Berlusconi I Cabinet
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The Berlusconi I Cabinet was the cabinet
of the government of Italy
from 10 May 1994 to January 17, 1995.
It was composed of 26 ministers and 38 under-secretaries, for a total of 64 members.
Composition of the government:
Cabinet (government)
A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...
of the government of Italy
Politics of Italy
The politics of Italy is conducted through a parliamentary, democratic republic with a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised collectively by the Council of Ministers, which is led by the President of the Council of Ministers, referred to as "Presidente del Consiglio" in Italian...
from 10 May 1994 to January 17, 1995.
It was composed of 26 ministers and 38 under-secretaries, for a total of 64 members.
Composition of the government:
- Pole of FreedomsPole of FreedomsThe Pole of Freedoms was a centre-right electoral alliance in Italy, launched at the 1994 general election by Silvio Berlusconi.The alliance was composed primarily of Forza Italia and the Lega Nord, but also included Christian Democratic Centre and the Union of the Centre...
(PdL) - Pole of Good GovernmentPole of Good GovernmentThe Pole of Good Government was a centre-right electoral alliance in Italy, launched at the 1994 general election by Silvio Berlusconi.The alliance was composed primarily of Forza Italia and the National Alliance, but also included Christian Democratic Centre , the Union of the Centre and Liberal...
(PdBG), President of the Council of MinistersPrime minister of ItalyThe Prime Minister of Italy is the head of government of the Italian Republic...
, 25 ministers and 37 secretaries- Forza ItaliaForza ItaliaForza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy....
(FI), Presidente del Consiglio, 9 ministers and 13 secretaries - Italian Social MovementItalian Social MovementThe Italian Social Movement , and later the Italian Social Movement–National Right , was a neo-fascist and post-fascist political party in Italy. Formed in 1946 by supporters of former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini, the party became the fourth largest party in Italy by the early 1960s...
- National AllianceNational Alliance (Italy)National Alliance was a conservative political party in Italy.Gianfranco Fini was the leader of the party since its foundation in 1995, however he stepped down in 2008 after being elected to the nominally non-partisan post of President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and was succeeded by...
(MSI-AN), 5 ministers and 13 secretaries - Lega Nord (LN), 5 ministers and 10 secretaries
- Christian Democratic Centre (CCD), 2 ministers and 1 secretary
- Union of the Centre (UdC), 2 ministers
- Forza Italia
- 2 independent ministers
| Berlusconi I Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ministry | Minister | Party |
| Prime Minister Secretary |
Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi Silvio Berlusconi , also known as Il Cavaliere – from knighthood to the Order of Merit for Labour which he received in 1977 – is an Italian politician and businessman who served three terms as Prime Minister of Italy, from 1994 to 1995, 2001 to 2006, and 2008 to 2011. Berlusconi is also the... Gianni Letta Gianni Letta Gianni Letta is an Italian ex politician and journalist.After graduating in law, he started working as a journalist for several daily newspapers, as well as RAI and ANSA.... |
FI Forza Italia Forza Italia was a liberal-conservative, Christian democratic, and liberal political party in Italy, with a large social democratic minority, that was led by Silvio Berlusconi, four times Prime Minister of Italy.... FI |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Roberto Maroni Roberto Maroni Roberto Maroni is an Italian politician from Varese. He is a member of the Northern League political movement. Since 1992 he is a Member of the Chamber of Duputies of the Italian Republic, always elected in Lombardy's districts and costituencies... |
LN |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Giuseppe Tatarella | AN National Alliance (Italy) National Alliance was a conservative political party in Italy.Gianfranco Fini was the leader of the party since its foundation in 1995, however he stepped down in 2008 after being elected to the nominally non-partisan post of President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies and was succeeded by... |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Antonio Martino Antonio Martino Antonio Martino is an Italian politician, who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1994 and Italian Minister of Defense from 2001 to 2006. He is a founding member of Forza Italia, holding party card no. 2.-Career:... |
