The Cabinet of Italy
is a principal organ of the Government of Italy. It comprises the President of the Council (i.e. the prime minister

Prime minister

A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. In many systems, the prime minister selects and may dismiss other members of the cabinet, and allocates posts to members within the government. In most systems, the prime...

), the ministers

Minister (government)

A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....

, and the undersecretary to the President of the Council.

The President of the Republic

President of the Italian Republic

The President of the Italian Republic is the head of state of Italy and, as such, is intended to represent national unity and guarantee that Italian politics comply with the Constitution. The president's term of office lasts for seven years....

 is not a member of the government, and therefore cannot become a member of the Council of Ministers.

List of Italian Ministers

The current Italian government is led by Mario Monti

Mario Monti

Mario Monti is an Italian economist and academic who is Prime Minister of Italy, as well as Minister of Economy and Finance, since November 2011. Monti served as a European Commissioner from 1995 to 2004, with responsibility for the Internal Market, Services, Customs and Taxation from 1995 to 1999...

. The government has 17 Ministers, of whom five are without portfolio

Minister without Portfolio

A minister without portfolio is either a government minister with no specific responsibilities or a minister that does not head a particular ministry...

.

Monti Cabinet Monti Cabinet The Monti cabinet is the incumbent cabinet of the government of Italy and was announced on 16 November 2011. The cabinet is composed of technocrats, three of whom are women. It includes 12 ministers with portfolio, and five without portfolio.-References:...
Ministry	Minister	Party
President of the Council Prime minister of Italy The Prime Minister of Italy is the head of government of the Italian Republic... , Minister of Economy and Finance	Mario Monti Mario Monti Mario Monti is an Italian economist and academic who is Prime Minister of Italy, as well as Minister of Economy and Finance, since November 2011. Monti served as a European Commissioner from 1995 to 2004, with responsibility for the Internal Market, Services, Customs and Taxation from 1995 to 1999...	Independent Independent -Independent may refer to:*Independent bookstore, bookstore that is not part of a chain*Independent business, privately-owned companies*Independent city, city that does not form part of another local government entity...
Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council	Antonio Catricalà	Independent
Minister of the Interior Italian Minister of the Interior This is a list of Italian Ministers of the Interior since 1861.-Kingdom of Italy:-Italian Republic:...	Anna Maria Cancellieri	Independent
Minister of Foreign Affairs Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs As in most countries, in Italy the Minister of Foreign Affairs, which is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is one of the most important ministerial positions...	Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata	Independent
Minister of Defense Italian Minister of Defense This is a list of Italian Ministers of Defence since 1947....	Giampaolo Di Paola Giampaolo Di Paola Admiral Giampaolo di Paola is an Italian naval officer who has served in the government of Italy as Minister of Defense since November 2011...	Independent
Minister of Justice Italian Minister of Justice This is a list of Italian Ministers of Justice since 1946.-External links:* *...	Paola Severino	Independent
Minister of Economic Development, Infrastructures and Transports Italian Minister of Infrastructures -Ministers of Public Works:-Ministers of Infrastructures and Transports:-Ministers of Infrastructures:-Ministers of Infrastructures and Transports:...	Corrado Passera	Independent
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies	Mario Catania	Independent
Minister of Education, University and Research	Francesco Profumo Francesco Profumo Francesco Profumo is an Italian engineer and academic who has been Italy's Minister of Education since November 2011. He has been President of the National Research Council since August 2011 and had previously served as Chancellor of the Politecnico di Torino from 2005 to 2011.-Biography:Profumo...	Independent
Minister of Labour and Equal Opportunities	Elsa Fornero	Independent
Minister of Environment	Corrado Clini	Independent
Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities	Lorenzo Ornaghi	Independent
Minister of Health Italian Minister of Health This is a list of Italian Ministers of Health...	Renato Balduzzi	Independent
Minister without portfolio (European Affairs)	Enzo Moavero Milanesi	Independent
Minister without portfolio (Relations with Parliament)	Piero Giarda	Independent
Minister without portfolio (Territorial Cohesion)	Fabrizio Barca	Independent
Minister without portfolio (International Cooperation and Integration)	Andrea Riccardi Andrea Riccardi Andrea Riccardi is the founder of the Community of Sant'Egidio. "The Community of Saint Egidio was born in 1968 in Rome and is made up of more than 70,000 persons in more than 70 countries actively involved above all in evangelization and in the service to one’s neighbor, especially the most...	Independent
Minister without portfolio (Youth and Tourism)	Piero Gnudi	Independent