Second Cossiga government

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Cossiga II Cabinet
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37th Cabinet of Italy
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Date formed4 April 1980 (1980-04-04)
Date dissolved18 October 1980 (1980-10-18)
People and organisations
Head of state Sandro Pertini
Head of government Francesco Cossiga
Member parties DC, PSI, PRI
Status in legislature Coalition government
Opposition parties PCI, MSI, PSDI, PR, PLI, PdUP
History
Legislature term(s) VIII Legislature (1979–1983)
Predecessor Cossiga I Cabinet
Successor Forlani Cabinet

The Cossiga II Cabinet, led by Francesco Cossiga, was the 37th cabinet of the Italian Republic.

It fell due to the rejection of the 1980 Budget by Parliament by secret ballot.

Party breakdown

Composition

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister 4 April 198018 October 1980  Christian Democracy
Minister of Foreign Affairs 4 April 198018 October 1980  Christian Democracy
Minister of the Interior 4 April 198018 October 1980  Christian Democracy
Minister of Grace and Justice 4 April 198018 October 1980  Christian Democracy
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning 4 April 198018 October 1980  Republican Party
Minister of Finance 4 April 198018 October 1980  Socialist Party
Minister of Treasury 4 April 198018 October 1980  Christian Democracy
Minister of Defence 4 April 198018 October 1980  Socialist Party
Minister of Public Education 4 April 198018 October 1980  Christian Democracy
Minister of Public Works 4 April 198018 October 1980  Republican Party
Minister of Agriculture and Forests 4 April 198018 October 1980  Christian Democracy
Minister of Transport 4 April 198018 October 1980  Socialist Party
Minister of Post and Telecommunications 4 April 198018 October 1980  Christian Democracy
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship 4 April 198018 October 1980  Christian Democracy
Minister of Health 4 April 198018 October 1980  Socialist Party
Minister of Foreign Trade4 April 198018 October 1980  Socialist Party
Minister of Merchant Navy4 April 198018 October 1980  Christian Democracy
Minister of State Holdings4 April 198018 October 1980  Socialist Party
Minister of Labour and Social Security 4 April 198018 October 1980  Christian Democracy
Minister of Cultural and Environmental Heritage 4 April 198018 October 1980  Republican Party
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment4 April 198018 October 1980  Christian Democracy
Minister of Regional Affairs (without portfolio)4 April 198018 October 1980  Christian Democracy
Minister for the Coordination of Scientific and Technological Research Initiatives (without portfolio)4 April 198018 October 1980  Socialist Party
Minister for the Coordination of Community Policies (without portfolio)4 April 198018 October 1980  Christian Democracy
Minister of Public Function (without portfolio)4 April 198018 October 1980  Socialist Party
Minister for Extraordinary Interventions in the South (without portfolio)4 April 198018 October 1980  Socialist Party
Minister for Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio)4 April 198018 October 1980  Christian Democracy
Minister for Social Tasks (without portfolio)4 April 198018 October 1980  Christian Democracy
Secretary of the Council of Ministers 4 April 198018 October 1980  Christian Democracy

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