# Renzi government

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The Renzi government was the 63rd government of the Italian Republic, in office from February 2014 to December 2016. It was led by Matteo Renzi, secretary and leader of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD).
The government was made of members of the PD together with the New Centre-Right (NCD), the Union of the Centre (UdC), Civic Choice (SC), the Populars for Italy (PpI, until June 2015), Solidary Democracy (DemoS since July 2014), the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), Democratic Centre (CD, since October 2015) and non-party independents. At its formation, the Renzi government was the youngest government of Italy to date, with an average age of forty-seven, and the youngest-ever prime minister. It was also the first Italian government in which the number of female ministers was equal to the number of male ministers, not including the prime minister; that later changed, as eventually three female ministers resigned, each replaced by a male minister.
On 19 April 2016, the Senate rejected two motions of no confidence against the government following the "Tempa Rossa scandal"; the first one (entered by the Five Star Movement) was defeated with a 96–183 votes, while the second one (entered by Forza Italia, Northern League and Conservative and Reformists) was defeated with a 93–180 vote.

## History

At a meeting on 13 February 2014, following tensions between Prime Minister Enrico Letta and PD Secretary Matteo Renzi, the Democratic Party leadership voted heavily in favour of Renzi's call for "a new government, a new phase and a radical programme of reform". Minutes after the Party backed the Renzi proposal by 136 votes to 16, with two abstentions, Palazzo Chigi – the official residence of the Prime Minister – announced that Letta would travel to the Quirinale the following day to tender his resignation to President Giorgio Napolitano.
In an earlier speech, Renzi had paid tribute to Letta, saying that he was not intended to put him "on trial". But, without directly proposing himself as the next Prime Minister, he said the Eurozone's third-largest economy urgently needed "a new phase" and "radical programme" to push through badly needed reforms. The motion he put forward made clear "the necessity and urgency of opening a new phase with a new executive". Speaking privately to party leaders, Renzi said that Italy was "at a crossroads" and faced either holding fresh elections or a new government without a return to the polls. On 14 February, President Napolitano accepted Letta's resignation from the office of Prime Minister.
Following Letta's resignation, Renzi formally received the task of forming a new government from President Napolitano on 17 February. Renzi held several days of talks with party leaders, all of which he broadcast live on the internet, before unveiling his government on 21 February, which contained members of his Democratic Party, the New Centre-Right, the Union of the Centre and Civic Choice. His government became Italy's youngest government to date, with an average age of 47. It was also the first in which the number of female ministers was equal to the number of male ministers, excluding the Prime Minister.
The following day Renzi was formally sworn in as prime minister, becoming the youngest prime minister in the history of Italy. His rise to become prime minister was widely seen as a sign of much-needed generational change, and at the time he took office he enjoyed by far the highest approval rating of any politician in the country.
On 25 February Renzi won a vote of confidence in the Italian Parliament, with 169 votes in the Senate and 378 in the Chamber of Deputies.
On 20 March 2015, Prime Minister Renzi became ad interim Minister of Infrastructure and Transport after the resignation of Maurizio Lupi, due to a corruption scandal involving public works on infrastructure, in which his name was cited several times. Renzi hold the office until 2 April, when Graziano Delrio was appointed as new minister.

## Investiture votes

24–25 February 2014 Investiture votes for Renzi Cabinet :
| House of Parliament | Vote | Parties | Votes |
| Senate of the Republic (Voting: 308 of 320, Majority: 155) | Y Yes | PD (107), NCD (31), PSI-SVP (11), PI (11), SC (8), GAL–UDC (1) | 169 / 308 |
| Senate of the Republic (Voting: 308 of 320, Majority: 155) | N No | FI (58), M5S (49), LN (14), GAL–UDC (10), Others (8) | 139 / 308 |
| Senate of the Republic (Voting: 308 of 320, Majority: 155) | Abstention | None | 0 / 308 |
| Chamber of Deputies (Voting: 599 of 629, Majority: 300) | Y Yes | PD (290), NCD (29), SC (22), DemoS–CD (17), LN (1), Others (19) | 378 / 599 |
| Chamber of Deputies (Voting: 599 of 629, Majority: 300) | N No | M5S (98), FI (61), SEL (34), LN (18), FdI (7), Others (2) | 220 / 599 |
| Chamber of Deputies (Voting: 599 of 629, Majority: 300) | Abstention | Others (1) | 1 / 599 |
* ↑ Absent (7): FI (2), M5S (1), PI (1), Others (3) On institutional leave (4): LN (1), Aut (1), Others (2) President (1)
* ↑ Absent (27): M5S (6), FI (6), CeI (5), PD (3), FdI (2), DemoS–CD (2), LN (1), SI–SEL–P (1), Others (1) On institutional leave (3): M5S (2), SI–SEL–P (1)

