The Legislature XVII of Italy () started on 15 March 2013 and ended on 22 March 2018. Its composition was the one resulting from the general election of 24–25 February 2013, called after the dissolution of the houses of Parliament announced by President Giorgio Napolitano on 22 December 2012.
The Parliament was dismissed after its term was completed, when President Sergio Mattarella dissolved the houses on 28 December 2017.
At the time of its foundation, this legislature had the lowest average age (48 years) and highest percentage of female MPs (31%) in Italian history.
Government Prime MinisterParty Term of office GovernmentComposition Took office Left office Enrico Letta Democratic Party28 April 201322 February 2014LettaPD • PdL • SC • UDC • RI Matteo Renzi Democratic Party 22 February 2014 12 December 2016RenziPD • NCD • SC • UDC Paolo Gentiloni Democratic Party 12 December 2016 1 June 2018GentiloniPD • AP • CpE
Composition
Chamber of Deputies
The number of elected deputies is 630.
President: Laura Boldrini (SEL until 2 March 2017, afterwards Mixed), elected on 16 March 2013 Vice Presidents: Marina Sereni (PD), Roberto Giachetti (PD), Luigi Di Maio (M5S), Simone Baldelli (FI–PdL)
+Initial compositionFinal compositionParliamentary groupSeatsParliamentary groupSeatsChange Democratic Party 293 Democratic Party 282 11 Five Star Movement 109 Five Star Movement 88 21 The People of Freedom – Berlusconi for President 97 Forza Italia – The People of Freedom – Berlusconi for President 56 41 Civics and Innovators 47 47 Italian Left – Left Ecology Freedom 37 Italian Left – Left Ecology Freedom – Possible – Free and Equal 17 20 Northern League and Autonomies 20 Northern League and Autonomies – League of Peoples – Us with Salvini 22 2 Brothers of Italy 9 Brothers of Italy – National Alliance 12 3 Article 1 – Democratic and Progressive Movement – Free and Equal 42 42 Popular Alternative – Centrists for Europe – NCD – Us with Italy 23 23 Us with Italy – Civic Choice for Italy – MAIE 15 15 Solidary Democracy – Democratic Centre 12 12 Mixed 14 Mixed 61 47 Linguistic Minorities5 Linguistic Minorities6 1 MAIE–Associative Movement Italians Abroad3 3 Democratic Centre5 5 Civics and Innovators – Energies for Italy14 14 Direction Italy10 10 UDC – IDEA6 6 Free Alternative – All Together for Italy5 5 Italian Socialist Party (PSI) – Liberals for Italy (PLI) – Independents3 3 Non inscrits1 Non inscrits17 16Total seats 630Total seats 630
Senate
The number of elected senators was 315. At the start of this legislature there were four life senators (Giulio Andreotti, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Emilio Colombo and Mario Monti), making the total number of senators equal to 319. At the end of the legislature, after the nomination of six new life senators (Claudio Abbado, Elena Cattaneo, Renzo Piano, Carlo Rubbia, Liliana Segre and Giorgio Napolitano as former living President of the Republic), and the deaths of Andreotti, Colombo, Abbado and Ciampi, the total number of senators became 321.
President: Pietro Grasso (PD until 16 October 2017, afterwards Mixed), elected on 16 March 2013 Vice Presidents: Valeria Fedeli (PD) (until 11 December 2016), Linda Lanzillotta (PD), Roberto Calderoli (Mixed–LN), Maurizio Gasparri (FI–PdL), Rosa Maria Di Giorgi (PD) (elected on 22 February 2017)
+Initial compositionFinal compositionParliamentary groupSeatsParliamentary groupSeatsChange Democratic Party 106 Democratic Party 97 9 The People of Freedom 92 Forza Italia – The People of Freedom 44 48 Five Star Movement 53 Five Star Movement 35 18 Civic Choice for Italy 21 21 Northern League and Autonomies 17 Northern League and Autonomies 11 6 For the Autonomies (SVP–UV–PATT–UPT) – PSI 10 For the Autonomies (SVP–UV–PATT–UPT) – PSI – MAIE 18 8 Popular Alternative – Centrists for Europe – NCD 24 24 Article 1 – Democratic and Progressive Movement – Free and Equal 16 16 Great Autonomies and Freedom – Union of Christian and Centre Democrats 14 14 ALA (Liberal Popular Alliance) – PRI (Italian Republican Party) 13 13 Us with Italy 11 11 Federation of Freedom (IdeA–People and Freedom – PLI) 10 10 Mixed 20 Mixed 27 7 Italian Left – Left Ecology Freedom – Free and Equal7 7 Italy of Values2 2 Together for Italy2 2 X Movement1 1 Movimento La Puglia in Più1 1 Brothers of Italy – National Alliance1 1 League for Salvini Premier1 1 Civic Liguria1 1 Progressive Field – Sardinia1 1 Non inscrits20 Non inscrits10 10 Non-inscrit Life Senators 1 1Total seats 319Total seats 321 2
Senators for Life Senator Motivation Appointed by From TillGiulio AndreottiMerits in the social fieldPresident Francesco Cossiga6 May 2013 (deceased)Emilio ColomboMerits in the social field President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi24 June 2013 (deceased)Carlo Azeglio CiampiFormer president of Italy ex officio16 September 2016 (deceased)Mario MontiMerits in the social fieldPresident Giorgio NapolitanoClaudio AbbadoMerits in the artistic fieldPresident Giorgio Napolitano30 August 201320 January 2014 (deceased)Elena CattaneoMerits in the social and scientific fieldPresident Giorgio Napolitano30 August 2013Renzo PianoMerits in the artistic fieldPresident Giorgio Napolitano30 August 2013Carlo RubbiaMerits in the social and scientific fieldPresident Giorgio Napolitano30 August 2013Giorgio NapolitanoFormer president of Italy ex officio14 January 2015Liliana SegreMerits in the social fieldPresident Sergio Mattarella19 January 2018
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