The Fanfani IV Cabinet was the 17th cabinet of the Italian Republic, which held office from 22 February 1962 to 22 June 1963, for a total of 485 days, or 1 year and 4 months.[1][2]
Fanfani IV Cabinet | |
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 17th Cabinet of Italy | |
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| Date formed | 22 February 1962 |
| Date dissolved | 22 June 1963 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Giovanni Gronchi Antonio Segni |
| Head of government | Amintore Fanfani |
| Total no. of members | 23 |
| Member parties | DC, PSDI, PRI External support: PSI |
| Status in legislature | Coalition government |
| Opposition parties | PCI, MSI, PLI, PDIUM |
| History | |
| Outgoing election | 1963 election |
| Legislature term | Legislature III (1958–1963) |
| Predecessor | Fanfani III Cabinet |
| Successor | Leone I Cabinet |
The government was presented to the chambers on 2 March 1962. The trust was voted in the Chamber of Deputies on 10 March, which was approved with 295 votes in favor, 195 against and the abstention of the PSI, while in the Senate the vote of trust took place on 15 March, which was approved with 122 votes in favor and 68 against.
On 18 June the Council of Ministers approved the law for the nationalization of electricity, one of the main points of the PSI program and which was approved by the parliament in November, and the Electricity Authority was established with the consequent transfer to it of the electrical industries. At the end of November there was a reshuffle with the replacement of some ministers and some undersecretaries and the changes were approved by the Chamber on 5 December by the Senate on 6 December.
From 4 to 8 January 1963 meetings between the secretaries of the respective parties were held in order to find a compromise between the various parties that supported the government to define how to conclude the legislature. In particular there were disagreements between DC and PSI on the law for the implementation of the regional order, that the DC would like to condition to the breaking of the PSI with the PCI in the local institutions. However, given the now close conclusion of the legislature, the PSI excluded the government crisis.
The parliament was dissolved on 18 February and the president Antonio Segni announced early election.[3]
Party breakdown
edit- Christian Democracy (DC): prime minister, deputy prime minister, 18 ministers, 32 undersecretaries
- Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI): 3 ministers, 5 undersecretaries
- Italian Republican Party (PRI): 2 ministers, 1 undersecretary
Composition
edit| Office | Name | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Amintore Fanfani | DC | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Attilio Piccioni | DC | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Antonio Segni | DC | 22 February 1962–7 May 1962 | |
| Amintore Fanfani (ad interim) | DC | 7 May 1962–29 May 1962 | ||
| Attilio Piccioni | DC | 29 May 1962–22 June 1963 | ||
| Minister of the Interior | Paolo Emilio Taviani | DC | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister of Grace and Justice | Giacinto Bosco | DC | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister of Budget | Ugo La Malfa | PRI | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister of Finance | Giuseppe Trabucchi | DC | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister of Treasury | Roberto Tremelloni | PSDI | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister of Defence | Giulio Andreotti | DC | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister of Public Education | Luigi Gui | DC | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister of Public Works | Fiorentino Sullo | DC | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forests | Mariano Rumor | DC | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister of Transport | Bernardo Mattarella | DC | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister of Post and Telecommunications | Lorenzo Spallino | DC | 22 February 1962–27 May 1962 | |
| Guido Corbellini | DC | 27 May 1962–30 November 1962 | ||
| Carlo Russo | DC | 30 November 1962–22 June 1963 | ||
| Minister of Industry and Commerce | Emilio Colombo | DC | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister of Health | Angelo Raffaele Jervolino | DC | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister of Foreign Trade | Luigi Preti | PSDI | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister of Merchant Navy | Cino Macrelli | PRI | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister of State Holdings | Giorgio Bo | DC | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | Virginio Bertinelli | PSDI | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister of Tourism and Entertainment | Alberto Folchi | DC | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister for the South and the Depressed Areas (without portfolio) | Giulio Pastore | DC | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister for Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio) | Giuseppe Codacci Pisanelli | DC | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister for Scientific Research (without portfolio) | Guido Corbellini | DC | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Minister for Public Administration Reform (without portfolio) | Giuseppe Medici | DC | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers | Umberto Delle Fave | DC | 22 February 1962–22 June 1963 | |