First Cossiga government

Cossiga I Cabinet
36th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed	5 August 1979 (1979-08-05)
Date dissolved	4 April 1980 (1980-04-04)
People and organisations
Head of state	Sandro Pertini
Head of government	Francesco Cossiga
Member parties	DC, PSDI, PLI Abstention: PSI, PRI
Status in legislature	Coalition government
Opposition parties	PCI, MSI, PR, PdUP
History
Election(s)	1979 election
Legislature term(s)	VIII Legislature (1979–1983)
Predecessor	Andreotti V Cabinet
Successor	Cossiga II Cabinet

The Cossiga I Cabinet, led by Francesco Cossiga, was the 36th cabinet of the Italian Republic.

Cossiga resigned on 19 March 1980^[1] and was re-appointed to form a second government.

Party breakdown

• Christian Democracy (DC): prime minister, 17 ministers, 38 undersecretaries
• Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI): 3 ministers, 6 undersecretaries
• Italian Liberal Party (PLI): 2 ministers, 2 undersecretaries
• Independents (PSI area): 2 ministers, 1 undersecretary

Composition

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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