Draghi Cabinet

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Draghi Cabinet
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67th Cabinet of Italy
Incumbent
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Date formed13 February 2021 (13 months ago) (2021-02-13)
People and organisations
Head of stateSergio Mattarella
Head of governmentMario Draghi
No. of ministers24 (incl. Prime Minister)
Member partiesM5S, Lega, PD, FI, IV, Art.1, CD, NcI, +Eu
Status in legislatureNational unity government
Opposition partiesFdI, SI, Alt[a]
History
Election(s)2018 election
Legislature term(s)XVIII Legislature (2018–present)
Incoming formation2021 government formation
PredecessorConte II Cabinet
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The Draghi Cabinet is the 67th and current Cabinet of the Italian Republic, and the first one led by former European Central Bank President Mario Draghi. It has been in office since 13 February 2021.[1][2]

The Draghi Cabinet was formed following the resignation of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in the midst of a political crisis which led to the Conte Cabinet losing its majority. After consultations with political parties, President Sergio Mattarella tasked Draghi with forming a "high-profile" government.[3] Mattarella stated that the new government would have to face the health, economic and social crises related to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as overseeing the EU relief fund associated with it.[4][5] The Draghi Cabinet was described as a national unity government by numerous news sources.[6][7][8][9] The choice by Mattarella to appoint Draghi as Prime Minister was welcomed by some international observers, with others casting doubt on the stability of a new technocratic government.[10][11]

The Draghi Government was formed with both politicians and independent technocrats, and is supported by a large majority of the Italian Parliament, including the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S), the right-wing League (Lega), the centre-right Forza Italia (FI), the centre-left Democratic Party (PD), the centrist Italia Viva (IV), and the leftist Article One (Art.1).[6][12]

Supporting parties[]

Party Position Main ideology Leader
Five Star Movement (M5S) Big tent Populism Giuseppe Conte
League (Lega) Right-wing Right-wing populism Matteo Salvini
Democratic Party (PD) Centre-left Social democracy Enrico Letta
Forza Italia (FI) Centre-right Liberal conservatism Silvio Berlusconi
Italia Viva (IV) Centre Liberalism Matteo Renzi
Article One (Art.1) Left-wing Social democracy Roberto Speranza
  1. ^ Parliamentary group formed by former members of the M5S, who were expelled in February 2021.

History[]

Background[]

Main article: 2021 Italian government crisis

On 13 January 2021, Italia Viva (IV) withdrew its support for the Conte Cabinet, triggering a political crisis.[13] Conte subsequently won confidence motions in both houses of Parliament, with the abstention of IV, but could only reach a plurality in the Senate, rather than an absolute majority.[14][15][16] In the wake of this, Conte tendered his resignation to President Mattarella, who then began a round of discussions with various parties to form a new government.[17]

Government formation[]

Mario Draghi announcing the Cabinet at the Quirinal Palace.

Mattarella met with delegations of political parties on 28 and 29 January to determine their views on the formation of a new government. The Five Star Movement (M5S), Democratic Party (PD), Free and Equal (LeU), For the Autonomies, Europeanists, and some members of the Mixed Group all expressed support for the reappointment of Conte as Prime Minister, but IV ruled this out.[18][19][20] The centre-right and right-wing parties, the League (Lega), Forza Italia (FI) and the Brothers of Italy (FdI), stated that they preferred a snap election, but would be willing to join a national unity government under certain conditions.[21][22] Following this deadlock, Mattarella asked Roberto Fico, the President of the Chamber of Deputies, to explore the possibility of a grand coalition government.[23] On 2 February, Fico confirmed that there was insufficient support for the proposal.[24]

The Draghi Cabinet at the Quirinal Palace for the official portrait.

With the prospect of early elections looming, on 3 February Mattarella invited former ECB President Mario Draghi to the Quirinal Palace to charge him to forming a national unity government.[25] Draghi accepted the offer, and began consultations with the leaders of political parties.[26] Conte publicly endorsed him as his successor the following day, and further negotiations commenced.[27] On 10 February, League leader Matteo Salvini and FI leader Silvio Berlusconi jointly announced their support for Draghi.[28] Conversely, FdI leader Giorgia Meloni stated that her party would go into opposition.[29] The PD's national board unanimously voted on 11 February to support Draghi.[30] The same day, the M5S held an online referendum on whether to "support a technical-political government with the other political forces indicated by the appointed prime minister Mario Draghi", which was approved by 59.3%.[31]

Having achieved sufficient support, on 12 February Draghi met with President Mattarella at the Quirinal Palace and presented his list of ministers. The Draghi Cabinet was sworn in on the following day, 13 February, at 11:00 AM UTC.[32][33] The Cabinet was composed of twenty-four ministers, eight women and sixteen men, most of them from Northern Italy, largely from Lombardy and Veneto; it contained representatives from all supportive political parties, as well as numerous independent technocrats.[34][35]

Investiture vote[]

