Prodi II Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 59th Cabinet of Italy | |
 | |
| Date formed | 17 May 2006 |
| Date dissolved | 8 May 2008 (723 days) |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Giorgio Napolitano |
| Head of government | Romano Prodi |
| No. of ministers | 26 (incl. Prime Minister) |
| Ministers removed | 1 resigned |
| Total no. of members | 27 (incl. Prime Minister) |
| Member party | The Union (DS, DL, PRC, RNP, IdV, PdCI, FdV, UDEUR) |
| Status in legislature | Majority (coalition) Chamber of Deputies: 351 / 630 (56%)
Senate:166 / 322 (52%) |
| Opposition parties | House of Freedoms (FI, AN, UDC, LN) |
| Opposition leader | Silvio Berlusconi |
| History | |
| Election | 2006 election |
| Outgoing election | 2008 election |
| Legislature term | XV Legislature (2006 – 2008) |
| Predecessor | Berlusconi III Cabinet |
| Successor | Berlusconi IV Cabinet |
The second Prodi government 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 24 ministers, 10 deputy-ministers and 66 under-secretaries, for a total of 102 members.[1]
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 in 1947.
- ^ "DPR 7 maggio 2008". Gazzetta Ufficiale. 7 May 2008. Retrieved 22 May 2008.