First Cossiga government

Cossiga I Cabinet

36th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed5 August 1979 (1979-08-05)
Date dissolved4 April 1980 (1980-04-04)
People and organisations
Head of stateSandro Pertini
Head of governmentFrancesco Cossiga
Member partiesDC, PSDI, PLI
Abstention:
PSI, PRI
Status in legislatureCoalition government
Opposition partiesPCI, MSI, PR, PdUP
History
Election1979 election
Legislature termVIII Legislature (1979–1983)
PredecessorAndreotti V Cabinet
SuccessorCossiga II Cabinet

The Cossiga I Cabinet, led by Francesco Cossiga, was the 36th cabinet of the Italian Republic.

Cossiga resigned on 19 March 1980[1] and was re-appointed to form a second government.

The Cossiga Cabinet at the Quirinal Palace for the official portrait.