Premier Giorgia Meloni's cabinet is
made of 24 ministers, one more than the government of her
predecessor Mario Draghi.
Only six of them are women.
Several ministries have changed name under new centre-right
administration.
The economic development ministry has become the business and
Made in Italy ministry.
The ecological transition ministry is now called environment and
energy security.
The agricultural polices ministry changes to the ministry of
agriculture and food sovereignty.
Here is a list of the new ministers.
FOREIGN MINISTER AND DEPUTY PREMIER: Antonio Tajani, the
national coordinator of Silvio Berlusconi's Forza Italia (FI)
and former President of the European Parliament.
INTERIOR MINISTER: Matteo Piantedosi, the prefect of Rome. He
was chief of staff at the ministry when it was headed by League
leader Matteo Salvini between 2018 and 2019. One of several
non-political technocrats.
JUSTICE MINISTER: former prosecutor Carlo Nordio, an MP for
Meloni's right-wing Brothers of Italy (FdI) party. The
75-year-old made his name in fighting the Red Brigades leftist
terrorists in the 70s and 80s and was a lesser-known member of
the Clean Hands team that brought down Italy's political
establishment in the early 1990s.
DEFENCE MINISTER: Guido Crosetto, the co-founder of FdI along
with Meloni and Senate Speaker Ignazio La Russa.
ECONOMY MINISTER: League bigwig and outgoing Economic
Development Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti. He is considered to be
one of the League's most pro-EU figures.
BUSINESS AND MADE IN ITALY MINISTER: Adolfo Urso, FdI.
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SOVEREIGNTY MINISTER: Francesco
Lollobrigida, FdI Lower House whip.
ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY SECURITY: Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, FI,
former deputy governor of Piedmont.
INFRASTRUCTURE AND SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY AND DEPUTY PREMIER:
League leader Matteo Salvini.
LABOUR MINISTER: Marina Calderone, technocrat.
EDUCATION MINISTER: Giuseppe Valditara, League.
UNIVERSITY AND RESEARCH MINISTER: former European policies
minister Anna Maria Bernini, FI.
CULTURE MINISTER: Gennaro Sangiugliano, technocrat, the director
of RAI television's Tg2 news.
HEALTH MINISTER: Orazio Schillaci, a technocrat, the dean of
Rome's Tor Vergata University.
TOURISM: Daniela Santanché, FdI.
RELATIONS WITH PARLIAMENT: Luca Ciriani, FdI.
CIVIL SERVICE MINISTER: Paolo Zangrillo, FI.
REGIONAL AFFAIRS MINISTER: Roberto Calderoli, League, former
reforms minister and ex simplification minister.
SOUTH AND SEA MINISTER: Sebastiano Musumeci, FdI, former Sicily
governor.
SPORT AND YOUTH MINISTER: Andrea Abodi, technocrat.
FAMILY, BIRTH RATE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES MINISTER: Eugenia
Roccella, FdI.
DISABILITY MINISTER: Alessandra Locatelli, League.
REFORMS MINISTER: former Senate Speaker Elisabetta Casellati,
FI.
EUROPEAN AFFAIRS, TERRITORIAL COHENSION AND NRRP MINISTER:
former Puglia governor Raffaele Fitto, FdI.
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