Composition
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Romano Prodi | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | The Union | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Massimo D'Alema | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | Democrats of the Left | |
| Minister of the Interior | Giuliano Amato | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | The Union | |
| Minister of Economy and Finance | Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | Independent | |
| Minister of Defense | Arturo Parisi | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | The Daisy | |
| Minister of Justice | Clemente Mastella | 17 May 2006 | 17 January 2008 | UDEUR | |
| Romano Prodi (ad interim) | 17 January 2008 | 7 February 2008 | The Union | ||
| Vincenzo Scotti | 7 February 2008 | 8 May 2008 | Communist (PdCI) | ||
| Minister of the Economic Development | Pierluigi Bersani | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | Democrats of the Left | |
| Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies | Paolo De Castro | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | The Daisy | |
| Minister of Education | Giuseppe Fioroni | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | The Daisy | |
| Minister of University and Research | Fabio Mussi | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | Democrats of the Left | |
| Minister of Labour | Cesare Damiano | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | Democrats of the Left | |
| Minister for Health | Livia Turco | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | Democrats of the Left | |
| Minister of Infrastructures | Antonio Di Pietro | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | Italy of Values | |
| Minister of Environment and Protection of Land and Sea | Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | Greens | |
| Minister of Cultural Heritage and Tourism | Francesco Rutelli | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | The Daisy | |
| Minister of Transports | Alessandro Bianchi | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | Communist (PdCI) | |
| Minister of Social Solidarity | Paolo Ferrero | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | Communist (PRC) | |
| Minister of Communications | Paolo Gentiloni | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | The Daisy | |
| Minister of European Affairs and International Trade | Emma Bonino | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | Radicals | |
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