Letta government
# Letta government

* This article is part of a series about Enrico Letta

Political positions Minister for the Community Policies (1998–99) Minister of Industry (1999–2001) Prime Minister of Italy (2013–14) Democratic Party Secretary (2021–present)

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Operation Mare Nostrum

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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.

The government was referred to by journalists as a Grand coalition (Italian: Grande coalizione) or Government of broad agreements (Italian: Governo di larghe intese). 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. It was sworn in on 28 April 2013 and won the confidence vote in both the Chamber of Deputies on 29 April and the Senate on 30 April.

## Formation and end

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. 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. 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.

However, on 28 September, Berlusconi asked his party's five ministers to resign from the government over a tax hike. 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, announced the re-foundation of Forza Italia (FI), in opposition to the government, and the PdL split. 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. 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.

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 | Vote | Parties | Votes |
| - | - | - | - |
| Chamber of Deputies (Voting: 623 of 629, Majority: 304) | Y Yes | PD (291), FI (97), CeI (45), LN (2), Others (18) | 453 / 623 |
| Chamber of Deputies (Voting: 623 of 629, Majority: 304) | N No | M5S (109), SEL (35), FdI (8), LN (1), Others (2) | 153 / 623 |
| Chamber of Deputies (Voting: 623 of 629, Majority: 304) | Abstention | LN (17) | 17 / 623 |
| Senate of the Republic (Voting: 310 of 319, Majority: 156) | Y Yes | PD (106), FI (89), CeI (21), Aut (9), GAL–UDC (8) | 233 / 310 |
| Senate of the Republic (Voting: 310 of 319, Majority: 156) | N No | M5S (53), Others (6) | 59 / 310 |
| Senate of the Republic (Voting: 310 of 319, Majority: 156) | Abstention | LN (16), GAL–UDC (2) | 18 / 310 |

* ↑ Absent (6): CeI (2), PD (2), FdI (1), SI–SEL–P (1)
* ↑ 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**

| Democratic Party | 10 |
| - | - |
| The People of Freedom | 5 |
| Independents | 3 |
| Civic Choice | 2 |
| Union of the Centre | 1 |
| Italian Radicals | 1 |

**Ministers and other members**

* Democratic Party (PD): Prime minister, 9 ministers, 5 deputy ministers, 12 undersecretaries
* The People of Freedom (PdL): 5 ministers, 2 deputy ministers, 10 undersecretaries
* Independents: 3 ministers, 2 deputy ministers, 5 undersecretaries
* Civic Choice (SC): 2 ministers, 1 deputy minister, 2 undersecretaries
* Union of the Centre (UdC): 1 minister, 1 undersecretary
* Italian Radicals (RI): 1 minister
* Great South (GS): 1 undersecretary
* Moderates in Revolution (MiR): 1 undersecretary

### End of term

**Ministers**

| Democratic Party | 9 |
| - | - |
| New Centre-Right | 4 |
| Independents | 3 |
| Civic Choice | 1 |
| Union of the Centre | 1 |
| Populars for Italy | 1 |
| Italian Radicals | 1 |

**Ministers and other members**

* Democratic Party (PD): Prime minister, 8 ministers, 4 deputy ministers, 12 undersecretaries
* New Centre-Right (NCD): 4 ministers, 1 deputy minister, 7 undersecretaries
* Independents: 3 ministers, 2 deputy ministers, 5 undersecretaries
* Civic Choice (SC): 1 minister, 1 deputy minister, 1 undersecretary
* Populars for Italy (PpI): 1 minister, 1 undersecretary
* Union of the Centre (UdC): 1 minister, 1 undersecretary
* Italian Radicals (RI): 1 minister

