First Craxi government

Craxi I Cabinet

42nd Cabinet of Italy
Date formed4 August 1983 (1983-08-04)
Date dissolved1 August 1986 (1986-08-01)
People and organisations
Head of stateSandro Pertini
Francesco Cossiga
Head of governmentBettino Craxi
Total no. of members29 (incl. PM and Deputy PM)
Member partiesDC, PSI, PSDI, PRI, PLI
Status in legislatureCoalition government
Pentapartito
Opposition partiesPCI, MSI, PR, DP
History
Election1983 election
Legislature termIX Legislature (1983–1987)
PredecessorFanfani V Cabinet
SuccessorCraxi II Cabinet

The Craxi I Cabinet was the cabinet of the Italian government which held office from 4 August 1983 until 1 August 1986, for a total of 1,093 days, or 2 years, 11 months and 28 days.[1][2]

Party breakdown

16
6
3
3
2

Ministers and other members

Composition

Portrait Office Name Term Party Undersecretaries
Prime Minister Bettino Craxi 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Italian Socialist Party Giuliano Amato (PSI)
Deputy Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Christian Democracy
Minister of Foreign Affairs Giulio Andreotti 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Christian Democracy Susanna Agnelli (PRI)
Bruno Corti (PSDI)
Mario Fioret (DC)
Mario Raffaelli (PSI)
Francesco Forte (PSI)
Minister of the Interior Oscar Luigi Scalfaro 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Christian Democracy Paolo Barsacchi (PSI)
Adriano Ciaffi (DC)
Marino Corder (DC)
Raffaele Costa (PLI)
Minister of Grace and Justice Mino Martinazzoli 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Christian Democracy Luciano Bausi (DC)
Antonio Carpino (PSI)
Cesarino Dante Cioce (PSDI)
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Pietro Longo 4 August 1983 – 13 July 1984 Italian Democratic Socialist Party Alberto Aiardi (DC)
Carlo Vizzini (PSDI)
(until 30 July 1984)
Alberto Ciampaglia (PSDI)
(since 2 August 1984)
Bettino Craxi
(ad interim)
13 July 1984 – 30 July 1984 Italian Socialist Party
Pier Luigi Romita 30 July 1984 – 1 August 1986 Italian Democratic Socialist Party
Minister of Finance Bruno Visentini 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Italian Republican Party Franco Bortolani (DC)
Giuseppe Caroli (DC)
Domenico Raffaello Lombardi (DC)
Domenico Susi (PSI)
Minister of Treasury Giovanni Goria 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Christian Democracy Carlo Fracanzani (DC)
Manfredo Manfredi (DC)
(until 25 February 1984)
Eugenio Tarabini (DC)
(since 6 April 1984)
Giovanni Nonne (PSI)
Gianni Ravaglia (PRI)
Minister of Defence Giovanni Spadolini 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Italian Republican Party Tommaso Bisagno (DC)
Bartolomeo Ciccardini (DC)
Vittorio Olcese (PRI)
Silvano Signori (PSI)
Minister of Public Education Franca Falcucci 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Christian Democracy Domenico Amalfitano (DC)
Mario Dal Castello (DC)
Giuseppe Fassino (PLI)
Fabio Maravalle (PSI)
Minister of Public Works Franco Nicolazzi 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Italian Democratic Socialist Party Gaetano Gorgoni (PRI)
Mario Tassone (DC)
Minister of Agriculture and Forests Filippo Maria Pandolfi 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Christian Democracy Giulio Santarelli (PSI)
Giuseppe Zurlo (DC)
Minister of Transport Claudio Signorile 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Italian Socialist Party Niccolò Grassi Bertazzi (DC)
Savino Melillo (PLI)
Giuseppe Santonastaso (DC)
Minister of Post and Telecommunications Antonio Gava 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Christian Democracy Giuseppe Avellone (DC)
Giorgio Bogi (PRI)
Giuseppe Reina (PSI)
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship Renato Altissimo 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Italian Liberal Party Bruno Orsini (DC)
Nicola Sanese (DC)
Sisinio Zito (PSI)
Minister of Health Costante Degan 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Christian Democracy Paola Cavigliasso (DC)
Francesco De Lorenzo (PLI)
Carlo Romei (DC)
Minister of Foreign Trade Nicola Capria 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Italian Socialist Party Francesco Vittorio Mazzola (DC)
Giovanni Prandini (DC)
Minister of Merchant Navy Gianuario Carta 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Christian Democracy Giuseppe Cerami (DC)
Alberto Ciampaglia (PSDI)
(until 2 August 1984)
Silvano Costi (PSDI)
(since 2 August 1984)
Minister of State Holdings Clelio Darida 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Christian Democracy Delio Giacometti (DC)
Delio Meoli (PSI)
Minister of Labour and Social Security Gianni De Michelis 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Italian Socialist Party Andrea Borruso (DC)
Gianfranco Conti Persini (PSDI)
Pino Leccisi (DC)
Minister of Cultural and Environmental Heritage Antonino Pietro Gullotti 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Christian Democracy Giuseppe Galasso (PRI)
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment Lelio Lagorio 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Italian Socialist Party
Minister of Regional Affairs
(without portfolio)
Pier Luigi Romita 4 August 1983 – 30 July 1984 Italian Democratic Socialist Party
Carlo Vizzini 30 July 1984 – 1 August 1986 Italian Democratic Socialist Party
Minister for Coordination of Scientific and Technological Research Initiatives
(without portfolio)
Luigi Granelli 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Christian Democracy
Minister for the Coordination of Community Policies
(without portfolio)
Francesco Forte 4 August 1983 – 9 May 1985 Italian Socialist Party
Loris Fortuna 9 May 1985 – 5 December 1985 Italian Socialist Party
Minister for Coordination of Civil Protection
(without portfolio)
Vincenzo Scotti 4 August 1983 – 26 March 1984 Christian Democracy
Giuseppe Zamberletti 26 March 1984 – 1 August 1986 Christian Democracy
Minister of Ecology
(without portfolio)
Alfredo Biondi 4 August 1983 – 31 July 1985 Italian Liberal Party
Valerio Zanone 31 July 1985 – 1 August 1986 Italian Liberal Party
Minister of Public Function
(without portfolio)
Remo Gaspari 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Christian Democracy
Minister for Extraordinary Interventions in the South
(without portfolio)
Salverino De Vito 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Christian Democracy Pasquale Lamorte (DC)
Enrico Quaranta (PSI)
(until 16 March 1984)
Nicola Trotta (PSI)
(since 6 April 1984)
Minister for Parliamentary Relations
(without portfolio)
Oscar Mammì 4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986 Italian Republican Party

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