The Legislature XVI of Italy () started on 29 April 2008 and ended on 14 March 2013. Its composition resulted from the snap election of 13–14 April 2008, called after President Giorgio Napolitano dissolved the houses on 6 February 2008. The dissolution of the Parliament was a consequence of the defeat of the incumbent government led by Romano Prodi during a vote of confidence in the Senate.
The legislature was dissolved by President Napolitano on 22 December 2012, a few months before the end of its natural five-year term.
Government Prime MinisterParty Term of office GovernmentComposition Took office Left office Silvio Berlusconi The People of Freedom 8 May 2008 16 November 2011Berlusconi IVPdL • LN • MpA Mario Monti Independent 16 November 2011 28 April 2013MontiIndependents
Composition
Chamber of Deputies
The number of elected deputies is 630.
President: Gianfranco Fini (PdL until 30 July 2010, then FLI), elected on 30 April 2008 Vice Presidents: Maurizio Lupi (PdL), Antonio Leone (PdL), Rosy Bindi (PD), Rocco Buttiglione (UdC)
+Initial compositionFinal compositionParliamentary groupSeatsParliamentary groupSeatsChange People of Freedom 275 People of Freedom 202 73 Democratic Party 217 Democratic Party 203 14 Lega Nord Padania 60 Northern League Padania 58 2 Union of the Centre 35 Union of the Centre for the Third Pole 36 1 Italy of Values 29 Italy of Values 15 14 Future and Freedom for the Third Pole 24 24 People and Territory 21 21 Mixed 14 Mixed 71 57 Movement for Autonomy8 Movement for the Autonomies – Allied for the South4 4 Linguistic Minorities3 Linguistic Minorities3 Great South – PPA10 10 Free Italy – Italian Populars – Populars for Europe – Liberals for Italy – Italian Liberal Party10 10 Rights and Freedom5 5 Democratic Centre4 4 FareItalia for the Popular Constituent4 4 Italian Republican Party – Actionists4 4 Liberal Democrats – MAIE3 3 Autonomy South – Lega Sud Ausonia – Souvereign Peoples of Europe3 3 Liberal Initiative3 3 Non inscrits3 Non inscrits18 15Total seats 630Total seats 630
Senate
The number of elected senators was 315. At the start of the legislature there were seven life senators (Francesco Cossiga, Oscar Luigi Scalfaro and Carlo Azeglio Ciampi as former Presidents, as well as nominated life senators Giulio Andreotti, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Emilio Colombo and Sergio Pininfarina), making the total number of senators 322. At the end of the legislature, after the deaths of Cossiga, Scalfaro, Levi-Montalcini and Pininfarina, and the nomination of a new life senator (Mario Monti) the total number of senators went down to 319.
President: Renato Schifani (PdL), elected on 29 April 2008 Vice Presidents: Rosi Mauro (LN, then Mixed), Domenico Nania (PdL), Valerio Chiti (PD), Emma Bonino (RI)
+Initial compositionFinal compositionParliamentary groupSeatsParliamentary groupSeatsChange The People of Freedom 146 The People of Freedom 113 33 Democratic Party 119 Democratic Party 104 15 Northern League Padania 26 Northern League Padania 22 4 Italy of Values 14 Italy of Values 10 4 UdC, SVP and Autonomies 11 Union of the Centre, SVP and Autonomies 16 5 For the Third Pole (ApI – FLI – Democratic Centre) 13 13 National Cohesion 12 12 Brothers of Italy – National Centre-right 11 11 Mixed 6 Mixed 18 12 MPA – Movement for Autonomy2 MPA – Movement for the Autonomies – Allied for the South3 1 We Are The Common People Territorial Movement2 2 Democratic Participation2 2 Italian Republican Party1 1 Movement of Autonomist Socialists1 1 Rights and Freedom1 1 Pensioners' Party1 1 Democratic Union for Consumers1 1 Non inscrits4 Non inscrits6 2Total seats 322Total seats 319 3
Senators for Life Senator Motivation Appointed by From TillGiulio AndreottiMerits in the social fieldPresident Francesco CossigaFrancesco CossigaFormer president of Italy ex officio17 August 2010 (deceased)Oscar Luigi ScalfaroFormer president of Italy ex officio29 January 2012 (deceased)Rita Levi MontalciniMerits in the social and scientific field President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi30 December 2012 (deceased)Emilio ColomboMerits in the social field President Carlo Azeglio CiampiSergio PininfarinaMerits in the social field President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi3 July 2012 (deceased)Carlo Azeglio CiampiFormer president of Italy ex officioMario MontiMerits in the social fieldPresident Giorgio Napolitano9 November 2011
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