Prodi II Cabinet
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The Prodi II Cabinet was the cabinet
of the government of Italy
from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008, a total of 722 days, or 1 year, 11 months and 21 days. The 59th cabinet of the Italian Republic, it was the only cabinet of the XV Legislature.
It was composed of 26 ministers, 10 deputy-ministers and 66 under-secretaries, for a total of 102 members.
This was the first government of the Republic in which the Communist Refoundation Party
and the Italian Radicals
participated directly, and the first government supported by the entire parliamentary left wing since the De Gasperi III Cabinet
.
Composition of the government:
Participating in the government without representation in the Cabinet:
Cabinet (government)
A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...
of the government of Italy
Politics of Italy
The politics of Italy is conducted through a parliamentary, democratic republic with a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised collectively by the Council of Ministers, which is led by the President of the Council of Ministers, referred to as "Presidente del Consiglio" in Italian...
from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008, a total of 722 days, or 1 year, 11 months and 21 days. The 59th cabinet of the Italian Republic, it was the only cabinet of the XV Legislature.
It was composed of 26 ministers, 10 deputy-ministers and 66 under-secretaries, for a total of 102 members.
This was the first government of the Republic in which the Communist Refoundation Party
Communist Refoundation Party
The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero....
and the Italian Radicals
Italian Radicals
Italian Radicals is an Italian political party which describes itself as a liberale, liberista e libertario political movement .It was...
participated directly, and the first government supported by the entire parliamentary left wing since the De Gasperi III Cabinet
De Gasperi III Cabinet
The De Gasperi III Cabinet held office from 2 February 1947 until 31 May 1947, a total of 119 days, or 3 months and 29 days.* Parties in government:** Christian Democracy ** Italian Communist Party ** Italian Socialist Party...
.
Composition of the government:
- The UnionThe Union (political coalition)The Union was an centre-left coalition of political parties in Italy. It was led by Romano Prodi, Prime Minister of Italy from April 2006 to April 2008, and former President of the European Commission.-Parties:...
- The Olive Tree
- Democrats of the leftDemocrats of the LeftThe Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic Italian political party and part of the Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007...
(DS): 9 ministers, 5 deputy ministers and 23 secretaries - Democracy is Freedom – The Daisy (DL): 7 ministers, 3 deputy ministers and 18 secretaries
- Independents within the Olive Tree: President of the Council of MinistersPrime minister of ItalyThe Prime Minister of Italy is the head of government of the Italian Republic...
, 2 ministers and 4 secretaries
- Democrats of the left
- Communist Refoundation PartyCommunist Refoundation PartyThe Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero....
(PRC): 1 minister, 1 viceminister and 6 secretaries - Rose in the FistRose in the FistThe Rose in the Fist was a coalition of parties in Italy.The RnP was composed of the social-democratic Italian Democratic Socialists , the libertarian Italian Radicals and some independent members gathered in the Association for the Rose in the Fist The Rose in the Fist was a coalition of...
(RnP): 1 minister, 1 viceminister and 3 secretaries - Italy of ValuesItaly of ValuesItaly of Values is a centrist, populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party, which is affiliated to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , is headed by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996.The party aims to gather and give...
(IdV): 1 minister and 2 secretaries - Federation of the GreensFederation of the GreensThe Federation of the Greens is a green political party in Italy, which includes also a large eco-socialist faction. Since 2009 the party leader is Angelo Bonelli.-Early years:...
(FdV): 1 minister and 2 secretaries - UDEUR PopularsUDEUR Populars for the SouthUDEUR Populars for the South is a small centrist and Christian-democratic political party in Italy. Led by Clemente Mastella, the party has been at times very strong in Southern Italy, but almost irrelevant in Northern Italy...
(UDEUR): 1 minister and 1 secretary - Party of Italian CommunistsParty of Italian CommunistsThe Party of Italian Communists is a communist political party in Italy. Its long-time leader is Oliviero Diliberto.-Foundation and early years:...
(PdCI): 1 minister and 2 secretaries "in quota"
- The Olive Tree
- Independents: 1 minister and 2 secretaries.
Participating in the government without representation in the Cabinet:
- The Union
- The Italian Socialists: 1 secretary
- Lega Alleanza Lombarda (LAL): 1 secretary
- United Democratic ChristiansUnited Democratic ChristiansThe United Democratic Christians is a tiny Christian-democratic Italian political party based in Puglia....
