Giuliano Poletti

In 2017, after years as a left-wing independent, Poletti became a member of the Democratic Party.

On 12 December 2016, when Renzi resigned as Prime Minister after the constitutional referendum, Poletti was confirmed as Labour Minister by the new Prime Minister Paolo Gentiloni.

On 12 March 2014, the Cabinet issued a law-decree on fixed-term contracts, called the Poletti Decree, as well as a bill proposing major reforms to the Italian labour market. A reduction in the tax burden of about €80 was announced for those earning less than €1,500 per month.

On 12 December 2002 Poletti was elected President of Legacoop, the main is a cooperative federation in Italy, which he led until 21 February 2014, when he was appointed Minister of Labour and Social Policies in the government of Matteo Renzi.

He became a member of the Italian Communist Party and, from 1976 to 1979 he was appointed alderman to Agriculture and Productive Activities in his hometown.

Giuliano Poletti (Italian pronunciation: [dʒuˈljaːno poˈletti] ; born 19 November 1951) is an Italian politician. He was appointed Minister of Labour and Social Policies on 22 February 2014 by Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, and served also in the cabinet of Paolo Gentiloni.

Giuliano Poletti was born near Imola, in the Province of Bologna, in 1951; his parents were farmers. During 1970s he attended the Agricultural Technical Institute of Imola.