## Party breakdown
### Beginning of term
#### Ministers

| Democratic Party | 10 |
| New Centre-Right | 3 |
| Civic Choice | 1 |
| Union of the Centre | 1 |
| Independents | 2 |

#### Ministers and other members

* Democratic Party (PD): Prime minister, 8 ministers, 4 deputy ministers, 21 undersecretaries
* New Centre-Right (NCD): 3 ministers, 2 deputy ministers, 7 undersecretaries
* Civic Choice (SC): 1 minister, 1 deputy minister, 3 undersecretaries
* Union of the Centre (UdC): 1 minister
* Populars for Italy (PpI): 1 deputy minister, 3 undersecretaries
* Italian Socialist Party (PSI): 1 deputy minister
* Independents: 3 ministers, 5 undersecretaries

### End of term
#### Ministers

| Democratic Party | 11 |
| New Centre-Right | 3 |
| Union of the Centre | 1 |
| Independents | 2 |

#### Ministers and other members

* Democratic Party (PD): Prime minister, 9 ministers, 3 deputy ministers, 23 undersecretaries
* New Centre-Right (NCD): 3 ministers, 1 deputy minister, 9 undersecretaries
* Union of the Centre (UdC): 1 minister
* Solidary Democracy (DemoS): 2 deputy ministers
* Civic Choice (SC): 1 deputy minister
* Italian Socialist Party (PSI): 1 deputy minister
* Democratic Centre (CD): 1 undersecretary
* Civics and Innovators (CI): 1 undersecretary
* Independents: 3 ministers, 1 deputy minister, 4 undersecretaries

## Geographical breakdown
### Beginning of term

* Northern Italy: 8 ministers
** Emilia-Romagna: 4 ministers
** Lombardy: 2 ministers
** Liguria: 2 ministers
* Central Italy: 7 ministers (incl. Renzi)
** Lazio: 4 ministers
** Tuscany: 3 ministers
* Southern and Insular Italy: 2 ministers
** Sicily: 1 minister
** Calabria: 1 minister

### Final breakdown

* Northern Italy: 8 ministers
** Emilia-Romagna: 4 ministers
** Liguria: 2 ministers
** Piedmont: 1 minister
** Lombardy: 1 minister
* Central Italy: 8 ministers (incl. Renzi)
** Lazio: 5 ministers
** Tuscany: 3 ministers
* Southern and Insular Italy: 1 minister
** Sicily: 1 minister

## Council of Ministers

| Office | Name | Party | Term |
| Prime Minister | Matteo Renzi | PD | 2014–2016 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Federica Mogherini | PD | 2014 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Paolo Gentiloni | PD | 2014–2016 |
| Minister of the Interior | Angelino Alfano | NCD | 2014–2016 |
| Minister of Justice | Andrea Orlando | PD | 2014–2016 |
| Minister of Defence | Roberta Pinotti | PD | 2014–2016 |
| Minister of Economy and Finance | Pier Carlo Padoan | Ind. | 2014–2016 |
| Minister of Economic Development | Federica Guidi | Ind. | 2014–2016 |
| Minister of Economic Development | Matteo Renzi (ad interim) | PD | 2016 |
| Minister of Economic Development | Carlo Calenda | Ind. | 2016 |
| Minister of Infrastructure and Transport | Maurizio Lupi | NCD | 2014–2015 |
| Minister of Infrastructure and Transport | Matteo Renzi (ad interim) | PD | 2015 |
| Minister of Infrastructure and Transport | Graziano Delrio | PD | 2015–2016 |
| Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies | Maurizio Martina | PD | 2014–2016 |
| Minister of the Environment | Gian Luca Galletti | UDC / CpI | 2014–2016 |
| Minister of Labour and Social Policies | Giuliano Poletti | Ind. | 2014–2016 |
| Minister of Education, University and Research | Stefania Giannini | SC / PD | 2014–2016 |
| Minister of Culture and Tourism | Dario Franceschini | PD | 2014–2016 |
| Minister of Health | Beatrice Lorenzin | NCD | 2014–2016 |
| Minister of Constitutional Reforms and Parliamentary Relations | Maria Elena Boschi | PD | 2014–2016 |
| Minister of Public Administration | Marianna Madia | PD | 2014–2016 |
| Minister of Regional Affairs | Maria Carmela Lanzetta | PD | 2014–2015 |
| Minister of Regional Affairs | Enrico Costa | NCD | 2015–2016 |
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers | Graziano Delrio | PD | 2014–2015 |
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers | Claudio De Vincenti | PD | 2015–2016 |

