Forlani Cabinet

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Forlani Cabinet
38th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed	18 October 1980 (1980-10-18)
Date dissolved	28 June 1981 (1981-06-28)
People and organisations
Head of state	Sandro Pertini
Head of government	Arnaldo Forlani
Total no. of members	26
Member parties	DC, PSI, PSDI, PRI
Status in legislature	Coalition government
Opposition parties	PCI, MSI, PR, PLI, PdUP
History
Legislature term(s)	VIII Legislature (1979–1983)
Predecessor	Cossiga II Cabinet
Successor	Spadolini I Cabinet

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

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[]

Ministers and other members[]

• Christian Democracy (DC): Prime minister, 13 ministers and 28 undersecretaries
• Italian Socialist Party (PSI): 7 ministers and 17 undersecretaries
• Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI): 3 ministers and 5 undersecretaries
• Italian Republican Party (PRI): 3 ministers and 4 undersecretaries

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

Composition[]

Portrait	Office	Name	Term	Party		Undersecretaries
	Prime Minister	Arnaldo Forlani	18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981		Christian Democracy	[a] (DC)[b] (DC)[c] (DC)[d]
	Minister of Foreign Affairs	Emilio Colombo	18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981		Christian Democracy	(PSDI) (PSI) Aristide Gunnella (PRI) (DC)
	Minister of the Interior	Virginio Rognoni	18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981		Christian Democracy	(DC) (DC) (PSI)
	Minister of Grace and Justice	Adolfo Sarti	18 October 1980 – 23 May 1981		Christian Democracy	Giuseppe Gargani (DC) (DC) (PSI)
		Clelio Darida	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) (PSI) Mario Gargano (DC)
	Minister of Treasury	Beniamino Andreatta	18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981		Christian Democracy	(DC) Giuseppe Pisanu (DC) Eugenio Tarabini (DC) (PSI) (PRI)
	Minister of Defence	Lelio Lagorio	18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981		Italian Socialist Party	(PRI) Amerigo Petrucci (DC) (PSDI)
	Minister of Public Education	Guido Bodrato	18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981		Christian Democracy	(DC) Franca Falcucci (DC) (PSI) (DC)
	Minister of Public Works	Franco Foschi	18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981		Christian Democracy	(PSI) (DC)
	Minister of Agriculture and Forests	Giuseppe Bartolomei	18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981		Christian Democracy	(DC) Fabio Fabbri (PSI) (PSDI)
	Minister of Transport	Rino Formica	18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981		Italian Socialist Party	(PSI) (PSDI) (DC)
	Minister of Post and Telecommunications	Michele Di Giesi	18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981		Christian Democracy	Giorgio Bogi (PRI) (DC) (PSI)
	Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship	Antonio Bisaglia	18 October 1980 – 20 December 1980		Christian Democracy	(PSI) Maria Magnani Noya (PSI) (DC)
		Filippo Maria Pandolfi	20 December 1980 – 28 June 1981		Christian Democracy
	Minister of Health	Aldo Aniasi	18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981		Italian Socialist Party	(DC)
	Minister of Foreign Trade	Enrico Manca	18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981		Italian Socialist Party	(DC) (PSI)
	Minister of Merchant Navy	Francesco Compagna	18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981		Italian Republican Party	(DC) (PSI)
	Minister of State Holdings	Gianni De Michelis	18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981		Italian Socialist Party	(DC) (PSI)
	Minister of Labour and Social Security	Franco Foschi	18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981		Christian Democracy	(DC) (DC) (PSI)
	Minister of Cultural and Environmental Heritage	Oddo Biasini	18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981		Italian Republican Party	(DC)
	Minister of Tourism and Entertainment	Nicola Signorello	18 October 1980 – 28 June 1981		Christian Democracy	(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	(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