The Forlani Cabinet, led by Arnaldo Forlani, was the 38th cabinet of the Italian Republic.

Forlani Cabinet

38th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed18 October 1980 (1980-10-18)
Date dissolved28 June 1981 (1981-06-28)
People and organisations
Head of stateSandro Pertini
Head of governmentArnaldo Forlani
Total no. of members26
Member partiesDC, PSI, PSDI, PRI
Status in legislatureCoalition government
Opposition partiesPCI, MSI, PR, PLI, PdUP
History
Legislature termVIII Legislature (1979–1983)
PredecessorCossiga II Cabinet
SuccessorSpadolini I Cabinet

The government was composed of DC, PSI, PSDI and PRI, with the abstention of the PLI. Since in the Italian Senate the abstention is valid as a contrary vote, the two senators of the PLI did not take part in the vote of confidence to the government.

He fell as a result of the P2 lodge scandal. Forlani resigned on 26 May 1981.

Party breakdown

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3
3

Ministers and other members

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

Composition

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Portrait Office Name Term Party Undersecretaries
  Prime Minister Arnaldo Forlani 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Christian Democracy Luciano Radi (DC)[a]
Piergiorgio Bressani (DC)[b]
Luigi Giglia (DC)[c]
Francesco Mazzola (DC)[d]
  Minister of Foreign Affairs Emilio Colombo 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Christian Democracy Costantino Belluscio (PSDI)
Libero Della Briotta (PSI)
Aristide Gunnella (PRI)
Edoardo Speranza (DC)
  Minister of the Interior Virginio Rognoni 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Christian Democracy Marino Corder (DC)
Angelo Maria Sanza (DC)
Giuseppe Di Vagno (PSI)
18 October 1980 – 23 May 1981
Christian Democracy Giuseppe Gargani (DC)
Domenico Raffaello Lombardi (DC)
Francesco Spinelli (PSI)
23 May 1981 – 28 June 1981
Christian Democracy
  Minister of Budget and Economic Planning Giorgio La Malfa 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Italian Republican Party Lucio Gustavo Abis (DC)
  Minister of Finance Franco Reviglio 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Italian Socialist Party Giuseppe Amadei (PSDI)
Francesco Colucci (PSI)
Mario Gargano (DC)
  Minister of Treasury Beniamino Andreatta 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Christian Democracy Carlo Fracanzani (DC)
Giuseppe Pisanu (DC)
Eugenio Tarabini (DC)
Angelo Tiraboschi (PSI)
Claudio Venanzetti (PRI)
  Minister of Defence Lelio Lagorio 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Italian Socialist Party Pasquale Bandiera (PRI)
Amerigo Petrucci (DC)
Martino Scovacricchi (PSDI)
  Minister of Public Education Guido Bodrato 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Christian Democracy Antonino Drago (DC)
Franca Falcucci (DC)
Claudio Lenoci (PSI)
Giacomo Samuele Mazzoli (DC)
  Minister of Public Works Franco Foschi 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Christian Democracy Francesco Fossa (PSI)
Giorgio Santuz (DC)
  Minister of Agriculture and Forests Giuseppe Bartolomei 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Christian Democracy Mario Campagnoli (DC)
Fabio Fabbri (PSI)
Anselmo Martoni (PSDI)
  Minister of Transport Rino Formica 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Italian Socialist Party Antonio Caldoro (PSI)
Giosi Roccamonte (PSDI)
Elio Tiriolo (DC)
  Minister of Post and Telecommunications Michele Di Giesi 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Christian Democracy Giorgio Bogi (PRI)
Pino Leccisi (DC)
Gaspare Saladino (PSI)
18 October 1980 – 20 December 1980
Christian Democracy Bruno Corti (PSI)
Maria Magnani Noya (PSI)
Francesco Rebecchini (DC)
20 December 1980 – 28 June 1981
Christian Democracy
  Minister of Health Aldo Aniasi 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Italian Socialist Party Bruno Orsini (DC)
  Minister of Foreign Trade Enrico Manca 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Italian Socialist Party Baldassare Armato (DC)
Roberto Palleschi (PSI)
  Minister of Merchant Navy Francesco Compagna 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Italian Republican Party Giuseppe Caroli (DC)
Giovanni Nonne (PSI)
  Minister of State Holdings Gianni De Michelis 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Italian Socialist Party Giuseppe Antonio Dal Maso (DC)
Giuseppe Tocco (PSI)
  Minister of Labour and Social Security Franco Foschi 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Christian Democracy Angelo Castelli (DC)
Giuseppe Miroglio (DC)
Sisinio Zito (PSI)
  Minister of Cultural and Environmental Heritage Oddo Biasini 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Italian Republican Party Rolando Picchioni (DC)
  Minister of Tourism and Entertainment Nicola Signorello 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Christian Democracy Enrico Quaranta (PSI)
  Minister for Parliamentary Relations
(without portfolio)
Antonio Gava 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Christian Democracy
  Minister of Public Function
(without portfolio)
Clelio Darida 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Christian Democracy Francesco Quattrone (DC)
  Minister of Regional Affairs
(without portfolio)
Roberto Mazzotta 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Christian Democracy
  Minister for Extraordinary Interventions in the South
(without portfolio)
Nicola Capria 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Italian Socialist Party
  Minister for the Coordination of Community Policies
(without portfolio)
Vincenzo Scotti 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Christian Democracy
  Minister for the Coordination of Scientific and Technological Research
(without portfolio)
Pier Luigi Romita 18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981 Italian Socialist Party
  1. ^ Secretary of the Council of Ministers
  2. ^ With delegation to Press and SIPLAS.
  3. ^ With delegation to the Fund for the South.
  4. ^ With delegation to security services.