## Composition

| Office | Name | Term of office | Party |
| Prime Minister | Matteo Renzi | 22 February 2014 – 12 December 2016 | Democratic Party |
| Undersecretaries Graziano Delrio (PD) – Delegated to the Territorial Cohesion Policies (until 2 April 2015) Claudio De Vincenti (PD) – Delegated to the Territorial Cohesion Policies (since 10 April 2015) Luca Lotti (PD) – Delegated to Information, Government Communication and Publishing, Planning, Preparation, and Organization of the Interventions Needed for the Celebration of the Centennial of the First World War to the Sponsorisation and Implementation of Initiatives for the Celebration of the 70th anniversary of the Resistance and the Liberation War Sandro Gozi (PD) – Delegated to the European Affairs, and to the Coordination of the Activities Involved in the Semester of Italian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Together with the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Marco Minniti (PD) – Delegated to the Authority for the Security of the Republic Tommaso Nannicini (PD) – Delegated to the Coordination of Public Policies in the Economic, Social and Scientific Research Fields (since 29 January 2016) |||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Federica Mogherini | 22 February 2014 – 31 October 2014 | Democratic Party |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Paolo Gentiloni | 31 October 2014 – 12 December 2016 | Democratic Party |
| Deputy Minister Mario Giro (DemoS) Undersecretaries Vincenzo Amendola (PD) Benedetto Della Vedova (Ind.) |||||
| Minister of the Interior | Angelino Alfano | 22 February 2014 – 12 December 2016 | New Centre-Right |
| Deputy Minister Filippo Bubbico (PD) Undersecretaries Gianpiero Bocci (PD) Domenico Manzione (Ind.) |||||
| Minister of Justice | Andrea Orlando | 22 February 2014 – 12 December 2016 | Democratic Party |
| Undersecretaries Federica Chiavaroli (NCD) Cosimo Ferri (PD) (since 29 January 2016) Gennaro Migliore (PD) (since 29 January 2016) |||||
| Minister of Defence | Roberta Pinotti | 22 February 2014 – 12 December 2016 | Democratic Party |
| Undersecretaries Gioacchino Alfano (NCD) Domenico Rossi (CD) |||||
| Minister of Economy and Finance | Pier Carlo Padoan | 22 February 2014 – 12 December 2016 | Independent |
| Deputy Ministers Luigi Casero (NCD) Enrico Morando (PD) Enrico Zanetti (SC) (since 29 January 2016) Undersecretaries Giovanni Legnini (PD) (until 25 September 2014) Paola De Micheli (PD) (since 10 November 2014) |||||
| Minister of Economic Development | Federica Guidi | 22 February 2014 – 5 April 2016 | Independent |
| Minister of Economic Development | Matteo Renzi (Acting) | 5 April 2016 – 10 May 2016 | Democratic Party |
| Minister of Economic Development | Carlo Calenda | 10 May 2016 – 12 December 2016 | Independent |
| Deputy Ministers Carlo Calenda (Ind.) (until 20 March 2016) Claudio De Vincenti (PD) (until 10 April 2015) Teresa Bellanova (PD) (since 29 January 2016) Undersecretaries Antonello Giacomelli (PD) Simona Vicari (NCD) (until 29 January 2016) Antonio Gentile (NCD) (since 29 January 2016) Ivan Scalfarotto (PD) (since 8 April 2016) |||||
| Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies | Maurizio Martina | 22 February 2014 – 12 December 2016 | Democratic Party |
| Deputy Minister Andrea Olivero (DemoS) Undersecretary Giuseppe Castiglione (NCD) |||||
| Minister of the Environment | Gian Luca Galletti | 22 February 2014 – 12 December 2016 | Union of the Centre |
| Undersecretaries Barbara Degani (NCD) Silvia Velo (PD) |||||
| Minister of Infrastructure and Transport | Maurizio Lupi | 22 February 2014 – 20 March 2015 | New Centre-Right |
| Minister of Infrastructure and Transport | Matteo Renzi (Acting) | 20 March 2015 – 2 April 2015 | Democratic Party |
| Minister of Infrastructure and Transport | Graziano Delrio | 2 April 2015 – 12 December 2016 | Democratic Party |
| Deputy Minister Riccardo Nencini (PSI) Undersecretaries Umberto Del Basso De Caro (PD) Antonio Gentile (NCD) (until 10 March 2014) Simona Vicari (NCD) (since 29 January 2016) |||||
| Minister of Labour and Social Policies | Giuliano Poletti | 22 February 2014 – 12 December 2016 | Independent |
| Undersecretaries Franca Biondelli (PD) Luigi Bobba (PD) Massimo Cassano (NCD) Teresa Bellanova (PD) (until 29 January 2016) |||||
| Minister of Education, University and Research | Stefania Giannini | 22 February 2014 – 12 December 2016 | Democratic Party Before 5 February 2015: Civic Choice |
| Undersecretaries Gabriele Toccafondi (NCD) Angela D'Onghia (Ind.) Roberto Reggi (PD) (until 19 September 2014) Davide Faraone (PD) (since 10 November 2014) |||||
| Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism | Dario Franceschini | 22 February 2014 – 12 December 2016 | Democratic Party |
| Undersecretaries Ilaria Borletti Buitoni (PD) Francesca Barracciu (PD) (until 21 October 2015) Dorina Bianchi (NCD) (since 29 January 2016) Antimo Cesaro (SC) (since 29 January 2016) |||||
| Minister of Health | Beatrice Lorenzin | 22 February 2014 – 12 December 2016 | New Centre-Right |
| Undersecretary Vito De Filippo (PD) |||||
| Minister for Constitutional Reforms and Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio) | Maria Elena Boschi | 22 February 2014 – 12 December 2016 | Democratic Party |
| Undersecretaries Sesa Amici (PD) Luciano Pizzetti (PD) Ivan Scalfarotto (PD) (until 8 April 2016) |||||
| Minister of Public Administration (without portfolio) | Marianna Madia | 22 February 2014 – 12 December 2016 | Democratic Party |
| Undersecretary Angelo Rughetti (PD) |||||
| Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies (without portfolio) | Maria Carmela Lanzetta | 22 February 2014 – 26 January 2015 | Democratic Party |
| Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies (without portfolio) | Matteo Renzi (Acting) | 26 January 2015 – 29 January 2016 | Democratic Party |
| Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies (without portfolio) | Enrico Costa | 29 January 2016 – 12 December 2016 | New Centre-Right |
| Undersecretary Gianclaudio Bressa (PD) |||||
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers (Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers) | Graziano Delrio | 22 February 2014 – 2 April 2015 | Democratic Party |
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers (Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers) | Claudio De Vincenti | 10 April 2015 – 12 December 2016 | Democratic Party |
* ↑ Mogherini was appointed High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy in the Juncker Commission.
* 1 2 Before 4 July 2014: PpI
* ↑ Before 6 February 2015: SC
* ↑ Federica Guidi resigned amid allegations that she had sought to shape 2015 budget law to favour an oil project from which her partner, who was inquired, stood to benefit financially.
* ↑ Lupi resigned following a corruption scandal involving public works on infrastructure, in which his name was cited several times.
* ↑ Lanzetta accepted the appointment as regional assessor in the cabinet of Mario Oliverio, President of Calabria.
* ↑ Delrio sworn in as Minister of Infrastructure and Transport

