# De Mita government

The De Mita Cabinet was the 46th cabinet of the Italian Republic. It held office from 1988 to 1989.
After being appointed as new president of the Christian Democracy, De Mita was forced to resign due to several hassles between his party and the PSI. After that, President Francesco Cossiga gave the presidential mandate to form a new cabinet to Giovanni Spadolini and then again to De Mita, until the formation of a new government led by Giulio Andreotti, on 23 July 1989.

## Party breakdown

* Christian Democracy (DC): Prime minister, 15 ministers, 35 undersecretaries
* Italian Socialist Party (PSI): Deputy Prime minister, 9 ministers, 19 undersecretaries
* Italian Republican Party (PRI): 3 ministers, 5 undersecretaries
* Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI): 2 ministers, 3 undersecretaries
* Italian Liberal Party (PLI): 1 minister, 4 undersecretaries

## Composition

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Prime Minister | Ciriaco De Mita | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | DC |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Gianni De Michelis | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | PSI |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Giulio Andreotti | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | DC |
| Minister of the Interior | Antonio Gava | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | DC |
| Minister of Grace and Justice | Giuliano Vassalli | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | PSI |
| Minister of Budget and Economic Planning | Amintore Fanfani | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | DC |
| Minister of Finance | Emilio Colombo | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | DC |
| Minister of Treasury | Giuliano Amato | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | PSI |
| Minister of Defence | Valerio Zanone | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | PLI |
| Minister of Public Education | Giovanni Galloni | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | DC |
| Minister of Public Works | Enrico Ferri | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | PSDI |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forests | Calogero Mannino | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | DC |
| Minister of Transport | Giorgio Santuz | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | DC |
| Minister of Post and Telecommunications | Oscar Mammì | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | PRI |
| Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship | Adolfo Battaglia | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | PRI |
| Minister of Health | Carlo Donat-Cattin | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | DC |
| Minister of Foreign Trade | Renato Ruggiero | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | PSI |
| Minister of Merchant Navy | Giovanni Prandini | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | DC |
| Minister of State Holdings | Carlo Fracanzani | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | DC |
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | Rino Formica | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | PSI |
| Minister of Cultural and Environmental Heritage | Vincenza Bono Parrino | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | PSDI |
| Minister of Tourism and Entertainment | Franco Carraro | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | PSI |
| Minister of the Environment | Giorgio Ruffolo | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | PSI |
| Minister of University and Scientific Research | Antonio Ruberti (ad interim) | 26 May 1989 | 22 July 1989 | PSI |
| Minister of Regional Affairs (without portfolio) | Antonio Maccanico | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | PRI |
| Minister for Social Affairs (without portfolio) | Rosa Russo Iervolino | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | DC |
| Minister for the Coordination of Community Policies (without portfolio) | Antonio La Pergola | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | PSI |
| Minister for the Coordination of Civil Protection (without portfolio) | Vito Lattanzio | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | DC |
| Minister of Public Function (without portfolio) | Paolo Cirino Pomicino | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | DC |
| Minister for Extraordinary Interventions in the South (without portfolio) | Remo Gaspari | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | DC |
| Minister for Urban Areas Problems (without portfolio) | Carlo Tognoli | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | PSI |
| Minister for Scientific Research (without portfolio) | Antonio Ruberti | 13 April 1988 | 25 May 1989 | PSI |
| Minister for Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio) | Sergio Mattarella | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | DC |
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers | Riccardo Misasi | 13 April 1988 | 22 July 1989 | DC |