Massimo D'Alema

Prime Minister of Italy

20 April 1949 Rome, Lazio, Italy

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21 October 1998 – 26 April 2000

Italian politician Massimo D'AlemaPrime Minister of ItalyIn office 21 October 1998 – 26 April 2000PresidentOscar Luigi Scalfaro Carlo Azeglio CiampiDeputySergio MattarellaPreceded by Romano ProdiSucceeded by Giuliano AmatoPresident of COPASIRIn office 26 January 2010 – 15 March 2013Preceded by Francesco RutelliSucceeded by Giacomo StucchiDeputy Prime Minister of ItalyIn office 17 May 2006 – 8 May 2008Prime Minister Romano ProdiPreceded by Giulio TremontiSucceeded by Angelino AlfanoMinister of Foreign AffairsIn office 17 May 2006 – 8 May 2008Prime Minister Romano ProdiPreceded by Gianfranco FiniSucceeded by Franco FrattiniVice-President of the Socialist InternationalIn office 11 September 1996 – 7 November 1999PresidentPierre MauroyIn office 29 October 2003 – 29 August 2012PresidentAntónio Guterres George Papandreou Leader of the party President of the Democrats of the LeftIn office 6 November 1998 – 14 October 2007Preceded by Giglia Tedesco TatòSucceeded by Position abolishedSecretary of the Democrats of the LeftIn office 12 February 1998 – 6 November 1998Preceded by Position establishedSucceeded by Walter VeltroniSecretary of the Democratic Party of the LeftIn office 1 July 1994 – 12 February 1998Preceded by Achille OcchettoSucceeded by Position abolishedSecretary of the Italian Communist Youth FederationIn office 3 April 1975 – 12 June 1980Preceded by Renzo ImbeniSucceeded by Marco Fumagalli Member of the Parliament Member of the European ParliamentIn office 20 July 2004 – 27 April 2006ConstituencySouthern ItalyMember of the Chamber of DeputiesIn office 28 April 2006 – 14 March 2013ConstituencyApuliaIn office 2 July 1987 – 19 July 2004ConstituencyLecce–Brindisi–Taranto (1987–1994) Casarano (1994–2004) Personal detailsBorn (1949-04-20 ) 20 April 1949 (age 72) Rome, Lazio, ItalyPolitical partyArticle One (2017–present) Other political affiliationsPCI (1963–1991) PDS (1991–1998) DS (1998–2007) PD (2007–2017) Spouse(s)Linda GiuvaChildren2WebsiteOfficial website Massimo D'Alema (Italian pronunciation:  ; 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 Leader Maximo, 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 and yet the only former communist prime minister of Italy.