Second Amato government

Second Amato government

56th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed26 April 2000 (2000-04-26)
Date dissolved11 June 2001 (2001-06-11) (412 days)
People and organisations
Head of stateCarlo Azeglio Ciampi
Head of governmentGiuliano Amato
No. of ministers25 (incl. Prime Minister)
Member partiesDS, PPI, Dem, FdV, PdCI, UDEUR, RI, SDI
Status in legislatureCentre-left coalition
Opposition partiesFI, LN, AN, PRC, CCD, CDU
Opposition leaderSilvio Berlusconi
History
Outgoing election2001 election
Legislature termXIII Legislature (1996 – 2001)
PredecessorSecond D'Alema government
SuccessorSecond Berlusconi government

The second Amato government was the 56th government of the Italian Republic, the fourth and last government of the XIII Legislature. It held office from 26 April 2000 to 11 June 2001, a total of 412 days, or 1 year, 1 month and 17 days.

The government obtained the confidence of the Chamber of Deputies on 28 April 2000 with 319 votes in favour and 298 against.,[1] and the confidence of the Senate on 3 May 2000 with 179 votes in favour, 112 against and 2 abstentions.[2]

Amato resigned on 31 May 2001, at the end of the legislature.[3]

Party breakdown

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Official photo of the Amato's government after the oath at the Quirinal Palace

Ministers

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3
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2
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Ministers and other members

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Composition

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Portrait Office Name Term Party Undersecretaries
Prime Minister Giuliano Amato 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Independent Enrico Luigi Micheli (PPI)
Gianclaudio Bressa (PPI)[a]
Vannino Chiti (DS)[b]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Lamberto Dini 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Italian Renewal Franco Danieli (Dem)
Umberto Ranieri (DS)
Rino Serri (DS)
Ugo Intini (SDI)
Minister of the Interior Enzo Bianco 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 The Democrats Aniello Di Nardo (Dem)
Massimo Brutti (DS)
Gian Franco Schietroma (SDI)
Severino Lavagnini (PPI)
Minister of Justice Piero Fassino 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Democrats of the Left Franco Corleone (FdV)
Marianna Li Calzi (RI)
Rocco Maggi (Dem)
Minister of Treasury, Budget and Economic Planning Vincenzo Visco 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Democrats of the Left Dino Piero Giarda (Ind.)
Gianfranco Morgando (PPI)
Santino Pagano (UDEUR)
Bruno Solaroli (DS)
Minister of Finance Ottaviano Del Turco 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Italian Democratic Socialists Natale D'Amico (RI)
Alfiero Grandi (DS)
Armando Veneto (PPI)
(until 9 Feb. 2001)
Minister of Defense Sergio Mattarella 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Italian People's Party Gianni Rivera (Dem)
Marco Minniti (DS)
Massimo Ostillio (UDEUR)
Minister of Public Education Tullio De Mauro 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Independent Giuseppe Gambale (Dem)
Silvia Barbieri (DS)
Giovanni Manzini (PPI)
Carla Rocchi (FdV)
(until 4 Aug. 2000)
Minister of Public Works Nerio Nesi 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Party of Italian Communists Antonio Bargone (Ind.)
Antonino Mangiacavallo (RI)
(since 4 Aug. 2000)
Domenico Romano Carratelli (PPI)
(since 28 Dic. 2000)
Salvatore Ladu (PPI)
(until 28 Dic. 2000)
Minister of Agricultural and Forestry Policies Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Federation of the Greens Roberto Borroni (DS)
Luigi Nocera (UDEUR)
Minister of Transport and Navigation Pier Luigi Bersani 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Democrats of the Left Giordano Angelini (DS)
Luca Danese (UDEUR)
Mario Occhipinti (Dem)
Minister of Communications Salvatore Cardinale 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Italian People's Party Michele Lauria (PPI)
Vincenzo Maria Vita (DS)
Minister of Industry, Commerce, Craftsmanship and Foreign Trade Enrico Letta 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Italian People's Party Cesare De Piccoli (DS)
Stefano Passigli (DS)
Mauro Fabris (UDEUR)
Minister of Health Umberto Veronesi 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Independent Ombretta Fumagalli Carulli (RI)
Grazia Labate (DS)
Carla Rocchi (FdV)
(since 4 Aug. 2000)
Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities Giovanna Melandri 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Democrats of the Left Giampaolo D'Andrea (PPI)
Carlo Carli (DS)
Minister of Labour and Social Security Cesare Salvi 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Democrats of the Left Paolo Guerrini (PdCI)
Raffaele Morese (Ind.)
Ornella Piloni (DS)
Minister of the Environment Willer Bordon 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 The Democrats Valerio Calzolaio (DS)
Nicola Fusillo (PPI)
Minister of University and Scientific and Technological Research Ortensio Zecchino 26 April 2000 – 2 February 2001 Italian People's Party Antonino Cuffaro (PdCI)
Luciano Guerzoni (DS)
Vincenzo Sica (Dem)
Giuliano Amato
(ad interim) 		2 February 2001 – 11 June 2001 Independent
Minister for Institutional Reforms
(without portfolio) 		Antonio Maccanico 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 The Democrats Dario Franceschini (PPI)
Minister for Equal Opportunities
(without portfolio) 		Katia Bellillo 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Party of Italian Communists
Minister of Regional Affairs
(without portfolio) 		Agazio Loiero 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Union of Democrats for Europe
Minister for Parliamentary Relations
(without portfolio) 		Patrizia Toia 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Italian People's Party Elena Montecchi (DS)
Minister of Public Function
(without portfolio) 		Franco Bassanini 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Democrats of the Left Dario Franceschini (PPI)
Gianclaudio Bressa (PPI)
Raffaele Cananzi (PPI)
Minister of Social Security
(without portfolio) 		Livia Turco 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Democrats of the Left
Minister of Community Policies
(without portfolio) 		Gianni Francesco Mattioli 26 April 2000 – 11 June 2001 Federation of the Greens
  1. ^ Delegated to special autonomies and linguistic minorities.
  2. ^ Delegated to information and publishing.

Notes

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  1. ^ Camera dei Deputati - XIII Legislatura - Seduta n. 714
  2. ^ Senato della Repubblica - XIII Legislatura - Seduta n. 829
  3. ^ Camera dei Deputati - XIV Legislatura - Seduta n. 2
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