First Cossiga government
The Cossiga I Cabinet, led by Francesco Cossiga, was the 36th cabinet of the Italian Republic.
Cossiga I Cabinet | |
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![]() 36th Cabinet of Italy | |
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Date formed | 5 August 1979 |
Date dissolved | 4 April 1980 |
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(s) | 1979 election |
Legislature term(s) | 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
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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Prime Minister | 5 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | DC | ||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | 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 | 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 |
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