Prodi II Cabinet

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:

• The Union
  • The Olive Tree
    • Democrats of the left (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 Ministers, 2 ministers and 4 secretaries
  • Communist Refoundation Party (PRC): 1 minister, 1 viceminister and 6 secretaries
  • Rose in the Fist (RnP): 1 minister, 1 viceminister and 3 secretaries
  • Italy of Values (IdV): 1 minister and 2 secretaries
  • Federation of the Greens (FdV): 1 minister and 2 secretaries
  • UDEUR Populars (UDEUR): 1 minister and 1 secretary
  • Party of Italian Communists (PdCI): 1 minister and 2 secretaries "in quota"
• 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 Christians (DCU): 1 secretary.

Prodi II Cabinet
Ministry	Minister	Party
Prime Minister Secretary	Romano Prodi Enrico Letta	Indep./PD DL/PD
Deputy Prime Minister	Massimo D'Alema	DS/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 Patrizia Sentinelli Franco Danieli	DS/PD SDI/PS PRC DL/PD
Minister of the Interior Deputy Minister (Homeland Security)	Giuliano Amato Marco Minniti	Indep./PD DS/PD
Minister of Economy and Finances Deputy Minister (Finances) Deputy Minister (Budget)	Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa Vincenzo Visco Roberto Pinza	Indep. DS/PD DL/PD
Minister of Defense	Arturo Parisi	DL/PD
Minister of Justice	Clemente Mastella Romano Prodi (ad interim since 17 January 2008) Luigi Scotti (since 7 February 2008)	UDEUR PD Ind. PdCI
Minister of Economic Development Deputy Minister (Southern Italy)	Pier Luigi Bersani Sergio D'Antoni	DS/PD DL/PD
Minister of Agriculture	Paolo De Castro	DL/PD
Minister of Education Deputy Minister	Giuseppe Fioroni Mariangela Bastico	DL/PD DS/PD
Minister of University and Research	Fabio Mussi	DS/SD
Minister of Health	Livia Turco	DS/PD
Minister of Labour	Cesare Damiano	DS/PD
Minister of Social Solidarity	Paolo Ferrero	PRC
Minister of Infrastructures Deputy Minister	Antonio Di Pietro Angelo Capodicasa	IdV DS/PD
Minister of Transports Deputy Minister	Alessandro Bianchi Cesare De Piccoli	Indep. PdCI/PD DS/PD
Minister of Environment	Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio	Greens
Minister of Culture and Tourism	Francesco Rutelli	DL/PD
Minister of Communications	Paolo Gentiloni	DL/PD
Minister of European Affairs and International Trade	Emma Bonino	Rad
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	DS/PD
Minister without portfolio (Youth, Sports)	Giovanna Melandri	DS/PD
Minister without portfolio (Family)	Rosy Bindi	DL/PD

Sources

• Italian Government - Prodi II Cabinet