Matteo Salvini replaced by migration specialist in new Italy coalition

Pro-European government seeks to draw line under crisis sparked by far-right leader

A career civil servant and specialist in migration policy has succeeded the far-right leader Matteo Salvini as Italy's interior minister in a new left-leaning pro-European coalition government aimed at drawing a line under a crisis sparked by Salvini's populist League party.

Luciana Lamorgese, a 38-year veteran of the interior ministry, has in recent years been in charge of planning refugee and migrant reception centres in northern Italy and is known for promoting integration events and policies. She was also the first female security chief, or prefect, of Milan.