Massimo D'Alema | |
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53rd Prime Minister of Italy | |
In office 21 October 1998 – 25 April 2000 |
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President |
Oscar Luigi Scalfaro Carlo Azeglio Ciampi |
Deputy | Sergio Mattarella |
Preceded by | Romano Prodi |
Succeeded by | Giuliano Amato |
President of the COPASIR | |
In office 26 January 2010 – 15 March 2013 |
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Preceded by | Francesco Rutelli |
Succeeded by | Giacomo Stucchi |
Deputy Prime Minister of Italy | |
In office 17 May 2006 – 8 May 2008 |
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Prime Minister | Romano Prodi |
Preceded by | Giulio Tremonti |
Succeeded by | Angelino Alfano |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 17 May 2006 – 8 May 2008 |
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Prime Minister | Romano Prodi |
Preceded by | Gianfranco Fini |
Succeeded by | Franco Frattini |
Vice President of the Socialist International | |
In office 29 October 2003 – 29 June 2008 |
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President |
António Guterres George Papandreou |
In office 11 September 1996 – 7 November 1999 |
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President | Pierre Mauroy |
President of the Democrats of the Left | |
In office 6 November 1998 – 14 October 2007 |
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Preceded by | Giglia Tedesco Tatò |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Secretary of the Democrats of the Left | |
In office 12 February 1998 – 6 November 1998 |
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Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Walter Veltroni |
Secretary of the Democratic Party of the Left | |
In office 1 July 1994 – 12 February 1998 |
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Preceded by | Achille Occhetto |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Secretary of the Italian Communist Youth Federation | |
In office 3 April 1975 – 12 June 1980 |
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Preceded by | Renzo Imbeni |
Succeeded by | Marco Fumagalli |
Personal details | |
Born |
Rome, Lazio, Italy |
20 April 1949
Political party | PD (since 2007) |
Other political affiliations |
PCI (Before 1991) PDS (1991–1998) DS (1998–2007) |
Spouse(s) | Linda Giuva |
Children | Giulia Francesco |
Website | Official website |
Massimo D'Alema (Italian pronunciation: [ˈmassimo daˈlɛma]; born 20 April 1949) is an Italian politician who was the 53rd Prime Minister from 1998 to 2000. Later he was Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2006 to 2008. He is also a journalist and served for a time as national secretary of the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS). Sometimes media refers to him as , due to his first name Massimo, but also for his dominant position in the left-wing coalitions during the Second Republic. Earlier in his career he was a member of the Italian Communist Party, and he was the first former communist to become prime minister of a NATO country.
Massimo D'Alema was born in Rome on 20 April 1949, the son of Giuseppe D'Alema , a communist politician. He is married to Linda Giuva, a professor at the University of Siena, and has two children, Giulia and Francesco. He later became a notable member of Italian Communist Party (PCI), part of which in 1991 gave origin to the Democratic Party of the Left (PDS), and in 1998 to the Democrats of the Left (DS). In 1998, succeeding Romano Prodi, he became Prime Minister, as the leader of The Olive Tree centre-left coalition. He was the first former Communist to become prime minister of a NATO country and the first Prime Minister of Italy born after Italy became a Republic in 1946.