP)[b] (until 25 July 2017)
Minister of Education, University and Research		Valeria Fedeli	12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018		Democratic Party
	Undersecretaries Vito De Filippo (PD) Gabriele Toccafondi (AP)[b] Angela D'Onghia (Ind.) (until 4 December 2017)
Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism		Dario Franceschini	12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018		Democratic Party
	Undersecretaries Dorina Bianchi (AP)[b] Ilaria Borletti Buitoni (PD) Antimo Cesaro (CI)
Minister of Health		Beatrice Lorenzin	12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018		Popular Alternative Before 18 March 2017: New Centre-Right
	Undersecretary Davide Faraone (PD)
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 Gianclaudio Bressa (PD) (until 26 July 2017)
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. 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.