COLOMBO CABINET

Colombo Cabinet
Colombo Cabinet
; 26th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed	6 August 1970
Date dissolved	18 February 1972
People and organisations
Head of state	Giuseppe Saragat ; Giovanni Leone
Head of government	Emilio Colombo
Member parties	DC, PSI, PSDI, PRI
Status in legislature	Coalition government ; Organic Centre-left
Opposition parties	PCI, PLI, MSI, PSIUP, PDIUM
History
Legislature term	V Legislature (1968–1972)
Predecessor	Rumor III Cabinet
Successor	Andreotti I Cabinet

The Colombo Cabinet was the 26th cabinet of the Italian Republic. It held office from 6 August 1970 to 18 February 1972, for a total of 561 days (1 year, 6 months and 12 days).

Colombo resigned on 15 January 1972, following the withdrawal of support from the PRI, which was contrary to the government's economic policy.^[1]

Party breakdown

Christian Democracy (DC): prime minister, 15 ministers, 33 undersecretaries
Italian Socialist Party (PSI): deputy prime minister, 5 ministers, 14 undersecretaries
Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI): 4 ministers, 9 undersecretaries
Italian Republican Party (PRI): 1 minister, 2 undersecretaries

Composition


Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office
Prime Minister	Emilio Colombo	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	DC
Deputy Prime Minister	Francesco De Martino	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	PSI
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Aldo Moro	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	DC
Minister of the Interior	Franco Restivo	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	DC
Minister of Grace and Justice	Oronzo Reale	6 August 1970	1 March 1971	PRI
Minister of Grace and Justice	Emilio Colombo (ad interim)	1 March 1971	18 February 1972	DC
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning	Antonio Giolitti	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	PSI
Minister of Finance	Luigi Preti	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	PSDI
Minister of Treasury	Mario Ferrari Aggradi	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	DC
Minister of Defence	Mario Tanassi	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	PSDI
Minister of Public Education	Riccardo Misasi	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	DC
Minister of Public Works	Salvatore Lauricella	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	PSI
Minister of Agriculture and Forests	Lorenzo Natali	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	DC
Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation	Italo Viglianesi	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	PSI
Minister of Post and Telecommunications	Giacinto Bosco	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	DC
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship	Silvio Gava	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	DC
Minister of Health	Luigi Mariotti	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	PSI
Minister of Foreign Trade	Mario Zagari	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	PSI
Minister of Merchant Navy	Salvatore Mannironi	6 August 1970	6 April 1971	DC
Minister of Merchant Navy	Salvatore Mannironi	10 April 1971	18 February 1972	DC
Minister of State Holdings	Flaminio Piccoli	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	DC
Minister of Labour and Social Security	Carlo Donat-Cattin	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	DC
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment	Gianmatteo Matteotti	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	PSDI
Minister for Particular Political and Coordination Tasks^[a] (without portfolio)	Giuseppe Lupis	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	PSDI
Minister for Extraordinary Interventions in the South (without portfolio)	Paolo Emilio Taviani	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	DC
Minister for the Problems Related to the Implementation of the Regions (without portfolio)	Eugenio Gatto	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	DC
Minister for Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio)	Carlo Russo	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	DC
Minister for Scientific Research (without portfolio)	Camillo Ripamonti	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	DC
Minister for Public Administration Reform (without portfolio)	Remo Gaspari	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	DC
Secretary of the Council of Ministers	Dario Antoniozzi	6 August 1970	18 February 1972	DC

^ with special regard to the Presidency of the Italian delegation to the UN

References

^ V Legislatura della Repubblica italiana

[fn1-2] with special regard to the Presidency of the Italian delegation to the UN

