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Italy: Berlusconi's fourth government named
[ Italica ] – Silvio Berlusconi was sworn in today as Prime Minister of the 62nd Italy's post-war government. His cabinet is composed by 21 members and only four of them are women. Ministers for foreign and internal affairs are respectively Franco Frattini and Roberto Maroni, justice minister is now Angelino Alfano and Ignazio La Russa is defence minister. Giulio Tremonti becomes finance minister and Claudio Scajola is minister for economic development, while Luca Zaia and Stefania Prestigiacomo are ministers for agriculture and environment. Moreover, Maurizio Sacconi and Altiero Matteoli are now labour and infrastructures ministers, while Sandro Bondi and Mariastella Gelmini are respectively culture and education ministers. Furthermore, ministers without portfolio are Umberto Bossi for reforms, Andrea Ronchi for Eu affairs, Elio Vito for relation with the Parliament, Renato Brunetta for innovation, Roberto Calderoli for the simplification of legislation, Raffaele Fitto for regional affairs, Giorgia Meloni for youth policies, Mara Carfagna for equal opportunities and Gianfranco Rotondi for implementation of the government program. [8 maggio 2008 – Italica]
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