(DCU): 1 secretary.
| Prodi II Cabinet | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ministry | Minister | Party |
| Prime Minister Secretary |
Romano Prodi Romano Prodi Romano Prodi is an Italian politician and statesman. He served as the Prime Minister of Italy, from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008... Enrico Letta Enrico Letta Enrico Letta is an Italian politician, and was elected to the Italian Chamber of Deputies in the 2006 General election for the Olive Tree coalition... |
Indep./PD Democratic Party (Italy) The Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party in Italy, that is the second-largest in the country. The party is led by Pier Luigi Bersani, who was elected in the 2009 leadership election.... DL/PD |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Massimo D'Alema Massimo D'Alema Massimo D'Alema is an Italian politician. He is also a journalist and a former national secretary of the Democratic Party of the Left... |
DS Democrats of the Left The Democrats of the Left was a social-democratic Italian political party and part of the Olive Tree electoral coalition, which merged with a number of centrist and leftist groups to form the Democratic Party on 14 October 2007... /PD |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Francesco Rutelli | DL/PD |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister (International Organizations) Deputy Minister (Development Cooperation) Deputy Minister (Italians abroad) |
Massimo D'Alema Ugo Intini Ugo Intini Ugo Intini is an Italian politician.A long-time member of the Italian Socialist Party and close aide of Bettino Craxi, he founded the Socialist Party in 1996 and joined the Italian Democratic Socialists in 1998.... Patrizia Sentinelli Franco Danieli |
DS/PD SDI Italian Democratic Socialists The Italian Democratic Socialists were a small social-democratic political party in Italy. Led by Enrico Boselli, the party was the direct continuation of the Italian Socialists, the legal successor of the historical Italian Socialist Party... /PS Socialist Party (Italy) The Italian Socialist Party is a minor social-democratic political party in Italy.The party was founded in 2007–2008 by the merger of six minor social-democratic parties and groups: the Italian Democratic Socialists, Democracy and Socialism, The Italian Socialists, the Socialist Party–De Michelis,... PRC DL/PD |
| Minister of the Interior Deputy Minister (Homeland Security) |
Giuliano Amato Giuliano Amato Giuliano Amato is an Italian politician. He was Prime Minister of Italy twice, first from 1992 to 1993 and then from 2000 to 2001. He was more recently Vice President of the Convention on the Future of Europe that drafted the new European Constitution and headed the Amato Group. He is commonly... Marco Minniti |
Indep./PD DS/PD |
| Minister of Economy and Finances Deputy Minister (Finances) Deputy Minister (Budget) |
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa , Knight Grand Cross was a well-known pro-European Italian banker and economist who was Italy's Minister of Economy and Finance from May 2006 until May 2008... Vincenzo Visco Vincenzo Visco Vincenzo Alfonso Visco is an Italian politician and economist who has served as a government minister.He gained an MSc in Economics at the University of York in 1969 and was awarded an honorary degree in 2004.... Roberto Pinza |
Indep. DS/PD DL/PD |
| Minister of Defense | Arturo Parisi Arturo Parisi Arturo Parisi is an Italian politician, leader of the Ulivist faction of the Democratic Party and four-time member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies... |
DL/PD |
| Minister of Justice |
Clemente Mastella Clemente Mastella Mario Clemente Mastella is an Italian politician. He is currently leader of Popular-UDEUR, a minor centrist Italian party. He was Minister of Labour in the Berlusconi government from 10 May 1994 to 17 January 1995, and Minister of Justice in the Prodi government from 17 May 2006 to 17 January 2008... Romano Prodi Romano Prodi Romano Prodi is an Italian politician and statesman. He served as the Prime Minister of Italy, from 17 May 1996 to 21 October 1998 and from 17 May 2006 to 8 May 2008... (ad interim since 17 January 2008) Luigi Scotti Luigi Scotti Luigi Scotti is an Italian judge. Between 6 February 2008 and 8 May 2008 he was Minister of Justice in Romano Prodi's government.-References: . Italian Ministry of Justice. Accessed 2010-03-10.... (since 7 February 2008) |
UDEUR PD Ind. PdCI Party of Italian Communists The Party of Italian Communists is a communist political party in Italy. Its long-time leader is Oliviero Diliberto.-Foundation and early years:... |
| Minister of Economic Development Deputy Minister (Southern Italy) |
Pier Luigi Bersani Pier Luigi Bersani Pier Luigi Bersani is an Italian politician and the current Secretary of the Democratic Party of Italy, the main center-left political party in Italy . He was Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftmanship from 1996 to 1999, Minister of Transports from 1999 to 2001, and Minister of Economic... Sergio D'Antoni |
DS/PD DL/PD |
