D'Alema II Cabinet

The D'Alema II Cabinet was the cabinet of the government of Italy from 22 December 1999 to 26 April 2000.

D'Alema II Cabinet
55th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed	22 December 1999 (1999-12-22)
Date dissolved	26 April 2000 (2000-04-26) (127 days)
People and organisations
Head of state	Carlo Azeglio Ciampi
Head of government	Massimo D'Alema
Total no. of members	26 (incl. Prime Minister)
Member party	DS, PPI, Dem, UDEUR, PdCI, RI, FdV Abstention: SDI
Status in legislature	Centre-left coalition
Opposition party	FI, LN, AN, PRC, CCD, CDU
Opposition leader	Silvio Berlusconi
History
Legislature term(s)	XIII Legislature (1996 – 2001)
Predecessor	D'Alema I Cabinet
Successor	Amato II Cabinet

Following the exit from the majority of the United Christian Democrats led by Rocco Buttiglione and of the Union for the Republic led by Francesco Cossiga, and in order to allow The Democrats to join the government, Massimo D'Alema resigned and formed a new government. The Italian Democratic Socialists, instead, did not participate to the formation of the cabinet and they decided to abstain in the vote of confidence to the new government.

The government stood in office for only 4 months: after the heavy defeat of The Olive Tree at the 2000 regional elections, D'Alema resigned for an "act of political sensitivity".[1]

The task of forming a new government was entrusted to Giuliano Amato, already minister in the two D'Alema cabinets.

Party breakdown

Ministers

Democrats of the Left	9
Italian People's Party	6
The Democrats	4
Union of Democrats for Europe	2
Party of Italian Communists	2
Independents	2
Italian Renewal	1
Federation of the Greens	1

Ministers and other members

• Democrats of the Left (DS): Prime minister, 8 ministers and 19 undersecretaries
• Italian People’s Party (PPI): 6 ministers and 14 undersecretaries
• The Democrats (Dem): 4 ministers and 8 undersecretaries
• Union of Democrats for Europe (UDEUR): 2 minister and 5 undersecretaries
• Independents: 2 ministers and 5 undersecretaries
• Party of Italian Communists (PdCI): 2 ministers and 3 undersecretaries
• Italian Renewal (RI): 1 minister and 5 undersecretaries
• Federation of the Greens (FdV): 1 minister and 3 undersecretaries
• Valdostan Union (UV): 1 undersecretary

