Marco Minniti
Marco Minniti | |
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| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office 12 December 2016 – 1 June 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Paolo Gentiloni |
| Preceded by | Angelino Alfano |
| Succeeded by | Matteo Salvini |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
| In office 23 March 2018 – 11 March 2021 | |
| Constituency | Campania |
| In office 30 May 2001 – 14 March 2013 | |
| Constituency | Calabria |
| Member of the Senate of the Republic | |
| In office 15 March 2013 – 22 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | Calabria |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Domenico Luca Marco Minniti 6 June 1956 Reggio Calabria, Italy |
| Political party | PCI (1980–1991) PDS (1991–1998) DS (1998–2007) PD (since 2007) |
| Spouse | Mariangela Sera |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University 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.
Due to his policies on immigration and security, Minniti has been often criticized by left-wing intellectuals and writers, like Roberto Saviano, and labeled as a strongman. He has been sometimes nicknamed "The Lord of the Spies", due to his long-time experience in coordinating the secret services in almost all the centre-left coalition's governments. While he was in office, some political commentators described him as the most powerful man in Italy.