People and Territory
People and Territory (Popolo e Territorio, PT), originally Responsible Initiative, was a centre-right parliamentary party active in the Chamber of Deputies of Italy in 2011–2013. Launched on 20 January 2011, the group was supportive of Berlusconi IV Cabinet. A large majority of its members were elected in Southern Italy.[1][2] Its counterpart in the Senate was National Cohesion, which was composed mainly of splinters from Future and Freedom.
On 23 March 2011 Francesco Saverio Romano, a group member, was appointed minister of Agriculture.[3] On 5 May 2011 Silvio Berlusconi appointed three under-secretaries from PT/IR: Giampiero Catone (Environment), Bruno Cesario (Economy and Finances) and Catia Polidori (Economy and Finances).[4]
Composition
Current members
The group included:[5]
- The Populars of Italy Tomorrow (I Popolari di Italia Domani, PID)
- ideology: Christian democracy, regionalism
- leader: Francesco Saverio Romano
- 4 deputies: Pippo Gianni, Michele Pisacane, Francesco Saverio Romano, Giuseppe Ruvolo[6]
- Popular Action (Azione Popolare, AP)[7]
- ideology: National conservatism, liberal conservatism
- leader: Silvano Moffa
- 3 deputies: Silvano Moffa, Catia Polidori, Maria Grazia Siliquini
- Movement of National Responsibility (Movimento di Responsabilità Nazionale, MRN)
- ideology: Centrism, liberalism
- leader: Domenico Scilipoti
- 3 deputies: Massimo Calearo, Bruno Cesario, Domenico Scilipoti
- Alliance of the Centre (Alleanza di Centro, AdC)
- ideology: Christian democracy
- leader: Francesco Pionati
- 1 deputy: Francesco Pionati
- Christian Democracy (Democrazia Cristiana, DC)
- ideology: Christian democracy
- leader: Gianni Fontana
- 1 deputy: Giampiero Catone
- 7 deputies of the The People of Freedom (PdL) who joined the group for technical reasons:
- Vincenzo D'Anna, Giancarlo Lehner, Roberto Marmo, Giovanni Mottola, Andrea Orsini, Maria Elena Stasi, Vincenzo Taddei
- 2 independent deputies:
Former members
The group originally included also 6 deputies of We South (NS): Elio Belcastro (who was appointed under-secretary of Environment by Berlusconi on 28 July 2007 in representation of IR/PT, see article), Arturo Iannaccone, Antonio Milo, Americo Porfidia, Antonio Razzi and Lucio Sardelli (who left the party in the summer of 2011). All but Razzi and Milo left the group from September to November 2011. Razzi and Milo left the party instead.[5]
Three more deputies from the PdL (Mario Pepe,[8] Gerardo Soglia and Carlo Nola) were members of the group for some time.[5]
Other former members of the group include Paolo Guzzanti (ex-PSI/FI/PdL/PLI) and Maurizio Grassano (ex-LN/LD/AdC).[5]
References
- ↑ http://www.ilmessaggero.it/articolo.php?id=135365&sez=HOME_INITALIA
- ↑ http://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/notizie/2011-01-20/ecco-responsabili-pronti-difendere-123748.shtml?uuid=AaHn4J1C
- ↑ http://www.governo.it/governo/Ministeri/ministri_gov.html
- ↑ http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2011/maggio/06/rimpasto_non_placa_malumori_nella_co_9_110506118.shtml
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 http://www.camera.it/217?idGruppo=849
- ↑ A fifth deputy of PID, Calogero Mannino, who was also party president, refused to join the group. Mannino finally left the party in March (see article).
- ↑ Popular Action is composed of three former members of Future and Freedom who were decisive for Berlusconi IV Cabinet's survival on 14 December 2010.
- ↑ http://archiviostorico.corriere.it/2011/giugno/21/Responsabili_sicuri_saremo_320_contro_co_8_110621020.shtml.