Ciampi Cabinet
The Ciampi Cabinet, led by the former Governor of the Bank of Italy Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, was the 50th cabinet of the Italian Republic[2] and the second and final cabinet of the XI Legislature. It held office from 28 April 1993 until 11 May 1994, a total of 377 days, or 1 year and 12 days.
Ciampi Cabinet | |
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50th Cabinet of Italy | |
Date formed | 29 April 1993 |
Date dissolved | 11 May 1994 (377 days) |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Oscar Luigi Scalfaro |
Head of government | Carlo Azeglio Ciampi |
No. of ministers | 25 (incl. Prime Minister) |
Total no. of members | 30 (incl. Prime Minister) |
Member parties | Independents, DC, PSI, PSDI, PLI Abstention: PDS, LN, PRI, FdV |
Status in legislature | National unity government Technocratic cabinet[1] |
Opposition parties | PRC, MSI, Rete |
History | |
Outgoing election | 1994 election |
Legislature term(s) | XI Legislature (1992–1994) |
Predecessor | Amato I Cabinet |
Successor | Berlusconi I Cabinet |
It was the first government of the Italian Republic led by a non-Parliamentarian.
Former communists joined the government for the first time since 1947,[3] but they left the government after a few days.
Indeed, on 4 May 1993, a few days later the settlement of the government, the Democratic Party of the Left and the Federation of the Greens withdrew their ministers, in protest against the failed authorization to proceed against Bettino Craxi by the Chamber of Deputies.[4] The PDS ministers were replaced with independents.
The cabinet obtained the confidence in the Chamber of Deputies on 7 May 1993, with 309 votes in favour, 60 against and 182 abstentions, and in the Senate on 12 May 1993, with 162 votes in favour, 36 against and 50 abstentions.[5] The Democratic Party of the Left, the Northern League, the Italian Republican Party and the Greens refrained from voting for confidence in the government.
The government resigned on 13 January 1994.[6]
Party breakdown
The government was initially composed of the members of the following parties:
- Independents: Prime Minister, 8 ministers
- Christian Democracy (DC): 8 ministers and 20 undersecretaries
- Italian Socialist Party (PSI): 5 ministers and 10 undersecretaries
- Italian Liberal Party (PLI): 1 minister and 3 undersecretaries
- Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI): 1 minister and 3 undersecretaries
- Italian Republican Party (PRI): 1 undersecretary
Until 4 May 1993, the government was also composed of members of the following parties:
- Democratic Party of the Left (PDS): 3 ministers
- Federation of the Greens (FdV): 1 minister
Composition of the Government
Portrait | Office | Name | Term | Party | Undersecretaries | |
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Prime Minister | Carlo Azeglio Ciampi | 29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Independent | Vito Riggio (DC)[lower-alpha 1] | ||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Beniamino Andreatta | 29 April 1993 – 19 April 1994 | Christian Democracy | Carmelo Azzarà (DC) Giuseppe Giacovazzo (DC) Laura Fincato (PSI) | ||
Leopoldo Elia | 19 April 1994 – 11 May 1994 | Christian Democracy | ||||
Minister of the Interior | Nicola Mancino | 29 April 1993 – 19 April 1994 | Christian Democracy | Antonino Murmura (DC) Saverio D'Aquino (PLI) Costantino Dell'Osso (PSI) | ||
Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (ad interim) |
19 April 1994 – 11 May 1994 | Independent | ||||
Minister of Justice | Giovanni Conso | 29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Independent | Vincenzo Binetti (DC) Daniela Mazzuconi (DC) | ||
Minister of Budget and Economic Planning | Luigi Spaventa | 29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Independent | Luigi Grillo (DC) Florindo D'Aimmo (DC) | ||
Minister of Finance | Vincenzo Visco | 29 April 1993 – 5 May 1993 | Democratic Party of the Left | Stefano De Luca (PLI) Riccardo Triglia (DC) Antonio Pappalardo (PSDI) (until 22 May 1993) Paolo Bruno (PSDI) (since 14 June 1993) | ||
Franco Gallo | 5 May 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Independent | ||||
Minister of Treasury | Piero Barucci | 29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Christian Democracy | Paolo De Paoli (PSDI) Piergiovanni Malvestio (DC) Maurizio Sacconi (PSI) Sergio Coloni (DC) | ||
Minister of Defence | Fabio Fabbri | 29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Italian Socialist Party | Antonio Giagu Demartini (DC) Antonio Patuelli (PLI) | ||
Minister of Public Education | Rosa Russo Jervolino | 29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Christian Democracy | Giuseppe Matulli (DC) Antonio Mario Innamorato (PSI) | ||
Minister of Public Works | Francesco Merloni | 29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Christian Democracy | Achille Cutrera (PSI) Pino Pisicchio (DC) | ||
Minister of Agriculture and Forests | Alfredo Luigi Diana | 29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Christian Democracy | Pasquale Diglio (PSI) | ||
Minister of Post and Telecommunications | Maurizio Pagani | 29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Italian Democratic Socialist Party | Ombretta Fumagalli Carulli (DC) | ||
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship | Paolo Savona | 29 April 1993 – 19 April 1994 | Independent | Germano De Cinque (DC) Rossella Artioli (PSI) | ||
Paolo Baratta (ad interim) |
19 April 1994 – 11 May 1994 | Independent | ||||
Minister of Health | Mariapia Garavaglia | 29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Christian Democracy | Nicola Savino (PSI) Publio Fiori (DC) | ||
Minister of Foreign Trade | Paolo Baratta | 29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Independent | |||
Minister of Transport and Navigation | Raffaele Costa | 29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Italian Liberal Party | Giorgio Carta (PSDI) Michele Sellitti (PSI) | ||
Minister of Labour and Social Security | Gino Giugni | 29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Italian Socialist Party | Luciano Azzolini (DC) Sandro Principe (PSI) | ||
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment | Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (ad interim) |
29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Independent | |||
Minister of Cultural and Environmental Heritage | Alberto Ronchey | 29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Independent | |||
Minister of the Environment | Francesco Rutelli | 29 April 1993 – 4 May 1993 | Federation of the Greens | Roberto Formigoni (DC) | ||
Valdo Spini | 4 May 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Italian Socialist Party | ||||
Minister of University and Scientific and Technological Research | Luigi Berlinguer | 29 April 1993 – 4 May 1993 | Democratic Party of the Left | Silvia Costa (DC) | ||
Umberto Colombo | 4 May 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Independent | ||||
Minister of Public Function (without portfolio) |
Sabino Cassese | 29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Independent | |||
Minister for the Coordination of Community Policies (without portfolio) |
Valdo Spini | 29 April 1993 – 4 May 1993 | Italian Socialist Party | |||
Livio Paladin | 4 May 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Independent | ||||
Minister for Social Affairs (without portfolio) |
Fernanda Contri | 29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Italian Socialist Party | |||
Minister for Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio) |
Augusto Barbera | 29 April 1993 – 4 May 1993 | Democratic Party of the Left | |||
Paolo Barile | 4 May 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Independent | ||||
Minister for Electoral and Institutional Reforms (without portfolio) |
Leopoldo Elia | 29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Christian Democracy | |||
Secretary of the Council of Ministers | Antonio Maccanico | 29 April 1993 – 11 May 1994 | Italian Republican Party | — |
- With delegation to the Civil Protection
References
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