[1] V Legislatura della Repubblica italiana

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v t e Governments of the Italian Republic
Constituent Assembly (1946–1948)	De Gasperi II De Gasperi III De Gasperi IV
Legislature I (1948–1953)	De Gasperi V De Gasperi VI De Gasperi VII
Legislature II (1953–1958)	De Gasperi VIII Pella Fanfani I Scelba Segni I Zoli
Legislature III (1958–1963)	Fanfani II Segni II Tambroni Fanfani III Fanfani IV
Legislature IV (1963–1968)	Leone I Moro I Moro II Moro III
Legislature V (1968–1972)	Leone II Rumor I Rumor II Rumor III Colombo Andreotti I
Legislature VI (1972–1976)	Andreotti II Rumor IV Rumor V Moro IV Moro V
Legislature VII (1976–1979)	Andreotti III Andreotti IV Andreotti V
Legislature VIII (1979–1983)	Cossiga I Cossiga II Forlani Spadolini I Spadolini II Fanfani V
Legislature IX (1983–1987)	Craxi I Craxi II Fanfani VI
Legislature X (1987–1992)	Goria De Mita Andreotti VI Andreotti VII
Legislature XI (1992–1994)	Amato I Ciampi
Legislature XII (1994–1996)	Berlusconi I Dini
Legislature XIII (1996–2001)	Prodi I D'Alema I D'Alema II Amato II
Legislature XIV (2001–2006)	Berlusconi II Berlusconi III
Legislature XV (2006–2008)	Prodi II
Legislature XVI (2008–2013)	Berlusconi IV Monti
Legislature XVII (2013–2018)	Letta Renzi Gentiloni
Legislature XVIII (2018–2022)	Conte I Conte II Draghi
Legislature XIX (2022–present)	Meloni

v t e Governments of the Italian Republic
Constituent Assembly (1946–1948)	De Gasperi II De Gasperi III De Gasperi IV
Legislature I (1948–1953)	De Gasperi V De Gasperi VI De Gasperi VII
Legislature II (1953–1958)	De Gasperi VIII Pella Fanfani I Scelba Segni I Zoli
Legislature III (1958–1963)	Fanfani II Segni II Tambroni Fanfani III Fanfani IV
Legislature IV (1963–1968)	Leone I Moro I Moro II Moro III
Legislature V (1968–1972)	Leone II Rumor I Rumor II Rumor III Colombo Andreotti I
Legislature VI (1972–1976)	Andreotti II Rumor IV Rumor V Moro IV Moro V
Legislature VII (1976–1979)	Andreotti III Andreotti IV Andreotti V
Legislature VIII (1979–1983)	Cossiga I Cossiga II Forlani Spadolini I Spadolini II Fanfani V
Legislature IX (1983–1987)	Craxi I Craxi II Fanfani VI
Legislature X (1987–1992)	Goria De Mita Andreotti VI Andreotti VII
Legislature XI (1992–1994)	Amato I Ciampi
Legislature XII (1994–1996)	Berlusconi I Dini
Legislature XIII (1996–2001)	Prodi I D'Alema I D'Alema II Amato II
Legislature XIV (2001–2006)	Berlusconi II Berlusconi III
Legislature XV (2006–2008)	Prodi II
Legislature XVI (2008–2013)	Berlusconi IV Monti
Legislature XVII (2013–2018)	Letta Renzi Gentiloni
Legislature XVIII (2018–2022)	Conte I Conte II Draghi
Legislature XIX (2022–present)	Meloni

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Colombo Cabinet
26th Cabinet of Italy

Date formed	6 August 1970 (1970-08-06)
Date dissolved	18 February 1972 (1972-02-18)
People and organisations
Head of state	Giuseppe Saragat Giovanni Leone
Head of government	Emilio Colombo
Member parties	DC, PSI, PSDI, PRI
Status in legislature	Coalition government Organic Centre-left
Opposition parties	PCI, PLI, MSI, PSIUP, PDIUM
History
Legislature term	V Legislature (1968–1972)
Predecessor	Rumor III Cabinet
Successor	Andreotti I Cabinet