# Monti government

The Monti government was the sixty-first government of Italy and was announced on 16 November 2011. This Experts' cabinet was composed of independents, three of whom were women and was formed as an interim government. 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.

## Formation

On 9 November 2011, Mario Monti an economist and former European Commissioner was appointed a senator for life by Italian President Giorgio Napolitano. 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. The ultimate purpose of Monti's appointment was to save Italy from the eurozone sovereign debt crisis.
On 12 November 2011, following Berlusconi's resignation, Napolitano asked Monti to form a new government. 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. On 16 November 2011, Monti was sworn in as Prime Minister of Italy, after making known a technocratic government composed entirely of unelected professionals. He also chose to hold personally the post of Minister of Economy and Finance. His tenure in the latter post lasted until 11 July 2012 when Vittorio Grilli, previously vice-minister, became Minister.
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.

## Investiture votes

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

## Composition

| Office | Name | Term of office | Party |
| Prime Minister | Mario Monti | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent |
| Undersecretaries Antonio Catricalà (Ind.) – Delegated to Administrative Coordination 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) Gianni De Gennaro (Ind.) – Delegated to Authority for the Security of the Republic (since 11 May 2012) |||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata | 16 November 2011 – 26 March 2013 | Independent |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Mario Monti (Acting) | 26 March 2013 – 28 April 2013 | Independent |
| Deputy Minister Marta Dassù (since 27 March 2013) Undersecretaries Marta Dassù (until 27 March 2013) Staffan de Mistura (since 27 March 2013) |||||
| Minister of the Interior | Anna Maria Cancellieri | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent |
| Undersecretaries Carlo De Stefano (Ind.) Giovanni Ferrara (Ind.) Saverio Ruperto (Ind.) |||||
| Minister of Justice | Paola Severino | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent |
| Undersecretaries Salvatore Mazzamuto (Ind.) Andrea Zoppini (Ind.) (until 15 May 2012) Antonino Gullo (Ind.) (since 6 July 2012) Sabato Malinconico (Ind.) (since 6 July 2012) |||||
| Minister of Defence | Giampaolo Di Paola | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent |
| Undersecretaries Filippo Milone (Ind.) Gianluigi Magri (Ind.) |||||
| Minister of Economy and Finance | Mario Monti (Acting) | 16 November 2011 – 11 July 2012 | Independent |
| Minister of Economy and Finance | Vittorio Grilli | 11 July 2012 – 28 April 2013 | Independent |
| Deputy Minister Vittorio Grilli (Ind.) (until 11 July 2012) Undersecretaries Vieri Ceriani (Ind.) Gianfranco Polillo (Ind.) |||||
| Minister of Economic Development, Infrastructure and Transport | Corrado Passera | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent |
| Deputy Minister Mario Ciaccia (Ind.) (Infrastructure and Transport) Undersecretaries Claudio De Vincenti (Ind.) (Economic Development) Massimo Vari (Ind.) (Economic Development) Guido Improta (Ind.) (Infrastructure and Transport) |||||
| Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies | Mario Catania | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent |
| Undersecretary Franco Braga (Ind.) |||||
| Minister of the Environment | Corrado Clini | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent |
| Undersecretary Tullio Fanelli (Ind.) |||||
| Minister of Labour and Social Policies | Elsa Fornero | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent |
| Deputy Minister Michel Martone (Ind.) Undersecretary Maria Cecilia Guerra (Ind.) |||||
| Minister of Education, University and Research | Francesco Profumo | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent |
| Undersecretaries Elena Ugolini (Ind.) Marco Rossi-Doria (Ind.) |||||
| Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities | Lorenzo Ornaghi | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent |
| Undersecretary Roberto Cecchi (Ind.) |||||
| Minister of Health | Renato Balduzzi | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent |
| Undersecretary Adelfio Elio Cardinale (Ind.) |||||
| Minister for Parliamentary Relations and Implementation of the Government Program (without portfolio) | Dino Piero Giarda | 16 November 2011 – 28 April 2013 | Independent |
| Undersecretaries Giampaolo D'Andrea (Ind.) Antonio Malaschini (Ind.) |||||
| 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

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.