On 17 February 2021, the Senate approved the Draghi Cabinet with 262 votes in favour, 40 against and 2 abstentions.[36] The following day, the Chamber of Deputies affirmed its support, with 535 votes in favour, 56 against and 5 abstentions.[37] This was the third largest majority garnered by a cabinet in the history of the Italian Republic after the Monti Cabinet and after the Andreotti IV Cabinet.[38]

17–18 February 2021
Investiture votes for Draghi Cabinet
House of Parliament Vote Parties Votes
Senate of the Republic
(Voting: 302 of 321,
Majority: 152) 		checkY Yes M5S (69), Lega–PSd'Az (62), FI–UDC (49), PD (35), IV–PSI (17), Eur–MAIE–CD (10), Aut (5), LeU (4), IdeA–C! (3), +Eu–Az (2), Others (6)
262 / 302
☒N No FdI (19), M5S (15),[39] LeU / Italian Left (2), Others (4)
40 / 302
Abstention Aut (1), Others (1)
2 / 321
Chamber of Deputies
(Voting: 591 of 630,
Majority: 296) 		checkY Yes M5S (155), Lega (125), PD (91), FI (81), IV (28), CD (14), LeU (11), C! (10), NcI−USEI−AdC (5), SVP–PATT (4), Az–+Eu–RI (4), Eur–MAIE–PSI (2), Others (5)
535 / 591
☒N No FdI (31), M5S (16),[40] Lega (1),[41] LeU / Italian Left (1), Others (7)
56 / 591
Abstention M5S (5)[40]
5 / 630

Party breakdown[]

Beginning of term[]

Ministers[]

  • Independents
9
  • Five Star Movement
4
3
  • Democratic Party
3
3
  • Italia Viva
1
1

Ministers and other members[]

  • Independents: Prime minister, 8 ministers, 3 undersecretaries
  • Five Star Movement (M5S): 4 ministers, 2 deputy ministers, 9 undersecretaries
  • League (Lega): 3 ministers, 1 deputy minister, 8 undersecretaries
  • Democratic Party (PD): 3 ministers, 1 deputy minister, 5 undersecretaries
  • Forza Italia (FI): 3 ministers, 1 deputy minister, 5 undersecretaries
  • Italia Viva (IV): 1 minister, 1 deputy minister, 1 undersecretary
  • Article One (Art.1): 1 minister, 1 undersecretary
  • Democratic Centre (CD): 1 undersecretary
  • Us with Italy (NcI): 1 undersecretary
  • More Europe (+Eu): 1 undersecretary

Geographical breakdown[]

Beginning of term[]

A choropleth map showing the number of ministers from each region.
  • Northern Italy: 18 ministers
    • Lombardy: 9 ministers
    • Veneto: 4 ministers
    • Emilia-Romagna: 2 ministers
    • Friuli-Venezia Giulia: 1 minister
    • Liguria: 1 minister
    • Piedmont: 1 minister
  • Central Italy: 2 ministers (including Draghi)
    • Lazio: 2 ministers (including Draghi)
  • Southern and Insular Italy: 4 ministers
    • Basilicata: 2 ministers
    • Campania: 2 ministers

Council of Ministers[]

The Council of Ministers is composed of the following members:[42]

Office Name Party Term
Prime Minister Mario Draghi Independent 2021–present
Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio Five Star Movement 2021–present
Minister of the Interior Luciana Lamorgese Independent 2021–present
Minister of Justice Marta Cartabia Independent 2021–present
Minister of Defence Lorenzo Guerini Democratic Party 2021–present
Minister of Economy and Finance Daniele Franco Independent 2021–present
Minister of Economic Development Giancarlo Giorgetti League 2021–present
Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies Stefano Patuanelli Five Star Movement 2021–present
Minister for the Ecological Transition[a] Roberto Cingolani Independent 2021–present
Minister of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility[b] Enrico Giovannini Independent 2021–present
Minister of Labour and Social Policies Andrea Orlando Democratic Party 2021–present
Minister of Education Patrizio Bianchi Independent 2021–present
Minister of University and Research Maria Cristina Messa Independent 2021–present
Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini Democratic Party 2021–present
Minister of Health Roberto Speranza Article One 2021–present
Minister of Tourism[c] Massimo Garavaglia League 2021–present
Minister for Parliamentary Relations Federico D'Incà Five Star Movement 2021–present
Minister of Public Administration Renato Brunetta Forza Italia 2021–present
Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies Mariastella Gelmini Forza Italia 2021–present
Minister for the South and Territorial Cohesion Mara Carfagna Forza Italia 2021–present
Minister for Equal Opportunities and Family Elena Bonetti Italia Viva 2021–present
Minister for Youth Policies Fabiana Dadone Five Star Movement 2021–present
Minister for Technological Innovation and Digital Transition Vittorio Colao Independent 2021–present
Minister for Disabilities Erika Stefani League 2021–present
Secretary of the Council of Ministers Roberto Garofoli Independent 2021–present
  1. ^ On 26 February 2021, the Ministry of the Environment was renamed Ministry for the Ecological Transition, and its responsibilities were expanded so as to include energy policies.
  2. ^ On 26 February 2021, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport was renamed Ministry of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility.
  3. ^ The Ministry of Culture was also responsible for tourism in the previous governments. The new Ministry of Tourism has just been established as an independent institution.

