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Renzi government | |
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 63rd Cabinet of Italy | |
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| Date formed | 22 February 2014 |
| Date dissolved | 12 December 2016 (1,025 days) |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Giorgio Napolitano Sergio Mattarella |
| Head of government | Matteo Renzi |
| No. of ministers | 17 (incl. Prime Minister) |
| Ministers removed | 4 resigned |
| Total no. of members | 21 (incl. Prime Minister) |
| Member parties | PD, NCD, UdC, SC |
| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) Chamber of Deputies: 388 / 630 (62%)
Senate:173 / 320 (54%) |
| Opposition parties | M5S, FI, LN, SEL, FdI |
| History | |
| Legislature term(s) | XVII Legislature (2013–2018) |
| Predecessor | Letta government |
| Successor | Gentiloni 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).[1]
The government was composed 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.[2] At its formation, the Renzi government was the youngest government of Italy to date, with an average age of forty-seven,[3] and the youngest-ever prime minister.[4] 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;[5][6] 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.[7]
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.[8]
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.[9] On 14 February, President Napolitano accepted Letta's resignation from the office of Prime Minister.[10]
Following Letta's resignation, Renzi formally received the task of forming a new government from President Napolitano on 17 February.[11] 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.[12] It was also the first in which the number of female ministers was equal to the number of male ministers, excluding the Prime Minister.[5][13]
The following day Renzi was formally sworn in as prime minister, becoming the youngest prime minister in the history of Italy.[14] 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.[15]
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.[16]
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.[17] Renzi hold the office until 2 April, when Graziano Delrio was appointed as new minister.[18]
Investiture votes
24–25 February 2014
Investiture votes for Renzi Cabinet | |||
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| House of Parliament | Vote | Parties | Votes |
| Senate of the Republic[19] (Voting: 308[a] of 320, Majority: 155) |
 Yes |
PD (107), NCD (31), PSI-SVP (11), PI (11), SC (8), GAL–UDC (1) | 169 / 308
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 No |
FI (58), M5S (49), LN (14), GAL–UDC (10), Others (8) | 139 / 308
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| Abstention | None | 0 / 308
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| Chamber of Deputies[20] (Voting: 599[b] of 629, Majority: 300) |
Yes |
PD (290), NCD (29), SC (22), DemoS–CD (17), LN (1), Others (19) | 378 / 599
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| No |
M5S (98), FI (61), SEL (34), LN (18), FdI (7), Others (2) | 220 / 599
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| Abstention | Others (1) | 1 / 599
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Party breakdown
Beginning of term
Ministers
10
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3
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1
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1
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2
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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
11
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3
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1
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2
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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)
- Southern and Insular Italy: 2 ministers
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)
- Southern and Insular Italy: 1 minister
- Sicily: 1 minister