Third Andreotti government

Andreotti III Cabinet

33rd Cabinet of Italy
Date formed30 July 1976 (1976-07-30)
Date dissolved13 March 1978 (1978-03-13)
People and organisations
Head of stateGiovanni Leone
Head of governmentGiulio Andreotti
Member partiesDC
Abstention:
PCI, PSI, PSDI, PRI, PLI
Status in legislatureMinority government
Opposition partiesMSI, DP, PR
History
Election1976 election
Legislature termVII Legislature (1976–1979)
PredecessorMoro V Cabinet
SuccessorAndreotti IV Cabinet

The Andreotti III Cabinet was the 33rd cabinet of the Italian Republic. It held office from 1976 to 1978.[1]

It was the first government in the history of the Italian Republic to count among its members a woman, Tina Anselmi (as Minister of Labour).

The government obtained the confidence in the Senate on 6 August 1976, with 136 votes in favor, 17 against and 69 abstentions, and in the Chamber of Deputies on 9 August 1976, with 258 votes in favor, 44 against and 303 abstentions.

Official photo of the Andreotti's government after the oath at the Quirinal Palace

It was a single-color government composed only of members of Christian Democracy; it was known as the Government of non no-confidence (Italian: Governo della non sfiducia) or Government of national solidarity (Italian: Governo di solidarietà nazionale)[2] because it obtained the vote of confidence in parliament thanks to the abstention of the Italian Communist Party led by Enrico Berlinguer.[3]

The Andreotti III Cabinet fell on 31 January 1978, due to the withdrawal of support from the Communist Party, which wanted to be directly involved in the government, a proposal rejected by Christian Democracy.[4]

Composition

Portrait Office Name Term Party Undersecretaries
Prime Minister Giulio Andreotti 30 July 1976 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy Franco Evangelisti (DC)
Piergiorgio Bressani (DC)
Gian Aldo Arnaud (DC)
Ignazio Vincenzo Senese (DC)
Minister of Foreign Affairs Arnaldo Forlani 30 July 1976 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy Franco Foschi (DC)
Luciano Radi (DC)
Minister of the Interior Francesco Cossiga 30 July 1976 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy Clelio Darida (DC)
Nicola Lettieri (DC)
Giuseppe Zamberletti (DC)
(until 15 September 1977)
Minister of Grace and Justice Francesco Paolo Bonifacio 30 July 1976 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy Renato Dell'Andro (DC)
Edoardo Speranza (DC)
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Tommaso Morlino 30 July 1976 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy Vincenzo Scotti (DC)
Minister of Finance Filippo Maria Pandolfi 30 July 1976 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy Giuseppe Azzaro (DC)
Carmelo Santalco (DC)
Rodolfo Tambroni Armaroli (DC)
Minister of Treasury Gaetano Stammati 30 July 1976 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy Lucio Abis (DC)
Renato Corà (DC)
Antonio Mario Mazzarrino (DC)
Minister of Defence Vito Lattanzio 30 July 1976 – 18 September 1977 Christian Democracy Giuseppe Caroli (DC)
Carlo Pastorino (DC)
Amerigo Petrucci (DC)
Attilio Ruffini 18 September 1977 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy
Minister of Public Education Franco Maria Malfatti 30 July 1976 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy Carlo Buzzi (DC)
Franca Falcucci (DC)
Giovanni Del Rio (DC)
Minister of Public Works Antonino Pietro Gullotti 30 July 1976 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy Antonio Laforgia (DC)
Pietro Padula (DC)
Minister of Agriculture and Forests Giovanni Marcora 30 July 1976 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy Arcangelo Lobianco (DC)
Roberto Mazzotta (DC)
(until 24 February 1977)
Giuseppe Zurlo (DC)
(since 24 February 1977)
Minister of Transport Attilio Ruffini 30 July 1976 – 18 September 1977 Christian Democracy Gianni Fontana (DC)
Costante Degan (DC)
Vito Lattanzio 18 September 1977 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy
Minister of Merchant Navy Francesco Fabbri 30 July 1976 – 20 January 1977 Christian Democracy
Attilio Ruffini (ad interim) 20 January 1977 – 18 September 1977 Christian Democracy
Vito Lattanzio (ad interim) 18 September 1977 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy
Minister of Post and Telecommunications Vittorino Colombo 30 July 1976 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy Giuseppe Antonio Dal Maso (DC)
Elio Tiriolo (DC)
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship Carlo Donat-Cattin 30 July 1976 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy Enzo Erminero (DC)
Gianuario Carta (DC)
Minister of Health Luciano Dal Falco 30 July 1976 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy Ferdinando Russo (DC)
Giuseppe Zurlo (DC)
(until 24 February 1977)
Minister of Foreign Trade Rinaldo Ossola 30 July 1976 – 13 March 1978 Independent Luigi Michele Galli (DC)
Minister of State Holdings Antonio Bisaglia 30 July 1976 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy Francesco Bova (DC)
Angelo Castelli (DC)
Minister of Labour and Social Security Tina Anselmi 30 July 1976 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy Nino Cristofori (DC)
Francesco Smurra (DC)
Baldassare Armato (DC)
Manfredi Bosco (DC)
Minister of Cultural and Environmental Heritage Mario Pedini 30 July 1976 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy Giorgio Postal (DC)
Giorgio Spitella (DC)
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment Dario Antoniozzi 30 July 1976 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy Carlo Sangalli (DC)
Minister for Extraordinary Interventions in the South
(without portfolio) 		Ciriaco De Mita 30 July 1976 – 13 March 1978 Christian Democracy

References

  1. ^ "Governo Andreotti III". www.governo.it (in Italian). 20 November 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  2. ^ 1976: nasce il governo di solidarietà nazionale
  3. ^ Il governo della “non sfiducia”, nel 1976
  4. ^ Head of Small‐Italian Party Is Asked to Form Cabinet