Composition of the Government

Portrait	Office	Name	Term	Party		Undersecretaries
	Prime Minister	Massimo D'Alema	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Democrats of the Left	Enrico Luigi Micheli (PPI) Marco Minniti (DS)[lower-alpha 1] Stefano Passigli (DS)[lower-alpha 2]
	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Lamberto Dini	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Italian Renewal	Franco Danieli (DEM) Umberto Ranieri (DS) Rino Serri (DS) Aniello Palumbo (PPI) (since 30 December 1999)
	Minister of the Interior	Enzo Bianco	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		The Democrats	Franco Barberi (Ind.) Massimo Brutti (DS) Ombretta Fumagalli Carulli (RI) Severino Lavagnini (PPI) Alberto Maritati (DS)
	Minister of Grace and Justice	Oliviero Diliberto	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Party of Italian Communists	Giuseppe Ayala (DS) Franco Corleone (FdV) Marianna Li Calzi (RI) Rocco Maggi (DEM)
	Minister of Treasury, Budget and Economic Planning	Giuliano Amato	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Independent	Ferdinando De Franciscis (PPI) Dino Piero Giarda (Ind.) Giorgio Macciotta (DS) Roberto Pinza (PPI) (until 30 December 1999) Bruno Solaroli (DS)
	Minister of Finance	Vincenzo Visco	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Democrats of the Left	Natale D'Amico (RI) Alfiero Grandi (DS) Mauro Fabris (UDEUR) (until 30 December 1999) Armando Veneto (PPI) (since 30 December 1999)
	Minister of Defense	Sergio Mattarella	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Italian People's Party	Paolo Guerrini (PdCI) Romano Misserville (UDEUR) (until 30 December 1999) Roberto Pinza (PPI) (since 30 December 1999) Gianni Rivera (DEM) Massimo Ostillio (UDEUR)
	Minister of Public Education	Luigi Berlinguer	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Democrats of the Left	Giuseppe Gambale (DEM) Nadia Masini (DS) Giovanni Polidoro (PPI) Carla Rocchi (FdV)
	Minister of Public Works	Willer Bordon	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		The Democrats	Antonio Bargone (Ind.) Mauro Fabris (UDEUR) (since 30 December 1999) Armando Veneto (PPI) (until 30 December 1999) Gianni Francesco Mattioli (FdV) Salvatore Ladu (PPI)
	Minister of Agricultural and Forestry Policies	Paolo De Castro	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		The Democrats	Roberto Borroni (DS) Aniello Di Nardo (DEM)
	Minister of Transport and Navigation	Pier Luigi Bersani	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Democrats of the Left	Giordano Angelini (DS) Luca Danese (UDEUR) Mario Occhipinti (DEM)
	Minister of Communications	Salvatore Cardinale	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Union of Democrats for Europe	Vincenzo Maria Vita (DS) Michele Lauria (PPI)
	Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship	Enrico Letta	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Italian People's Party	Gabriele Cimadoro (DEM) Lanfranco Turci (DS) Gianfranco Morgando (PPI) (since 30 December 1999) Aniello Palumbo (PPI) (until 30 December 1999)
	Minister of Labour and Social Security	Cesare Salvi	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Democrats of the Left	Claudio Caron (PdCI) Adolfo Manis (RI) Raffaele Morese (Ind.) Rosario Olivo (DS)
	Minister of Foreign Trade	Piero Fassino	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Democrats of the Left	Silvia Barbieri (DS) Gianfranco Morgando (PPI) (until 30 December 1999)
	Minister of Health	Rosy Bindi	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Italian People's Party	Monica Bettoni Brandani (DS) Fabio Di Capua (DS) Antonino Mangiacavallo (RI)
	Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities	Giovanna Melandri	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Democrats of the Left	Giampaolo D'Andrea (PPI) Maretta Scoca (UDEUR) Adriana Vigneri (DS) (until 30 December 1999)
	Minister of the Environment	Edo Ronchi	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Federation of the Greens	Valerio Calzolaio (DS) Nicola Fusillo (PPI)
	Minister of University, Scientific Research and Technology	Ortensio Zecchino	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Italian People's Party	Antonino Cuffaro (PdCI) Luciano Guerzoni (DS) Vincenzo Sica (DEM)
	Minister for Institutional Reforms (without portfolio)	Antonio Maccanico	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		The Democrats	Dario Franceschini (PPI)
	Minister for Equal Opportunities (without portfolio)	Laura Balbo	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Federation of the Greens
	Minister of Regional Affairs (without portfolio)	Katia Bellillo	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Party of Italian Communists	Luciano Caveri (UV)
	Minister for Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio)	Agazio Loiero	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Union of Democrats for Europe	Elena Montecchi (DS)
	Minister of Public Function (without portfolio)	Franco Bassanini	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Democrats of the Left	Raffaele Cananzi (PPI) Adriana Vigneri (DS) (since 30 December 1999)
	Minister of Social Solidarity (without portfolio)	Livia Turco	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Democrats of the Left
	Minister of Community Policies (without portfolio)	Patrizia Toia	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Italian People's Party
	Secretary of the Council of Ministers	Enrico Luigi Micheli	22 December 1999 – 26 April 2000		Italian People's Party	—

1. With delegation to information and publishing, the 2000 Jubilee, the CESIS, and furthermore delegated to represent the President of the Council at the COPACO.
2. With delegation to technological innovation.

References

1. D'Alema dà le dimissioni Il mio compito è finito