## Chronology
### February 2014

On 14 February 2014, the Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta, taking note of the approval by a large majority by the Central Committee of the Democratic Party of a proposal by the Democratic Party Secretary Renzi to give life to a new government, tendered his irrevocable resignation to the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano, who accepted it and gave life immediately to consultations with speakers of the House of Deputies and of the Senate, as well as with delegations of MPs for each political party. The Northern League Party and the Five Star Movement decide not to take part in such consultations.
On 17 February 2014, the President of the Republic assigned the task of forming a new government to the Secretary of the Democratic Party Matteo Renzi, who reserved the right to accept, also informing the Speakers of both Houses. On 18 February 2014 and 19 February 2014 the Prime Minister held consultations with the parliamentary groups of both Houses of Parliament. On 21 February 2014, Matteo Renzi went to the president of the Republic and communicated his decision to become prime minister, presenting a list of 16 ministers.
On 22 February 2014, Matteo Renzi and 15 ministers took the oath before the president of the Republic at the Quirinale Palace. After the handover with the former Prime Minister Enrico Letta, Renzi presided over the first government meeting, in which the Ministers without portfolio were assigned their briefs and Graziano Delrio was appointed Under-Secretary of State at the Prime Minister's Office, as well as Cabinet Secretary.
On 24 February 2014, Prime Minister Renzi presented his Government's program in the Senate and, after almost 11 hours of debate, his government obtained the Senate's vote of confidence, with 169 voting in favor and 139 against. On 25 February 2014, the government also obtained the vote of confidence vote of the House of Deputies, with 378 votes in favour, 220 against and 1 abstention.
On 28 February 2014, the Italian government appointed forty four under-secretaries, who in the evening took the oath before Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.

