Third Moro government

The Moro III Cabinet was the 21st cabinet of the Italian Republic, that held office from 23 February, 1966 to 24 June, 1968, a total of 852 days.^[1] The cabinet is described as an organic centre-left government.^[2][3]

Moro III Cabinet
21st Cabinet of Italy
Date formed	23 February 1966
Date dissolved	24 June 1968
People and organisations
Head of state	Giuseppe Saragat
Head of government	Aldo Moro
Total no. of members	25
Member parties	DC, PSI, PSDI, PRI
Status in legislature	Coalition government Organic Centre-left
Opposition parties	PCI, PLI, MSI, PDIUM, PSIUP
History
Outgoing election	1968 election
Legislature term	Legislature IV (1963–1968)
Predecessor	Moro II Cabinet
Successor	Leone II Cabinet

Party breakdown

• Christian Democracy (DC): prime minister, 14 ministers, 27 undersecretaries
• Italian Socialist Party (PSI): deputy prime minister, 5 ministers, 13 undersecretaries
• Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI): 2 ministers, 5 undersecretaries
• Italian Republican Party (PRI): 1 minister, 1 undersecretary

Composition

Office	Name	Party		Term
Prime Minister	Aldo Moro		DC	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Deputy Prime Minister	Pietro Nenni		PSI	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Amintore Fanfani		DC	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister of the Interior	Paolo Emilio Taviani		DC	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister of Grace and Justice	Oronzo Reale		PRI	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister of Budget	Giovanni Pieraccini		PSI	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister of Finance	Luigi Preti		PSDI	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister of Treasury	Emilio Colombo		DC	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister of Defence	Roberto Tremelloni		PSDI	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister of Public Education	Luigi Gui		DC	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister of Public Works	Giacomo Mancini		PSI	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister of Agriculture and Forests	Franco Restivo		DC	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation	Oscar Luigi Scalfaro		DC	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister of Post and Telecommunications	Giovanni Spagnolli		DC	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship[a]	Giulio Andreotti		DC	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister of Health	Luigi Mariotti		PSI	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister of Foreign Trade	Giusto Tolloy		PSI	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister of Merchant Navy	Lorenzo Natali		DC	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister of State Holdings	Giorgio Bo		DC	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister of Labour and Social Security	Giacinto Bosco		DC	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment	Achille Corona		PSI	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister for Particular Political Tasks (without portfolio)	Attilio Piccioni		DC	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister for Extraordinary Interventions in the South (without portfolio)	Giulio Pastore		DC	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister for Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio)	Giovanni Battista Scaglia		DC	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Minister for Scientific Research (without portfolio)	Leopoldo Rubinacci		DC	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968
Secretary of the Council of Ministers	Angelo Salizzoni		DC	23 February 1966 – 24 June 1968

1. Until 26 September 1966: Minister of Industry and Commerce