Marco Minniti (born Domenico Luca Marco Minniti Italian pronunciation: ['marko min'ni?ti]; 6 June 1956) is an Italian politician, member of the Democratic Party, who served in the government of Italy as Minister of the Interior from 12 December 2016 to 1 June 2018.
Previously, he was one of the most prominent councilors of former Prime Ministers Matteo Renzi and Massimo D'Alema.Due to his policies on immigration and security, Minniti has been often criticized by left-wing intellectuals and writers, like Roberto Saviano, and labeled as a strongman.
He has been sometimes nicknamed "The Lord of the Spies", due to his long-time experience in coordinating the secret services in almost all the centre-left governments.
While he was in office, some political commentators described him as the most powerful and prominent man in Italy.