People and Territory (''Popolo e Territorio'', PT), originally Responsible Initiative (''Iniziativa Responsabile''), was a centre-right parliamentary party active in the

Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...

of Italy in 2011–2013. Launched on 20 January 2011, the group was supportive of

Berlusconi IV Cabinet The fourth Berlusconi government was the 60th government of Italy, in office from 8 May 2008 to 16 November 2011. It was the fourth government led by Silvio Berlusconi, who then became the longest-serving Prime Minister of Italy of the Italian Re ...

. A large majority of its members were elected in

Southern Italy Southern Italy ( it, Sud Italia or ) also known as ''Meridione'' or ''Mezzogiorno'' (), is a macroregion of the Italian Republic consisting of its southern half. The term ''Mezzogiorno'' today refers to regions that are associated with the peop ...

. Its counterpart in the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

was

National Cohesion National Cohesion (''Coesione Nazionale'', CN) was a centre-right parliamentary group active in the Italian Senate. Launched on 2 March 2011, the group was supportive of Berlusconi IV Cabinet. The group's president was Pasquale Viespoli, forme ...

, which was composed mainly of splinters from

Future and Freedom Future and Freedom ( it, Futuro e Libertà), whose full name was Future and Freedom for Italy (''Futuro e Libertà per l'Italia'', abbreviated to FLI), was a political party in Italy, comprising both liberal and national conservative elements. F ...

. On 23 March 2011,

Francesco Saverio Romano Francesco Saverio Romano (born 24 December 1964) is an Italian politician and lawyer. He served as the minister of agricultures in 2011 and a member of the Chamber of Deputies between 2001 and 2018. Early life and education Romano was born in ...

, a group member, was appointed minister of Agriculture. On 5 May 2011 Silvio Berlusconi appointed three under-secretaries from PT/IR: Giampiero Catone (Environment), Bruno Cesario and Catia Polidori (Economy and Finance).

Composition

Latest members

The group included: *

The Populars of Italy Tomorrow The Populars of Italy Tomorrow (''I Popolari di Italia Domani'', PID) was a Christian-democratic political party in Italy whose power base was in Sicily. It is currently affiliated with Forza Italia. PID was launched on 28 September 2010 by five ...

(''I Popolari di Italia Domani'', PID) **ideology:

Christian democracy Christian democracy (sometimes named Centrist democracy) is a political ideology that emerged in 19th-century Europe under the influence of Catholic social teaching and neo-Calvinism. It was conceived as a combination of modern democratic ...

regionalism Regionalism may refer to: * Regionalism (art), an American realist modern art movement that was popular during the 1930s * Regionalism (international relations), the expression of a common sense of identity and purpose combined with the creation a ...

**leader:

**4 deputies: Pippo Gianni,

Michele Pisacane Michele (), is an Italian male given name, akin to the English male name Michael. Michele (pronounced ), is also an English female given name that is derived from the French Michèle. It is a variant spelling of the more common (and identically ...

, Francesco Saverio Romano, Giuseppe Ruvolo * Popular Action (''Azione Popolare'', AP)Popular Action is composed of three former members of

who were decisive for

's survival on 14 December 2010. **ideology:

National conservatism National conservatism is a nationalist variant of conservatism that concentrates on upholding national and cultural identity. National conservatives usually combine nationalism with conservative stances promoting traditional cultural values, ...

liberal conservatism Liberal conservatism is a political ideology combining conservative policies with liberal stances, especially on economic issues but also on social and ethical matters, representing a brand of political conservatism strongly influenced by libe ...

**leader:

Silvano Moffa Silvano Moffa (born 21 April 1951 in Rome, Lazio) is an Italian politician and journalist. Biography Moffa joined the Italian Social Movement in 1970 and in 1973 he was elected municipal councilor in Colleferro. In 1975 he became journalist of ...

**3 deputies:

, Catia Polidori, Maria Grazia Siliquini *

Movement of National Responsibility The Movement of National Responsibility (''Movimento di Responsabilità Nazionale'', MRN) was a small centrist parliamentary political party in Italy led by Domenico Scilipoti. Background The party was founded on 9 December 2010 by three depu ...

(''Movimento di Responsabilità Nazionale'', MRN) **ideology:

Centrism Centrism is a political outlook or position involving acceptance or support of a balance of social equality and a degree of social hierarchy while opposing political changes that would result in a significant shift of society strongly to the l ...

, liberalism **leader:

Domenico Scilipoti Domenico Scilipoti Isgrò (born 26 August 1957 in Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Sicily) is an Italian politician and doctor. Biography Domenico Scilipoti graduated from the University of Messina in medicine and surgery, getting a specialization i ...

**3 deputies: Massimo Calearo, Bruno Cesario,

* Alliance of the Centre (''Alleanza di Centro'', AdC) **ideology:

**leader: Francesco Pionati **1 deputy: Francesco Pionati * Popular Agreement (''Intesa Popolare'', IP) **ideology:

**leader: Giampiero Catone **1 deputy: Giampiero Catone (previously La Discussione and

Christian Democracy Christian democracy (sometimes named Centrist democracy) is a political ideology that emerged in 19th-century Europe under the influence of Catholic social teaching and neo-Calvinism. It was conceived as a combination of modern democratic ...

) *7 deputies of The People of Freedom (PdL) who joined the group for technical reasons: ** Vincenzo D'Anna, Giancarlo Lehner, Roberto Marmo, Giovanni Mottola, Andrea Orsini, Maria Elena Stasi, Vincenzo Taddei *

We the South We the South ( it, Noi Sud, NS), whose complete name is Freedom and Autonomy - We the South ( it, Libertà e Autonomia - Noi Sud), is a regionalist political party in Italy based in the Campania but seeking to represent the whole South. History ...

(''Noi Sud'', NS) **ideology:

Regionalism Regionalism may refer to: * Regionalism (art), an American realist modern art movement that was popular during the 1930s * Regionalism (international relations), the expression of a common sense of identity and purpose combined with the creation a ...

**leader: Antonio Milo **2 deputies: Antonio Milo,

Antonio Razzi Antonio Razzi (born 22 February 1948) is an Italian politician, former member of the Italian Senate for the centre-right party Forza Italia. Razzi became quite famous in 2011, when he left the opposition party Italy of Values to support the gov ...

Former members

The group originally included also 4 others deputies of

(NS): Elio Belcastro (who was appointed under-secretary for the Environment by Berlusconi on 28 July 2007, in representation of IR/PT, Arturo Iannaccone, Americo Porfidia and Lucio Sardelli (who left the party in the summer of 2011). Three more deputies from the PdL ( Mario Pepe, Gerardo Soglia and Carlo Nola) were members of the group for some time. Other former members of the group include

Paolo Guzzanti Paolo Guzzanti (born 1 August 1940) is an Italian journalist and politician. He was previously a member of the Italian Socialist Party. Biography Born in Rome, he is the nephew of Elio Guzzanti and father to actors Corrado, Sabina and Caterina. ...

(ex-

PSI Psi, PSI or Ψ may refer to: Alphabetic letters * Psi (Greek) (Ψ, ψ), the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet * Psi (Cyrillic) (Ѱ, ѱ), letter of the early Cyrillic alphabet, adopted from Greek Arts and entertainment * "Psi" as an abbreviation ...

/ FI/

PdL PDL is an initialism for: Politics *Democratic Liberal Party (Romania), Democratic Liberal Party (''Partidul Democrat Liberal''), a former political party in Romania *Labour Democratic Party (''Partito Democratico del Lavoro''), a former politi ...

/ PLI) and Maurizio Grassano (ex- LN/ LD/ AdC).

References

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