Fifth Andreotti government

Andreotti V Cabinet

35th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed21 March 1979 (1979-03-21)
Date dissolved5 August 1979 (1979-08-05)
People and organisations
Head of state
Sandro Pertini
Head of government
Giulio Andreotti
Member parties
DC, PSDI, PRI
Status in legislature
Coalition government
History
Outgoing election
1979 election
Legislature termVII Legislature (1976–1979)
PredecessorAndreotti IV Cabinet
SuccessorCossiga I Cabinet

The Andreotti V Cabinet, led by Giulio Andreotti, was the 35th cabinet of the Italian Republic.

This government was established after a political crisis in January 1979 following the announcement by the leader of the Italian Communist Party Enrico Berlinguer that he had withdrawn his party's parliamentary support for Andreotti's previous government, which led to the collapse of the ruling majority.[1]

The government did not gain confidence in the Senate with a single vote: 149 senators voted in favor of the confidence motion and 150 against. Consequently, the executive resigned 11 days after his establishment.

Party breakdown

Official photo of the Andreotti's government after the oath at the Quirinal Palace

Composition

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Prime Minister21 March 19795 August 1979 DC
Deputy Prime Minister21 March 197926 March 1979 PRI
Minister of Foreign Affairs21 March 19795 August 1979 DC
Minister of the Interior21 March 19795 August 1979 DC
Minister of Grace and Justice21 March 19795 August 1979 DC
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning21 March 197926 March 1979 PRI
26 March 19795 August 1979 PRI
Minister of Finance21 March 19795 August 1979 DC
Minister of Treasury21 March 19795 August 1979 DC
Minister of Defence21 March 19795 August 1979 DC
Minister of Public Education21 March 19795 August 1979 PRI
Minister of Public Works21 March 19795 August 1979 PRI
Minister of Agriculture and Forests21 March 19795 August 1979 DC
Minister of Transport21 March 19795 August 1979 PSDI
Minister of Post and Telecommunications21 March 19795 August 1979 DC
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship21 March 19795 August 1979 PSDI
Minister of Health21 March 19795 August 1979 DC
Minister of Foreign Trade21 March 19795 August 1979 DC
Minister of Merchant Navy
Luigi Preti (ad interim)
21 March 19795 August 1979 PSDI
Minister of State Holdings21 March 19795 August 1979 DC
Minister of Labour and Social Security21 March 19795 August 1979 DC
Minister of Cultural and Environmental Heritage21 March 19795 August 1979 DC
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment21 March 19795 August 1979 DC
Minister for Extraordinary Interventions in the South (without portfolio)21 March 19795 August 1979 PSDI
Secretary of the Council of Ministers21 March 19795 August 1979 DC

References

  1. ↑ Times, Henry Tanner Special to The New York (1979-01-27). "ITALY'S COMMUNISTS WITHDRAW SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
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