| Minister of Agriculture | Paolo De Castro Paolo De Castro Paolo De Castro is an Italian politician, and former Italian Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies. In 2009 he was elected to the European Parliament, and currently serves as chair of the parliament's Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.He has also served as professor of... |
DL/PD |
| Minister of Education Deputy Minister |
Giuseppe Fioroni Giuseppe Fioroni Giuseppe Fioroni , often nicknamed Beppe, is an Italian politician, member of the Democratic Party and formerly the Italian Minister of Education in the Prodi II Cabinet from 2006 to 2008.... Mariangela Bastico |
DL/PD DS/PD |
| Minister of University and Research | Fabio Mussi Fabio Mussi Fabio Mussi is an Italian politician, formerly Minister of University and Research in the Prodi II Cabinet. A former member of Italian Communist Party and then Democrats of the Left, he became a lead founding member of the Democratic Left... |
DS/SD Democratic Left (Italy) Democratic Left was a democratic socialist political party in Italy.It was founded on 5 May 2007 by splinters of the Democrats of the Left centred around Fabio Mussi and Gavino Angius, who opposed the merger of the DS into the Democratic Party... |
| Minister of Health | Livia Turco Livia Turco Livia Turco is an Italian politician, member of the Democratic Party .She came from a working class background in Morozzo, Cuneo and studied in Cuneo and Torino. In Torino she began her political career by becoming onvolved with the communist party, becoming a deputy in 1987... |
DS/PD |
| Minister of Labour | Cesare Damiano Cesare Damiano Cesare Damiano is an Italian politician, member of the Democrats of the Left party.A former leading member of the CGIL trade union, Damiano has been a part of the Democrats of the Left national secretarship since 2001. He is a former Minister of Labour.-References:... |
DS/PD |
| Minister of Social Solidarity | Paolo Ferrero Paolo Ferrero Paolo Ferrero is an Italian politician, member of the Communist Refoundation Party and former Italian Minister of Social Solidarity in the Prodi II Cabinet.-Career:... |
PRC Communist Refoundation Party The Communist Refoundation Party is a communist Italian political party. Its current secretary is Paolo Ferrero.... |
| Minister of Infrastructures Deputy Minister |
Antonio Di Pietro Antonio Di Pietro Antonio Di Pietro is an Italian politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament, an Italian Senator, and Minister of the Prodi Government... Angelo Capodicasa |
IdV Italy of Values Italy of Values is a centrist, populist and anti-corruption political party in Italy. The party, which is affiliated to the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party , is headed by former Mani pulite prosecutor Antonio Di Pietro, who entered politics in 1996.The party aims to gather and give... DS/PD |
| Minister of Transports Deputy Minister |
Alessandro Bianchi Cesare De Piccoli |
Indep. PdCI/PD DS/PD |
| Minister of Environment | Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio , is an Italian politician. He served as Minister of Environment in the second cabinet of Romano Prodi between 2006 and 2008.... |
Greens Federation of the Greens The Federation of the Greens is a green political party in Italy, which includes also a large eco-socialist faction. Since 2009 the party leader is Angelo Bonelli.-Early years:... |
| Minister of Culture and Tourism | Francesco Rutelli | DL/PD |
| Minister of Communications | Paolo Gentiloni Paolo Gentiloni Paolo Gentiloni is an Italian politician, member of the Daisy—Democracy is Freedom party and currently the Italian Minister of Communications.-Biography:He is a professional journalist and has a degree in political sciences.... |
DL/PD |
| Minister of European Affairs and International Trade | Emma Bonino Emma Bonino Emma Bonino is an Italian politician, former Member of the European Parliament and current Member of the Italian Senate. She is a leading member of the Italian Radicals, a political party that supports economic and social libertarianism, and human rights... |
Rad Italian Radicals Italian Radicals is an Italian political party which describes itself as a liberale, liberista e libertario political movement .It was... |
| Minister without portfolio (Reforms, Parliament) | Vannino Chiti | DS/PD |
| Minister without portfolio (Public Administration, Innovation) | Luigi Nicolais | DS/PD |
| Minister without portfolio (Regional Affairs) | Linda Lanzillotta | DL/PD |
| Minister without portfolio (Platform Accomplishment) | Giulio Santagata | DL/PD |
| Minister without portfolio (Equal Opportunities) | Barbara Pollastrini Barbara Pollastrini Barbara Pollastrini is an Italian politician and university professor.... |
DS/PD |
| Minister without portfolio (Youth, Sports) | Giovanna Melandri Giovanna Melandri Giovanna Melandri is an Italian politician.-Education:Giovanna Melandri was born in New York, USA.She earned a diploma "cum laude" in economics and commerce at the Sapienza University of Rome and one of her teachers was Federico Caffè.From 1983 to 1987 she was a coordinator for the work group on... |
DS/PD |
| Minister without portfolio (Family) | Rosy Bindi Rosy Bindi Maria Rosaria Bindi, best known as Rosy Bindi is an Italian politician and the current President of the Democratic Party.-Career:... |
DL/PD |