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Minister for the South and Cohesion Policies

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Minister for the South and Cohesion Policies
Ministro per il Sud e le Politiche di Coesione
since October 22, 2022
Ministry for the South and Territorial Cohesion
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
SeatRome
AppointerThe President of Italy
Term lengthNo fixed term
FormationApril 23, 2005; 19 years ago (2005-04-23)
First holderGianfranco Miccichè
Websitewww.ministroperilsud.gov.it

The Minister for the South and Cohesion Policies (Italian: Ministro per il Sud e le Politiche di Coesione) in Italy is one of the positions in the Italian government. The current minister is Raffaele Fitto, of Brothers of Italy, who is serving since 22 October 2022.

From 1964 to 1987 and, again, from 1988 to 1993 Italian governments included a "minister for the Extraordinary Interventions in the Mezzogiorno" (1964–1966, 1972–1987, 1988–1993) or a "minister for the Extraordinary Interventions in the Mezzogiorno and the depressed areas" (1966–1972). Mezzogiorno is an alternative name for Southern Italy. The office was notably held by Paolo Emilio Taviani (1968–1972, 1972–1973), Giulio Andreotti (1974–1976) and Ciriaco De Mita (1976–1979).

List of ministers

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Parties
  •   Forza Italia / The People of Freedom
  •   Democratic Party
  •   Brothers of Italy
  •   Independent
Coalitions
Portrait Name
(Born–Died)
Term of office Party Government Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
Minister for Development and Territorial Cohesion
Gianfranco Miccichè
(1954–)
23 April 2005 17 May 2006 1 year, 24 days Forza Italia Berlusconi III
Office not in use 2006–2010 Prodi II
Berlusconi IV
Minister of Regional Affairs and Territorial Cohesion
Raffaele Fitto
(1969– )
10 June 2010 16 November 2011 1 year, 159 days The People of Freedom Berlusconi IV
Minister for Territorial Cohesion
Fabrizio Barca
(1954–)
16 November 2011 28 April 2013 1 year, 163 days Independent Monti
Carlo Trigilia
(1951–)
28 April 2013 22 February 2014 300 days Democratic Party Letta
Office not in use 2014–2016 Renzi
Minister of Territorial Cohesion and the South
Claudio De Vincenti
(1948–)
12 December 2016 1 June 2018 1 year, 171 days Democratic Party Gentiloni
Minister for the South
Barbara Lezzi
(1972– )
1 June 2018 5 September 2019 1 year, 96 days Five Star Movement Conte I
Giuseppe Provenzano
(1982–)
5 September 2019 13 February 2021 1 year, 161 days Democratic Party Conte II
Minister for the South and Territorial Cohesion
Mara Carfagna
(1975–)
13 February 2021 22 October 2022 1 year, 251 days Forza Italia /
Action
Draghi
Minister for European Affairs, Southern Italy, Cohesion Policy and the NRRP
Raffaele Fitto
(1969–)
22 October 2022 Incumbent 2 years, 32 days Brothers of Italy Meloni

Timeline

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Mara CarfagnaGiuseppe ProvenzanoBarbara LezziClaudio De VincentiCarlo TrigiliaFabrizio BarcaRaffaele FittoGianfranco Miccichè

References

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