Sixth Fanfani government

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Fanfani VI Cabinet
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44th Cabinet of Italy
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Date formed18 April 1987
Date dissolved29 July 1987
People and organisations
Head of state Francesco Cossiga
Head of government Amintore Fanfani
Total no. of members27 (incl. Prime Minister)
Member parties DC
External support:
PSI, PSDI, PR
Status in legislature Minority government
Opposition parties PCI, MSI, PRI, PLI, DP
History
Outgoing election 1987 election
Legislature term IX Legislature (1983–1987)
Predecessor Craxi II Cabinet
Successor Goria Cabinet

The Fanfani VI Cabinet was the 44th cabinet of the Italian Republic. The government held office from 18 April 1987 to 29 July 1987, for a total of 102 days.

Contents

The Fanfani VI Cabinet, composed only of DC ministers with some independent exponents, did not gain the confidence of the Chamber of Deputies following a surreal vote: PSI, PSDI and Radicals, that were excluded from the government, voted in favor of the confidence motion, while the Christian Democrats abstained. [1] This government was born with the only aim of managing the electoral transition and had explicitly asked its "parliamentary base" not to vote in favour of the government during its presentation to the Chambers.

The government fell immediately, 11 days after its formation, causing Fanfani's resignation and the early dissolution of the Chambers. The Fanfani VI Government has also been accused of an unprejudiced enlargement of the perimeter of the so-called "current business". [2]

Party breakdown

Composition

PortfolioMinisterTookofficeLeftofficeParty
Prime Minister 18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister of Foreign Affairs 18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister of the Interior 18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister of Grace and Justice 18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning
Giovanni Goria (ad interim)
18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister of Finance 18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister of Treasury 18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister of Defence 18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister of Public Education 18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister of Public Works 18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister of Agriculture and Forests 18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister of Transport 18 April 198729 July 1987  Independent
Minister of Post and Telecommunications 18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship 18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister of Health 18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister of Foreign Trade18 April 198729 July 1987  Independent
Minister of Merchant Navy18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister of State Holdings18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister of Labour and Social Security 18 April 198729 July 1987  Independent
Minister of Cultural and Environmental Heritage 18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment18 April 198729 July 1987  Independent
Minister of the Environment 18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister of Regional Affairs and Public Function (without portfolio)18 April 198729 July 1987  Independent
Minister for the Coordination of Scientific and Technological Research Initiatives (without portfolio)18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister for the Coordination of Civil Protection (without portfolio)18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister for Extraordinary Interventions in the South (without portfolio)18 April 198729 July 1987  DC
Minister for Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio)18 April 198729 July 1987  Independent
Secretary of the Council of Ministers 18 April 198729 July 1987  DC

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