Composition[]

Office Portrait Name Term of office Party
Prime Minister Mario Draghi 2021 cropped.jpg Mario Draghi 13 February 2021 – present Independent
Undersecretaries
  • Vincenzo Amendola (PD) – Delegated to European Affairs
  • Franco Gabrielli (Ind.) – Delegated to the Authority for the Security of the Republic
  • Giuseppe Moles (FI) – Delegated to Information and Publishing
  • Bruno Tabacci (CD) – Delegated to the Coordination of Economic Policy and to Space
  • Valentina Vezzali (Ind.) – Delegated to Sport (since 16 March 2021)
Minister of Foreign Affairs Luigi Di Maio 2021 cropped.jpg Luigi Di Maio 13 February 2021 – present Five Star Movement
Deputy Minister
Undersecretaries
Minister of the Interior Luciana Lamorgese crop.jpg Luciana Lamorgese 13 February 2021 – present Independent
Undersecretaries
Minister of Justice Marta Cartabia (cropped).jpg Marta Cartabia 13 February 2021 – present Independent
Undersecretaries
  • (M5S)
  • (FI)
Minister of Defence Lorenzo Guerini official photo (cropped).jpg Lorenzo Guerini 13 February 2021 – present Democratic Party
Undersecretaries
  • (FI)
  • (Lega)
Minister of Economy and Finance Daniele Franco 2021 (cropped).jpg Daniele Franco 13 February 2021 – present Independent
Deputy Minister
Undersecretaries
  • (Lega) (until 27 August 2021)[a]
  • (Art.1)
  • (PD)
Minister of Economic Development Giancarlo Giorgetti Quirinale 2018.png Giancarlo Giorgetti 13 February 2021 – present League
Deputy Ministers
  • (FI)
  • (M5S)
Undersecretary
  • Anna Ascani (PD)
Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies Stefano Patuanelli 2021 (cropped).jpg Stefano Patuanelli 13 February 2021 – present Five Star Movement
Undersecretaries
Minister for the Ecological Transition Roberto Cingolani - Festival Economia 2018.jpg Roberto Cingolani 13 February 2021 – present Independent
Undersecretaries
Minister of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility Enrico Giovannini cropped.jpg Enrico Giovannini 13 February 2021 – present Independent
Deputy Ministers
Undersecretary
  • (M5S)
Minister of Labour and Social Policies Andrea Orlando 2021 (cropped).jpg Andrea Orlando 13 February 2021 – present Democratic Party
Undersecretaries
Minister of Education Patrizio Bianchi 2018.jpg Patrizio Bianchi 13 February 2021 – present Independent
Undersecretaries
  • (M5S)
  • (Lega)
Minister of University and Research Maria Cristina Messa (cropped).jpg Maria Cristina Messa 13 February 2021 – present Independent
Minister of Culture Dario Franceschini Official (cropped).jpg Dario Franceschini 13 February 2021 – present Democratic Party
Undersecretary
Minister of Health Roberto Speranza 2020.jpg Roberto Speranza 13 February 2021 – present Article One
Undersecretaries
  • (NcI)
  • Pierpaolo Sileri (M5S)
Minister of Tourism Massimo Garavaglia daticamera 2018.jpg Massimo Garavaglia 13 February 2021 – present League
Minister for Parliamentary Relations
(without portfolio) 		Federico D'Incà (cropped).jpg Federico D'Incà 13 February 2021 – present Five Star Movement
Undersecretaries
Minister of Public Administration
(without portfolio) 		Renato Brunetta 2018 (cropped).jpg Renato Brunetta 13 February 2021 – present Forza Italia
Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies
(without portfolio) 		Mariastella Gelmini 2021 (cropped).jpg Mariastella Gelmini 13 February 2021 – present Forza Italia
Minister for the South and Territorial Cohesion
(without portfolio) 		Mara Carfagna 2021 (cropped).jpg Mara Carfagna 13 February 2021 – present Forza Italia
Undersecretary
  • (M5S)
Minister for Family and Equal Opportunities
(without portfolio) 		Elena Bonetti 2021 (cropped).jpg Elena Bonetti 13 February 2021 – present Italia Viva
Minister for Youth Policies
(without portfolio) 		Fabiana Dadone (cropped).jpg Fabiana Dadone 13 February 2021 – present Five Star Movement
Minister for Technological Innovation and Digital Transition
(without portfolio) 		Vittorio Colao 2015 (cropped).jpg Vittorio Colao 13 February 2021 – present Independent
Undersecretary
  • (PD)
Minister for Disabilities
(without portfolio) 		Erika Stefani (cropped).jpg Erika Stefani 13 February 2021 – present League
Secretary of the Council of Ministers
(Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers) 		Roberto Garofoli (cropped).jpg Roberto Garofoli 13 February 2021 – present Independent
  1. ^ Durigon resigned after tensions within the majority due to his support in renaming a public park of Latina after Arnaldo Mussolini, brother of the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini.

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