# Second D'Alema government

The second D'Alema government was the government of Italy from 22 December 1999 to 26 April 2000.
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 government 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".
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

| 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) Stefano Passigli (DS) |
| 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 | |
* ↑ Delegated to information and publishing, the 2000 Jubilee, the CESIS and representing the President of the Council at the COPACO.
* ↑ Delegated to technological innovation.