### March 2014

On 3 March 2014, after several days of controversy, the new Under Secretary for Infrastructures and Transports, Antonio Gentile tendered his resignation.
On 12 March 2014, after two days of voting, the Chamber of Deputies approved in first reading the new electoral law Italicum with 365 votes in favour, 156 against and 40 abstentions. A number of controversies surrounded the failure to introduce preferential votes favouring gender equality.
On 12 March 2014, the Italian government issued a law- decree on fixed-term contracts, called the Poletti Decree, as well as a Bill proposing a reform on the Italian labor market called "Jobs Act" A reduction in the tax burden of about €80 was announced for those earning less than 1500 Euros per month.
On 26 March 2014, despite the controversy raised by several parties belonging to the majority coalition, the government won a confidence vote in the Senate on the Delrio Bill reforming the provinces, with 160 voting in favour and 133 against. Subsequently, the Chamber of Deputies approved the Bill on 3 April 2014.

### April 2014

On 18 April 2014, the Italian government approved a law-decree which provided for the reduction of Income Tax for employees and assimilated workers earning up to €24,000 gross per year. The net monthly salary was foreseen to increase by €80, through a tax credit from the month of May 2014.
On 30 April 2014, Matteo Renzi, together with the Minister for the Public Administration Marianna Madia, presented the guidelines for the reform of the Public Administration, subsequently approved by the government on 13 June 2014.

### May 2014

On 6 May 2014, the Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Senate approved the Government's Bill on the reform of the Italian Senate.
On 21 May 2014, an agreement was signed between the Government, Sardinia Region and the Qatar Foundation to bring €1 billion investment and thousands of jobs to Sardinia.
On 22 May 2014, the Italian government of Ministers approved the Law-decree on culture for the preservation of the Italian historic, artistic and cultural heritage.
On 25 May 2014, the Democratic Party, which was the main supporter of the government and was also the party of the Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, won the 2014 European elections with 40.81% of the votes.

### August 2014

On 1 August 2014, the Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi explained in a press conference the guidelines of Law-decree called "Sblocca Italia" or "Unlock Italy", which, in the intentions of the Government, is to facilitate the implementation of major projects, civil works and infrastructure that are currently suspended, as well as achieve further administrative simplification. A month of public consultations would take place in relation to such guidelines.
On 8 August 2014, the Italian government approved a law-decree contrasting the phenomenon of lawlessness and violence at sporting events and provided for the international protection of migrants.
On 8 August 2014, the Senate approved the constitutional reform proposed by the government with 183 votes in favour, and 4 abstentions.
On 8 August 2014, the two Houses of Parliament approved of the decrees on Competitiveness, Public Administration and Prisons, which become law.
On 29 August 2014, the Italian government approved the "Unblock Italy" Law-Decree and Justice Reform, dividing it into a Law-Decree for the disposal of the backlog in civil proceedings, and Law-Decrees relating to the fight against organized crime and illegal assets, the civil liability of judges, the efficiency of civil trials, as well as a comprehensive reform of the judiciary and a reform of Book XI of the Italian Code of criminal Procedure.

### September 2014

On 1 September 2014, the Italian Prime Minister explained in a press conference that the site "passodopopasso.italia.it" would allow citizens to monitor the progress of the government's program.
On 3 September 2014, the "Millegiorni" website provided guidelines on the reform of the school that will be subject to consultation for two months.

### October 2014

On 8 October 2014, the Italian Senate approved the so-called Jobs Act, with 165 voting in favour and 111 against. The provision was criticized by the CGIL trade union and the Senators Felice Casson, Corradino Mineo and Lucrezia Ricchiuti, who did not take part in the vote.
On 8 October 2014, the Italian Prime Minister presented the Italian Finance Bill (or Legge di Stabilità).

### December 2014

Following approval of the Jobs Act by the Italian Parliament (Delegation Law No. 183 10 December 2014), the Italian government issued on 24 December 2014, the first legislative decree concerning contracts with growing protection.