Fifth Andreotti government

Andreotti V Cabinet
35th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed	21 March 1979 (1979-03-21)
Date dissolved	5 August 1979 (1979-08-05)
People and organisations
Head of state	Sandro Pertini
Head of government	Giulio Andreotti
Member parties	DC, PSDI, PRI
Status in legislature	Coalition government
History
Outgoing election	1979 election
Legislature term	VII Legislature (1976–1979)
Predecessor	Andreotti IV Cabinet
Successor	Cossiga I Cabinet

The Andreotti V Cabinet, led by Giulio Andreotti, was the 35th cabinet of the Italian Republic.

The government did not gain confidence in the Senate with a single vote: 149 senators voted in favor of the confidence motion and 150 against. Consequently, the executive resigned 11 days after his establishment.

Party breakdown

Official photo of the Andreotti's government after the oath at the Quirinal Palace

• Christian Democracy (DC): prime minister, 14 ministers, 39 undersecretaries
• Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI): 3 ministers, 7 undersecretaries
• Italian Republican Party (PRI): 3 ministers, 4 undersecretaries

Composition

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Giulio Andreotti	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		DC
Deputy Prime Minister	Ugo La Malfa	21 March 1979	26 March 1979		PRI
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Arnaldo Forlani	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		DC
Minister of the Interior	Virginio Rognoni	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		DC
Minister of Grace and Justice	Tommaso Morlino	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		DC
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning	Ugo La Malfa	21 March 1979	26 March 1979		PRI
	Bruno Visentini	26 March 1979	5 August 1979		PRI
Minister of Finance	Franco Maria Malfatti	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		DC
Minister of Treasury	Filippo Maria Pandolfi	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		DC
Minister of Defence	Attilio Ruffini	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		DC
Minister of Public Education	Giovanni Spadolini	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		PRI
Minister of Public Works	Francesco Compagna	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		PRI
Minister of Agriculture and Forests	Giovanni Marcora	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		DC
Minister of Transport	Luigi Preti	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		PSDI
Minister of Post and Telecommunications	Vittorino Colombo	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		DC
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship	Franco Nicolazzi	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		PSDI
Minister of Health	Tina Anselmi	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		DC
Minister of Foreign Trade	Gaetano Stammati	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		DC
Minister of Merchant Navy	Luigi Preti (ad interim)	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		PSDI
Minister of State Holdings	Antonio Bisaglia	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		DC
Minister of Labour and Social Security	Vincenzo Scotti	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		DC
Minister of Cultural and Environmental Heritage	Dario Antoniozzi	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		DC
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment	Egidio Ariosto	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		DC
Minister for Extraordinary Interventions in the South (without portfolio)	Michele Di Giesi	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		PSDI
Secretary of the Council of Ministers	Franco Evangelisti	21 March 1979	5 August 1979		DC