| Cabinet Name: | Monti government |
| Cabinet Number: | 61st |
| Jurisdiction: | Italy |
| Flag: | Flag_of_Italy.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Dissolved: | (days) |
| Government Head: | Mario Monti |
| State Head: | Giorgio Napolitano |
| Members Number: | 18 (incl. Prime Minister) |
| Former Members Resigned: | 1 |
| Total Number: | 19 (incl. Prime Minister) |
| Political Parties: | Independents External support: PdL, PD, UdC, FLI |
| Last Election: | 2013 election |
| Legislature Term: | XVI Legislature (2008–2013) |
| Legislature Status: | Supermajority (national unity)Chamber of Deputies |
| Opposition Parties: | LN, IdV |
| Previous: | Fourth Berlusconi government |
| Successor: | Letta 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]
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]
| House of Parliament | Vote | Parties | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate of the Republic[18] | Yes | PdL (121), PD (104), UDC–SVP–Aut (14), Third Pole (ApI–FLI) (13), IdV (10), CN (10), Others (7) | |
| No | LN (25) | ||
| Abstention | None | ||
| Chamber of Deputies[19] | Yes | PdL (205), PD (205), UdC (37), FLI (23), PT (22), IdV (21), Others (43) | |
| No | LN (59), PdL (1), PT (1) | ||
| Abstention | None | ||
| width=15% | Office | width=1% | Portrait | width=15% | Name | width=20% | Term of office | width=15% colspan=2 | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Mario Monti | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata | 16 November 2011 – 26 March 2013 | Independent | ||||||
| Mario Monti | 26 March 2013 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | |||||||
| Minister of the Interior | Anna Maria Cancellieri | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||||||
| Minister of Justice | Paola Severino | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||||||
| Minister of Defence | Giampaolo Di Paola | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||||||
| Minister of Economy and Finance | Mario Monti | 16 November 2011 – 11 July 2012 | Independent | ||||||
| Vittorio Grilli | 11 July 2012 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | |||||||
| Minister of Economic Development, Infrastructure and Transport | Corrado Passera | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||||||
| Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies | Mario Catania | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||||||
| Minister of the Environment | Corrado Clini | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||||||
| Minister of Labour and Social Policies | Elsa Fornero | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||||||
| Minister of Education, University and Research | Francesco Profumo | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||||||
| Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities | Lorenzo Ornaghi | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||||||
| Minister of Health | Renato Balduzzi | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||||||
| Minister for Parliamentary Relations and Implementation of the Government Program | Dino Piero Giarda | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||||||
| Minister of Public Administration | Filippo Patroni Griffi | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||||||
| Minister of Regional Affairs, Tourism and Sport | Piero Gnudi | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||||||
| Minister of European Affairs | Enzo Moavero Milanesi | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||||||
| Minister for Territorial Cohesion | Fabrizio Barca | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||||||
| Minister for Integration and International Cooperation | Andrea Riccardi | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||||||
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers | Antonio Catricalà | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent | ||||||
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]