## Council of Ministers

| Cabinet | Name | Party | Term |
| - | - | - | - |
| 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 |
| Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies | 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

| Office | Name | Term of office | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| Prime Minister | Enrico Letta | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | Democratic Party |
| Undersecretaries Giovanni Legnini (PD) – Delegated to Publishing and the Implementation of the Government Program Marco Minniti (PD) – Delegated to the Authority for the Security of the Republic |||||
| Deputy Prime Minister | 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 | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | Italian Radicals |
| Deputy Ministers Lapo Pistelli (PD) Marta Dassù (PD) Bruno Archi (FI) (until 3 December 2013) Undersecretary Mario Giro (PpI) |||||
| Minister of the Interior | Angelino Alfano | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | New Centre-Right before 15 November 2013: The People of Freedom |
| Deputy Minister Filippo Bubbico (PD) Undersecretaries Domenico Manzione (Ind.) Gianpiero Bocci (PD) |||||
| Minister of Justice | Anna Maria Cancellieri | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | Independent |
| Undersecretaries Giuseppe Berretta (PD) Cosimo Ferri (Ind.) |||||
| Minister of Defence | Mario Mauro | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | Populars for Italy before 23 November 2013: Civic Choice |
| Undersecretaries Roberta Pinotti (PD) Gioacchino Alfano (NCD) |||||
| Minister of Economy and Finance | Fabrizio Saccomanni | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | Independent |
| Deputy Ministers Luigi Casero (NCD) Stefano Fassina (PD) (until 4 January 2014) Undersecretaries Pier Paolo Baretta (PD) Alberto Giorgetti (NCD) |||||
| Minister of Economic Development | Flavio Zanonato | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | Democratic Party |
| Deputy Ministers Carlo Calenda (SC) Antonio Catricalà (Ind.) Undersecretaries Simona Vicari (NCD) Claudio De Vincenti (PD) |||||
| Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies | Nunzia De Girolamo | 28 April 2013 – 27 January 2014 | New Centre-Right before 15 November 2013: The People of Freedom |
| Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies | Enrico Letta (Acting) | 27 January 2014 – 22 February 2014 | Democratic Party |
| Undersecretaries Maurizio Martina (PD) Giuseppe Castiglione (NCD) |||||
| Minister of the Environment | Andrea Orlando | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | Democratic Party |
| Undersecretary Marco Flavio Cirillo (FI) |||||
| Minister of Infrastructure and Transport | Maurizio Lupi | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | New Centre-Right before 15 November 2013: The People of Freedom |
| Deputy Minister Vincenzo De Luca (PD) Undersecretaries >Erasmo De Angelis (PD) Rocco Girlanda (NCD) |||||
| Minister of Labour and Social Policies | Enrico Giovannini | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | Independent |
| Deputy Minister Maria Cecilia Guerra (PD) Undersecretaries Carlo Dell'Aringa (PD) Jole Santelli (FI) (until 6 December 2013) |||||
| Minister of Education, University and Research | Maria Chiara Carrozza | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | Democratic Party |
| Undersecretaries Gabriele Toccafondi (NCD) Marco Rossi-Doria (Ind.) Gianluca Galletti (UDC) |||||
| Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism | Massimo Bray | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | Democratic Party |
| Undersecretaries Simonetta Giordani (Ind.) Ilaria Borletti Buitoni (SC) |||||
| Minister of Health | Beatrice Lorenzin | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | New Centre-Right before 15 November 2013: The People of Freedom |
| Undersecretary Paolo Fadda (PD) |||||
| Minister for Parliamentary Relations and Coordination of Governmental Activity (without portfolio) | Dario Franceschini | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | Democratic Party |
| Undersecretaries Sesa Amici (PD) Sabrina De Camillis (NCD) |||||
| Minister of Public Administration (without portfolio) | Gianpiero D'Alia | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | Union of the Centre |
| Undersecretaries Gianfranco Micciché (FI) (until 29 November 2013) Michaela Biancofiore (FI) (until 1 October 2013) |||||
| Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies (without portfolio) | Graziano Delrio | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | Democratic Party |
| Undersecretaries Walter Ferrazza (FI) (until 2 December 2013) |||||
| Minister of European Affairs (without portfolio) | Enzo Moavero Milanesi | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | Civic Choice |
| Minister of Regional Affairs and Territorial Cohesion (without portfolio) | Carlo Trigilia | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | Democratic Party |
| Minister for Equal Opportunities, Sport and Youth Policies (without portfolio) | Josefa Idem | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | Democratic Party |
| Minister for Integration (without portfolio) | Cécile Kyenge | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | Democratic Party |
| Minister for Constitutional Reforms (without portfolio) | 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 | 28 April 2013 – 22 February 2014 | Independent |

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 before 16 November 2013: PdL
* ↑ before 10 December 2013: SC
* ↑ before 16 November 2013: GS
* ↑ before 16 November 2013: MIR
