In choosing the undersecretaries, the criterion was that of merit, therefore "identifying the best people for certain positions". Giorgia Meloni explained this when talking about how the names were selected taking into account female and territorial representation: "It was not easy - added the Prime Minister - but we did everything in a few hours".
And among those names there is not even a Sardinian . Nothing to do for Salvatore Deidda (FdI), who was almost certainly given to Defense, for which the presidency of the Defense commission is looming. Also out of the blue P ietro Pittalis and Ugo Cappellacc i: the second left the race voluntarily, the first had pulled back a few days ago.
In the government, however, a Sardinian representation remains, and not just: it is that of Marina Elvira Calderone, Minister of Labor and Social Policies.
Here is the full list of undersecretaries appointed today.
Presidency of the Council
Giovanbattista Fazzolari (implementation of the Government program)
Giuseppina Castiello, Matilde Siracusano (relations with Parliament)
Alessio Butti (technological innovation)
Alberto Barachini (information and publishing)
Alessandro Morelli (coordination of economic policy)
Foreign and international cooperation
Edmondo Cirielli (Deputy Minister), Giorgio Silli, Maria Tripodi
Internal
Wanda Ferro, Nicola Molteni, Emanuele Prisco
Justice
Francesco Paolo Sisto (Deputy Minister), Andrea Delmastro Delle Vedove, Andrea Ostellari
Defence
Matteo Perego, Isabella Rauti
Economy and finance
Maurizio Leo (Deputy Minister), Lucia Albano, Federico Freni, Sandra Savino
Companies and made in Italy
Valentino Valentini (Deputy Minister), Fausta Bergamotto, Massimo Bitonci
Environment and energy security
Vannia Gava (Deputy Minister), Claudio Barbaro
Agriculture and food sovereignty
Luigi D'Eramo, Patrizio Giacomo La Pietra
Sustainable infrastructure and mobility
Galeazzo Bignami (Deputy Minister), Edoardo Rixi (Deputy Minister), Tullio Ferrante
Work and social policies
Maria Teresa Bellucci (Deputy Minister), Claudio Durigon
Education and merit
Paola Frassinetti
University and research
Augusta Montaruli
Culture
Lucia Borgonzoni, Gianmarco Mazzi, Vittorio Sgarbi
Health
Marcello Gemmato
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