Ceccatelli was also a Senator between 1983 and 1992 for the Christian Democracy party.[1] During this period she was the undersecretary of the environmental ministry in the Giovanni Goria and De Mita governments from 1987 to 1989.[3][4][5] She also had close ties to Catholic associations.[6] She would serve as National Secretary of the Women's Movement of Christian Democracy.[2][7]