Marco Minniti

Marco Minniti
Minister of the Interior
In office
12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018
Prime MinisterPaolo Gentiloni
Preceded byAngelino Alfano
Succeeded byMatteo Salvini
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
23 March 2018 – 11 March 2021
ConstituencyCampania
In office
30 May 2001 – 14 March 2013
ConstituencyCalabria
Member of the Senate of the Republic
In office
15 March 2013 – 22 March 2018
ConstituencyCalabria
Personal details
Born
Domenico Luca Marco Minniti

(1956-06-06) 6 June 1956 (age 68)
Reggio Calabria, Italy
Political partyPCI (1980–1991)
PDS (1991–1998)
DS (1998–2007)
PD (since 2007)
SpouseMariangela Sera
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Messina (MA)
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Marco Minniti (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmarko minˈniːti]; born 6 June 1956) is an Italian politician. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the government of Italy as Minister of the Interior from 12 December 2016 to 1 June 2018. Previously, he was one of the most prominent councilors of former Prime Ministers Matteo Renzi and Massimo D'Alema.[1][2]

Due to his policies on immigration and security, Minniti has been often criticized by left-wing intellectuals and writers, like Roberto Saviano,[3] and labeled as a strongman.[4][5][6] He has been sometimes nicknamed "The Lord of the Spies",[7] due to his long-time experience in coordinating the secret services in almost all the centre-left coalition's governments.[8][9] While he was in office, some political commentators described him as the most powerful and prominent man in Italy.[10][11]


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