| Cossiga I Cabinet | |
|---|---|
 36th Cabinet of Italy | |
 | |
| Date formed | 5 August 1979 (1979-08-05) |
| Date dissolved | 4 April 1980 (1980-04-04) |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Sandro Pertini |
| Head of government | Francesco Cossiga |
| Member parties | DC, PSDI, PLI Abstention: PSI, PRI |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government |
| Opposition parties | PCI, MSI, PR, PdUP |
| History | |
| Election | 1979 election |
| Legislature term | VIII Legislature (1979–1983) |
| Predecessor | Andreotti V Cabinet |
| Successor | Cossiga II Cabinet |
The Cossiga I Cabinet, led by Francesco Cossiga, was the 36th cabinet of the Italian Republic.
Cossiga resigned on 19 March 1980 and was re-appointed to form a second government.
Party breakdown
- Christian Democracy (DC): prime minister, 17 ministers, 38 undersecretaries
- Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI): 3 ministers, 6 undersecretaries
- Italian Liberal Party (PLI): 2 ministers, 2 undersecretaries
- Independents (PSI area): 2 ministers, 1 undersecretary
Composition
| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Francesco Cossiga | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | DC | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Franco Maria Malfatti | 5 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | DC | |
| Attilio Ruffini | 14 January 1980 | 4 April 1980 | DC | ||
| Minister of the Interior | Virginio Rognoni | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | DC | |
| Minister of Grace and Justice | Tommaso Morlino | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | DC | |
| Minister of Budget and Economic Planning | Beniamino Andreatta | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | DC | |
| Minister of Finance | Franco Reviglio | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | PSI | |
| Minister of Treasury | Filippo Maria Pandolfi | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | DC | |
| Minister of Defence | Attilio Ruffini | 5 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | DC | |
| Adolfo Sarti | 14 January 1980 | 4 April 1980 | DC | ||
| Minister of Public Education | Salvatore Valitutti | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | PLI | |
| Minister of Public Works | Franco Nicolazzi | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | PSDI | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forests | Giovanni Marcora | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | DC | |
| Minister of Transport | Luigi Preti | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | PSDI | |
| Minister of Post and Telecommunications | Vittorino Colombo | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | DC | |
| Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship | Antonio Bisaglia | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | DC | |
| Minister of Health | Renato Altissimo | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | PLI | |
| Minister of Foreign Trade | Gaetano Stammati | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | DC | |
| Minister of Merchant Navy | Franco Evangelisti | 5 August 1979 | 4 March 1980 | DC | |
| Nicola Signorello | 4 March 1980 | 4 April 1980 | DC | ||
| Minister of State Holdings | Siro Lombardini | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | DC | |
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | Vincenzo Scotti | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | DC | |
| Minister of Cultural and Environmental Heritage | Egidio Ariosto | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | PSDI | |
| Minister of Tourism and Entertainment | Bernardo D'Arezzo | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | DC | |
| Minister for the Coordination of Scientific and Technological Research Initiatives (without portfolio) | Vito Scalia | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | DC | |
| Minister of Public Function (without portfolio) | Massimo Severo Giannini | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | PSI | |
| Minister for Extraordinary Interventions in the South (without portfolio) | Michele Di Giesi | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | PSDI | |
| Minister for Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio) | Adolfo Sarti | 5 August 1979 | 14 January 1980 | DC | |
| Clelio Darida | 14 January 1980 | 4 April 1980 | DC | ||
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers | Piergiorgio Bressani | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | DC | |
References
| Governments of the Italian Republic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Constituent Assembly (1946–1948) |  | |
| Legislature I (1948–1953) | ||
| Legislature II (1953–1958) | ||
| Legislature III (1958–1963) | ||
| Legislature IV (1963–1968) | ||
| Legislature V (1968–1972) | ||
| Legislature VI (1972–1976) | ||
| Legislature VII (1976–1979) | ||
| Legislature VIII (1979–1983) | ||
| Legislature IX (1983–1987) | ||
| Legislature X (1987–1992) | ||
| Legislature XI (1992–1994) | ||
| Legislature XII (1994–1996) | ||
| Legislature XIII (1996–2001) | ||
| Legislature XIV (2001–2006) | ||
| Legislature XV (2006–2008) | ||
| Legislature XVI (2008–2013) | ||
| Legislature XVII (2013–2018) | ||
| Legislature XVIII (2018–2022) | ||
| Legislature XIX (2022–present) | ||