Second Amato government
Appearance
Amato II | |
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56th Cabinet of Italy | |
Date formed | 25 April 2000 |
Date dissolved | 11 June 2001 |
People and organisations | |
Head of government | Giuliano Amato |
No. of ministers | 46 |
Member parties |
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Status in legislature | Centre-left coalition |
Opposition parties | |
Opposition leader | Silvio Berlusconi |
History | |
Outgoing election | 1996 election |
Predecessor | D'Alema II |
Successor | Berlusconi II |
The Amato II Cabinet was the 56th cabinet of the Italian Republic, the fourth and last cabinet of the XIII Legislature. It held office from 25 April 2000 to 11 June 2001, a total of 412 days, or 1 year, 1 month and 17 days.
Composition of the government:
- Independents: President of the Council of Ministers, 2 Ministers and 3 Secretaries
- The Olive Tree: 22 Ministers and 53 Secretaries
- Democrats of the Left (DS): 7 Ministers and 19 Secretaries
- Italian People’s Party (PPI): 5 Ministers and 12 Secretaries
- The Democrats (Dem): 3 Ministers and 7 Secretaries
- Federation of the Greens (FdV): 2 Ministers and 2 Secretaries
- Party of Italian Communists (PdCI): 2 Ministers and 2 Secretaries
- Union of Democrats for Europe (UDEur): 1 Minister and 5 Secretaries
- Italian Renewal (RI): 1 Minister and 4 Secretaries
- Italian Democratic Socialists (SDI): 1 Minister and 2 Secretaries
Obtained the confidence of the House of Deputies on 28 April 2000 with 319 votes in favour and 298 against.[1]
Obtained the confidence of the Senate on 3 May 2000 with 179 votes in favour, 112 against and 2 abstentions.[2]
Resigned on 31 May 2001, at the end of the legislature.[3]
President of the Council of Ministers
Giuliano Amato (Independent) |
Secretary to the Council of Ministers
Enrico Micheli (PPI) |
Secretaries to the President of the Council of Ministers
Gianclaudio Bressa (PPI), Raffaele Cananzi (PPI), Vannino Chiti (DS), Dario Franceschini (PPI), Elena Montecchi (DS) |
Ministers without Portfolio
Regional Affairs
- Agazio Loiero (UDEur)
Civil Service
- Franco Bassanini (DS)
Equal Opportunities
- Katia Bellillo (PdCI)
Community Politics
Institutional Reform
- Antonio Maccanico (Dem)
Relations with Parliament
- Patrizia Toia (PPI)
Social Security
- Livia Turco (DS)
Ministers
Foreign Affairs
Minister | Lamberto Dini (RI) |
Secretaries | Franco Danieli (Dem), Umberto Ranieri (DS), Rino Serri (DS), Ugo Intini (SDI) |
Interior
Minister | Enzo Bianco (Dem) |
Secretaries | Aniello Di Nardo (Dem), Massimo Brutti (DS), Gian Franco Schietroma (SDI), Severino Lavagnini (PPI) |
Justice
Minister | Piero Fassino (DS) |
Secretaries | Franco Corleone (FdV), Marianna Li Calzi (RI), Rocco Maggi (Dem) |
Treasury, Budget and Economic Programme
Minister | Vincenzo Visco (DS) |
Secretaries | Dino Piero Giarda (Independent), Gianfranco Morgando (PPI), Santino Pagano (UDEur), Bruno Solaroli (DS) |
Finance
Minister | Ottaviano Del Turco (SDI) |
Secretaries | Natale D'Amico (RI), Alfiero Grandi (DS), Armando Veneto (PPI, until 09/02/01) |
Industry, Commerce and Craft
Minister | Enrico Letta (PPI) |
Secretaries | Cesare De Piccoli (DS), Stefano Passigli (DS), Mauro Fabris (UDEur) |
Foreign Trade
Minister | Enrico Letta (PPI) Ad interim |
Public Instruction
Minister | Tullio De Mauro (Independent) |
Secretaries | Giuseppe Gambale (Dem), Silvia Barbieri (DS), Carla Rocchi (FdV, until 04/08/00), Giovanni Manzini (PPI) |
Labour and Social Security
Minister | Cesare Salvi (DS) |
Secretaries | Paolo Guerrini (PdCI), Raffaele Morese (Independent), Ornella Piloni (DS) |
Defence
Minister | Sergio Mattarella (PPI) |
Secretaries | Gianni Rivera (Dem), Marco Minniti (DS), Massimo Ostillio (UDEur) |
Agriculture and Forestry
Minister | Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio (FdV) |
Secretaries | Roberto Borroni (DS), Luigi Nocera (UDEur) |
The Environment
Minister | Willer Bordon (Dem) |
Secretaries | Valerio Calzolaio (DS), Nicola Fusillo (PPI) |
Minister | Pier Luigi Bersani (DS) |
Secretaries | Giordano Angelini (DS), Luca Danese (UDEur), Mario Occhipinti (Dem) |
Public Works
Minister | Nerio Nesi (PdCI) |
Secretaries | Antonio Bargone (Independent), Antonino Mangiacavallo (RI, from 04/08/00), Romano Carratelli (PPI, from 28/12/00), Salvatore Ladu (PPI, until 28/12/00) |
Health
Minister | Umberto Veronesi (Independent) |
Secretaries | Ombretta Fumagalli Carulli (RI), Grazia Labate (DS), Carla Rocchi (FdV, from 04/08/00) |
Cultural Items and Activities
Minister | Giovanna Melandri (DS) |
Secretaries | Giampaolo D'Andrea (PPI), Carlo Carli (DS) |
Communications
Minister | Salvatore Cardinale (PPI) |
Secretaries | Michele Lauria (PPI), Vincenzo Maria Vita (DS) |
University, Scientific Research and Technology
Minister | Ortensio Zecchino (PPI) until 02/02/01 Giuliano Amato interim from 02/02/01 |
Secretaries | Antonino Cuffaro (PdCI), Luciano Guerzoni (DS), Vincenzo Sica (Dem) |