Zoli government

Zoli Cabinet

12th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed20 May 1957
Date dissolved2 July 1958
People and organisations
Head of stateGiovanni Gronchi
Head of governmentAdone Zoli
Total no. of members20
Member partiesDC
External support:
MSI, PSDI, PLI, PMP, PNM, PRI
Status in legislatureOne-party government
Opposition partiesPCI, PSI
History
Outgoing election1958 election
Legislature termLegislature II (1953–1958)
PredecessorSegni I Cabinet
SuccessorFanfani II Cabinet

The Zoli Cabinet was the 12th cabinet of the Italian Republic, which held office from 20 May 1957 to 2 July 1958, for a total of 408 days, or 1 year, 1 months and 12 days.[1]

The government obtained the confidence in the Senate on 4 June 1957, with 132 votes in favor and 93 against, and in the Chamber of Deputies on 7 June, with 560 votes in favor, 305 against and 11 abstentions.[2]

This cabinet was the first one who has been supported by the neo-fascist Italian Social Movement; but Zoli, a strong anti-fascist, resigned the post of Prime Minister soon after it became clear that he would have needed to rely on the votes of the neo-fascists to form a majority in the Parliament. He was then convinced by President of the Republic, Giovanni Gronchi, to remain in the post until the natural dissolution of the Italian Parliament in 1958.

Composition

Office Name Party Term
Prime Minister Adone Zoli DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Deputy Prime Minister Giuseppe Pella DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Foreign Affairs Giuseppe Pella DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of the Interior Fernando Tambroni DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Grace and Justice Guido Gonella DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Budget Adone Zoli (ad interim) DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Finance Giulio Andreotti DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Treasury Giuseppe Medici DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Defence Paolo Emilio Taviani DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Public Education Aldo Moro DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Public Works Giuseppe Togni DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Agriculture and Forests Emilio Colombo DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Transport Armando Angelini DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Post and Telecommunications Bernardo Mattarella DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Industry and Commerce Silvio Gava DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Foreign Trade Guido Carli DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Merchant Navy Gennaro Cassiani DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of State Holdings Giorgio Bo DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Labour and Social Security Luigi Gui DC 20 May 1957–17 June 1958
Adone Zoli (ad interim) DC 17 June 1958–2 July 1958
Minister for the Fund for the South (without portfolio) Pietro Campilli DC 20 May 1957–26 February 1958
Minister for Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio) Rinaldo Del Bo DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister for Public Administration Reform (without portfolio) Mario Zotta DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Secretary of the Council of Ministers Lorenzo Spallino DC 20 May 1957–2 July 1958

References

  1. ^ I Governo Zoli
  2. ^ II Legislatura - 25 giugno 1953-11 giugno 1958