will be sworn in on Saturday at 10 a.m. (0800 GMT). Her cabinet will be made up of 24 ministers. Here the profiles of some of the key figures:
viewed as a moderate and relatively pro-European member of his right-wing League party.
As lower house budget committee head for 10 years between 2001-2013, Giorgetti learned Rome's legislative processes inside out, and his renowned networking skills extend from politics through business to Italy's powerful Roman CatholicHe was not Prime Minister Meloni's first choice for the job. She had wanted a technocrat and sources say she approached European Central Bank board member Fabio Panetta, who declined the post. She then turned to Giorgetti.
He led the EU parliament in 2017-2019. At the Commission, he held the transport and industry portfolios.