Other appointments include:

Corrado Passera (Intesa SP CEO)- Infrastructure and Industry minister

Fornero- Wellfare minister

Remainder of ministers TBA

  • Hopes to calm “specifically Italian” market
  • Lack of politicians in cabinet will help facilitate work
  • Sees no conflict of interest in Passera’s appointment
  • Political parties did not want cabinet posts

Mario Monti and his new government to be sworn in at 1600GMT in Rome