Segni I Cabinet

The Segni I Cabinet was the 11th cabinet of the Italian government which held office from 6 July 1955 until 20 May 1957, for a total of 683 days, or 1 year, 10 months and 13 days.[1]

Segni I Cabinet

11th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed6 July 1955
Date dissolved20 May 1957
People and organisations
Head of stateGiovanni Gronchi
Head of governmentAntonio Segni
Total no. of members20
Member partiesDC, PSDI, PLI
External support:
PRI
Status in legislatureCoalition government
Opposition partiesPCI, PSI, PNM, MSI, PMP
History
Legislature term(s)Legislature II (1953–1958)
PredecessorScelba Cabinet
SuccessorZoli Cabinet

Following the resignation of the previous government, chaired by Mario Scelba and caused by internal clashes with the DC and by the PRI's refusal to return to the government, the President of the Republic Gronchi, on 26 June 1955, instructed Antonio Segni to start consultations with the parties to explore the possibilities of the formation of a new government and, having obtained the approval of the DC, PSDI and PLI and external support from the PRI, on 2 July, he was entrusted with the task of forming the new government. The program was presented first to the Chamber which, on 18 July, approved the motion of confidence with 293 votes in favor and 265 against while, in the Senate, it was approved on 22 July with 121 votes in favor and 100 against.

Following the departure of the PSDI from the government, Segni presented his resignation to Gronchi on 6 May 1957.[2]

Government parties

The government was composed by the following parties:

Party Ideology Leader
Christian Democracy (DC) Christian democracy Amintore Fanfani
Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI) Social democracy Giuseppe Saragat
Italian Liberal Party (PLI) Liberalism Giovanni Malagodi

Party breakdown

Composition
Office Name Party Term
Prime Minister Antonio Segni DC 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Deputy Prime Minister Giuseppe Saragat PSDI 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Minister of Foreign Affairs Gaetano Martino PLI 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Minister of the Interior Fernando Tambroni DC 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Minister of Grace and Justice Aldo Moro DC 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Minister of Budget Ezio Vanoni DC 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Adone Zoli DC 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Minister of Finance Giulio Andreotti DC 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Minister of Treasury Silvio Gava DC 6 July 1955–31 January 1956
Ezio Vanoni (ad interim) DC 31 January 1956–16 February 1956
Giuseppe Medici DC 16 February 1956–2 July 1958
Minister of Defence Paolo Emilio Taviani DC 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Minister of Public Education Paolo Rossi PSDI 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Minister of Public Works Giuseppe Romita PSDI 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Minister of Agriculture and Forests Emilio Colombo DC 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Minister of Transport Armando Angelini DC 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Minister of Post and Telecommunications Giovanni Braschi DC 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Minister of Industry and Commerce Guido Cortese PLI 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Minister of Foreign Trade Bernardo Mattarella DC 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Minister of Merchant Navy Gennaro Cassiani DC 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Minister of State Holdings Giuseppe Togni DC 22 December 1956–20 May 1957
Minister of Labour and Social Security Ezio Vigorelli PSDI 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Adone Zoli (ad interim) DC 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Minister for the Fund for the South (without portfolio) Pietro Campilli DC 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Minister for Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio) Raffaele De Caro PLI 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Minister for Public Administration Reform (without portfolio) Guido Gonella DC 6 July 1955–20 May 1957
Secretary of the Council of Ministers Carlo Russo DC 6 July 1955–20 May 1957

References
  1. Composizione del Governo Segni I
  2. II Legislatura - 25 giugno 1953-11 giugno 1958
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