Andrea Orlando (born 8 February 1969) is an Italian politician who served as minister of labour and social policies from 2021 to 2022 in the cabinet led by

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. From 2013 to 2018 he served as

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under

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and as

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under

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and

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from 2014 to 2018. He served as deputy secretary of the Democratic Party between 2019 and 2021. Originally active within the

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, Orlando became a founding member of the PD in 2007, and has since been regarded as a senior representative of its left-wing. He was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies in 2006, where he has represented

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since.

Early life

Orlando was born in La Spezia on 8 February 1969. His parents came from the Southern region of

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. He is a high-school graduate with a major in scientific subjects. He attended the scientific lyceum, Antonio Pacinotti.

Political career

Career in local politics

Orlando began his political career in Italian Communist Party. In 1989, he was elected provincial secretary of the

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(FGCI) for his hometown, and in 1990 he was elected to the city council of La Spezia with the party. In 1995 he became city secretary for the

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Career in national politics

In 2003, Orlando became deputy national coordinator of the

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. Orlando first became a member of the Chamber of Deputies in the

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, representing the

constituency. He served in different parliamentary commissions. Orlando became a founding member of the

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. In 2009, he was made the head of the justice forum of the PD, under the leadership of chairman Pier Luigi Bersani. He is known as one of the "Young Turks" in Italian politics.

Minister of the Environment (2013–2014)

On 23 April 2013, Orlando was appointed minister of the environment in the grand coalition

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led by Prime Minister Enrico Letta. Orlando succeeded

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in that post.

Minister of Justice (2014–2018)

On 13 February 2014, following tensions with his left-wing rival and new secretary of the Democratic Party, Matteo Renzi, Letta announced he would resign as prime minister the following day. On 22 February Renzi was sworn in as prime minister, and Orlando was appointed minister of justice. When Italy held the rotating

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in the second half of 2014, he chaired the

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. On 12 December 2016, when Renzi resigned as prime minister after the

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, Orlando was confirmed as justice minister by the new Prime Minister

. In February 2017, Orlando tried to win the leadership of the Democratic Party but eventually was defeated by incumbent party chairman Renzi. By June 2017, after more than two years of debate, Italy’s parliament approved a contested reform of the justice system proposed by Orlando and aimed at making it more difficult for criminals to avoid conviction.

Parliamentary career

In parliament, Orlando served on the committee on environment, territory and public works from 2018 until 2021. In addition to his parliamentary work, Orlando was part of the Italian delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe from 2018 until 2021. In this capacity, he served on the committee on legal affairs and human rights (2018–2021) and the sub-committee on artificial intelligence and human rights (2019–2021). From 2020 until 2021, he was the Assembly's

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on the rule of law in Poland and Moldova.

Minister of Labour (2021–2022)

In February 2021, in the midst of the

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, the former president of the European Central Bank Mario Draghi was invited by President

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to form a

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following the

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of Prime Minister

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. On 13 February, Orlando was appointed minister of labour and social policies. When Italy held the rotating presidency of the

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in 2021, Orlando chaired the meetings of the group's ministers of labour.Giselda Vagnoni (20 June 2021)
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