FI |
| Minister of the Interior | Roberto Maroni | LN |
| Minister of the Treasury | Lamberto Dini | Indep. |
| Minister of Budget | Giancarlo Pagliarini Giancarlo Pagliarini Giancarlo Pagliarini is an Italian politician.Born in Milan, he was later elected to the Italian Senate for Lega Nord in 1992 and re-elected in 1994, then elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 1996 and in 2001... |
LN |
| Minister of Finances | Giulio Tremonti Giulio Tremonti Giulio Tremonti is an Italian politician. He served in the government of Italy as Minister of Economy and Finance under Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi from 1994 to 1995, from 2001 to 2004, from 2005 to 2006, and from 2008 to 2011.... |
FLD Liberal Democratic Foundation The Liberal Democratic Foundation was a Christian-democratic and liberal Italian political party.It was founded on 28 April 1994 by splinters from Patto Segni led by Giulio Tremonti and Alberto Michelini... |
| Minister of Defense | Cesare Previti Cesare Previti Cesare Previti is a former Italian politician.-Biography:Born in Reggio Calabria, he grew up in Rome, where he started practicing law. In 1971 he became acquainted with Silvio Berlusconi, the construction magnate, later to be media mogul and Prime Minister of Italy... |
FI |
| Minister of Justice | Alfredo Biondi Alfredo Biondi Alfredo Biondi is an Italian politician and lawyer. In 1994 he served as Minister of Justice of the Italian Republic during the first cabinet chaired by Silvio Berlusconi.-Biography:... |
UdC |
| Minister of Industry and Commerce | Vito Gnutti | LN |
| Minister of Agriculture | Adriana Poli Bortone Adriana Poli Bortone Adriana Poli Bortone is an Italian politician andwas an Alleanza Nazionale Member of the European Parliament from 1999 to 2008. She represented Southern Italy... |
AN |
| Minister of Education | Francesco D'Onofrio | CCD |
| Minister of University and Research | Stefano Podestà | FI |
| Minister of Health | Raffaele Costa Raffaele Costa Raffaele Costa is an Italian politician. He has been President of the Province of Cuneo... |
UdC |
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | Clemente Mastella Clemente Mastella Mario Clemente Mastella is an Italian politician. He is currently leader of Popular-UDEUR, a minor centrist Italian party. He was Minister of Labour in the Berlusconi government from 10 May 1994 to 17 January 1995, and Minister of Justice in the Prodi government from 17 May 2006 to 17 January 2008... |
CCD |
| Minister of Public Works | Roberto Maria Radice | FI |
| Minister of Transports and Navigation | Publio Fiori Publio Fiori Publio Fiori is an Italian politician.-Career:Fiori was born in Rome and graduated in jurisprudence. He became a member of Democrazia Cristiana , to which he belonged for much of his political career.... |
AN |
| Minister of Environment | Altero Matteoli Altero Matteoli Altero Matteoli is an Italian politician, former member of Alleanza Nazionale right-wing party and then member of People of Freedom.Matteoli was born in Cecina. From 2001 to 2006 he was the Italian Environment Minister.-References:*... |
AN |
| Minister of Culture | Domenico Fisichella | AN |
| Minister of Postal Service and Communications | Giuseppe Tatarella | AN |
| Minister of International Trade | Giorgio Bernini | FI |
| Minister without portfolio (European Affairs) | Domenico Comino | LN |
| Minister without portfolio (Institutional Reforms) | Francesco Speroni Francesco Speroni Francesco Enrico Speroni is an Italian politician and Member of the European Parliament for the North-West Italy constituency, first elected in the 2004 European Parliament election... |
LN |
| Minister without portfolio (Parliament) | Giuliano Ferrara Giuliano Ferrara Giuliano Ferrara is an Italian politician, journalist, founding editor of Il Foglio, and TV presenter.After the militancy in the PCI and PSI, in the nineties has become a supporter of Silvio Berlusconi, and finally one of the most intellectual representatives of Italian Theoconservativism-Life and... |
Indep. |
| Minister without portfolio (Public Administration, Regional Affairs) | Giuliano Urbani | FI |
| Minister without portfolio (Family, Social Solidarity) | Antonio Guidi | FI |
| Minister without portfolio (Italians in the World) | Sergio Berlinguer | Indep. |