# First Andreotti government

The Andreotti I Cabinet was the 27th cabinet of the Italian Republic.
With a total of 152 votes in favor and 158 against, the government did not gain the confidence of the Senate and was forced to resign after only 9 days. So far, this government has been the one with the shortest period of full powers in the history of the Italian Republic, and the third one to be refused by the vote of confidence by the parliament, which caused the first early elections of the Republic.

## Composition

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Prime Minister | Giulio Andreotti | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Aldo Moro | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister of the Interior | Mariano Rumor | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister of Grace and Justice | Guido Gonella | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister of Budget and Economic Planning | Paolo Emilio Taviani | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister of Finance | Giuseppe Pella | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister of Treasury | Emilio Colombo | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister of Defence | Franco Restivo | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister of Public Education | Riccardo Misasi | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister of Public Works | Mario Ferrari Aggradi | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forests | Lorenzo Natali | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation | Oscar Luigi Scalfaro | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister of Post and Telecommunications | Giacinto Bosco | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship | Silvio Gava | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister of Health | Athos Valsecchi | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister of Foreign Trade | Camillo Ripamonti | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister of Merchant Navy | Gennaro Cassiani | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister of State Holdings | Flaminio Piccoli | 18 February 1972 | 31 May 1972 | DC |
| Minister of State Holdings | Giulio Andreotti (ad interim) | 31 May 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | Carlo Donat-Cattin | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister of Tourism and Entertainment | Giovanni Battista Scaglia | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister for Parliamentary Relations and Particular Political and Coordination Tasks (without portfolio) | Carlo Russo | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister for Extraordinary Interventions in the South (without portfolio) | Italo Giulio Caiati | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister for the Problems Related to the Implementation of the Regions (without portfolio) | Eugenio Gatto | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister for Scientific Research (without portfolio) | Fiorentino Sullo | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Minister for Public Administration Reform (without portfolio) | Remo Gaspari | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers | Franco Evangelisti | 18 February 1972 | 26 June 1972 | DC |
* ↑ with special regard to the Presidency of the Italian delegation to the UN