First Cossiga government

The Cossiga I Cabinet, led by Francesco Cossiga, was the 36th cabinet of the Italian Republic.

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

Cossiga resigned on 19 March 1980^[1] and was re-appointed to form a second government.

The Cossiga Cabinet at the Quirinal Palace for the official portrait.

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

Cabinet members

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