Cosimo Maria Ferri (born April 17, 1971, in Pontremoli, Italy) is an

Italian politician The politics of Italy are conducted through a parliamentary republic with a multi-party system. Italy has been a democratic republic since 2 June 1946, when the monarchy was abolished by popular referendum and a constituent assembly was electe ...

and former magistrate. He served as the Undersecretary of State for Justice in the

Letta government The Letta government was the 62nd government of the Italian Republic. In office from 28 April 2013 to 22 January 2014, it comprised ministers of the Democratic Party (PD), The People of Freedom (PdL), Civic Choice (SC), the Union of the Cent ...

, the

Renzi government The Renzi government was the 63rd government of the Italian Republic, in office from February 2014 to December 2016. It was led by Matteo Renzi, secretary and leader of the centre-left Democratic Party (PD). The government was composed of membe ...

, and the

Gentiloni government The Gentiloni government was the 64th government of the Italian Republic, in office from 12 December 2016 to 1 June 2018. The government was headed by Paolo Gentiloni, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Renzi government. The government w ...

. Since 2018, he has been a member of the Italian Parliament as a deputy for the

Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ...

, and from September 2019, he has represented Italia Viva. He also previously served as a member of the High Council of the Judiciary.

Biography

Born in Pontremoli, in the

province of Massa-Carrara The province of Massa-Carrara ( it, provincia di Massa-Carrara) is a province in the Tuscany region of central Italy. It is named after the provincial capital Massa, and Carrara, the other main town in the province. History The province of "Ma ...

, son of the magistrate and fascist politician Enrico Ferri (MEP, Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Minister of Public Works in the

De Mita government The De Mita Cabinet was the 46th cabinet of the Italian Republic. It held office from 1988 to 1989. After being appointed as new president of the Christian Democracy, De Mita was forced to resign due to several hassles between his party and the ...

and Secretary of the PSDI), he graduated in law from the University of Pisa in 1993.

Political Activity

Undersecretary for Justice

Following the formation of the

grand coalition A grand coalition is an arrangement in a multi-party parliamentary system in which the two largest political parties of opposing political ideologies unite in a coalition government. The term is most commonly used in countries where there are t ...

government led by Enrico Letta, which included The People of Freedom (PdL),

(PD), Union of the Centre, and

Civic Choice Civic Choice ( it, Scelta Civica; SC) was a centrist and liberal political party in Italy founded by Mario Monti. The party was formed in the run-up of the 2013 general election to support the outgoing Prime Minister Monti and continue his polit ...

, on May 3, 2013, Cosimo Maria Ferri became a part of the

. He was appointed as the Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Justice on May 2 by the

Council of Ministers A council is a group of people who come together to consult, deliberate, or make decisions. A council may function as a legislature, especially at a town, city or county/shire level, but most legislative bodies at the state/provincial or natio ...

(CdM). He represented the PdL in this role and worked alongside Minister

Anna Maria Cancellieri Annamaria Cancellieri (born 22 October 1943) is an Italian official and prefect who served as Minister of Interior in the Monti Cabinet and Minister of Justice in the Letta Cabinet. Early life and education Cancellieri was born in Rome on 22 Oct ...

. After the crisis that saw the Berlusconi component of the Letta government leave, he declared himself a technician (in fact he was not a candidate in the elections) and remained undersecretary. With the fall and end of the Letta government due to the decision of the newly elected

Secretary of the PD The Secretary of the Democratic Party is the leader of the Democratic Party, the main centre-left political party in Italy This article contains a list of political parties in Italy since Italian unification in 1861. Throughout history, numer ...

, Matteo Renzi, to become the Prime Minister, and with the formation of his government, on February 28, 2014, Cosimo Maria Ferri was confirmed as the Undersecretary of State for Justice by the

(CdM). He worked alongside the new PD Minister,

Andrea Orlando 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 Prime Minister Mario Draghi. From 2013 to 2018 he served as minister of the environment ...

. On July 6, 2014, during the renewal of sixteen members of the High Council of the Judiciary (CSM), a controversy arose regarding an SMS sent by Ferri to his former colleagues from the Magistratura indipendente, in which he directed their votes in favor of Lorenzo Pontecorvo, a section president at the Civil Court of Rome, and Luca Forteleoni, Substitute Prosecutor in Nuoro. The National Association of Magistrates (ANM) immediately reacted by accusing him of undue political interference in the electoral activities of the CSM. With the birth of the government headed by

Paolo Gentiloni Paolo Gentiloni Silveri (; born 22 November 1954) is an Italian politician who has served as European Commissioner for Economy in the von der Leyen Commission since 1 December 2019. He previously served as prime minister of Italy from December ...

, on the following 29 December 2016 he was still confirmed in the role of undersecretary for justice, which he will keep until 1 June 2018.

Member of the House

In the 2018 political elections, he ran as a candidate for 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 ...

in the single-member constituency Tuscany – 08 (Massa) as part of the center-left coalition representing the

(PD). He received 25.46% of the vote and was defeated by

Deborah Bergamini Deborah Bergamini (born 24 October 1967) is an Italian politician, manager and journalist currently member of the Italian Parliament. Education Bergamini studied literature and philosophy and went on to study at Smith College in Northampton, Mas ...

from the center-right (37.44%) and Adriano Simoncini from the

Five Star Movement The Five Star Movement ( it, Movimento 5 Stelle , M5S) is a political party in Italy. Its leader and president is Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy from 2018 until 2021. The M5S was founded on 4 October 2009 by Beppe Grillo, a comedian an ...

(28.94%). However, he was elected as the top candidate for the Democratic Party in the multi-member constituency Tuscany – 04. Following the split of the PD by the group of

Renziani The ''Renziani'' was a liberal area within the Democratic Party (PD) composed of the followers of Matteo Renzi, party's former national secretary and former Prime Minister of Italy from February 2014 to December 2016. This area also took the nam ...

MPs, Cosimo Ferri joined Italia Viva in September 2019, the party founded by Matteo Renzi with liberal and centrist leanings. In the 2022 municipal elections in Tuscany, he ran for mayor of Carrara, supported by a coalition formed by the Italian Socialist Party and the civic lists ''Lista Ferri'' (supported by Italia Viva) and ''#PrimaCarrara''. In the first round he collected 15.1% of the vote, coming fourth and not accessing the runoff, at which he decided to support the Lega candidate Simone Caffaz, who was however defeated by the centre-left candidate Serena Arrighi. In the 2022 political elections, he was re-nominated as a candidate for the Chamber of Deputies in the single-member constituency Tuscany – 02 (Massa) for the

Action – Italia Viva Action – Italia Viva ( it, Azione – Italia Viva; A–IV), informally known as the Third Pole ( it, Terzo Polo), is a liberal, pro-Europeanist and centrist parliamentary group and electoral list which ran in the 2022 Italian general election. ...

list. He received 8.59% of the vote and finished in fourth place ( Elisa Montemagni from the center-right won with 44.86%). Additionally, he ran as the top candidate in the multi-member c onstituency Liguria – 01 and in the third position in the multi-member constituency Emilia-Romagna – 01, but was not re-elected.{{Cite web , date=2022-08-23 , title=Elezioni Camera 2022: i candidati delle 4 coalizioni, tutte le sfide uninominali , url=https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2022/08/23/news/elezioni_camera_2022_tutte_le_sfide_uninominali_ecco_i_candidati_delle_4_coalizioni-362702149/ , access-date=2023-10-17 , website=la Repubblica , language=it

Biography

Political Activity

Undersecretary for Justice

Member of the House

References

External links