The Craxi I Cabinet was the cabinet of the Italian government which held office from 4 August 1983 until 1 August 1986, for a total of 1,093 days, or 2 years, 11 months and 28 days.

Party breakdown

Christian Democracy16
Italian Socialist Party6
Italian Republican Party3
Italian Democratic Socialist Party3
Italian Liberal Party2

Ministers and other members

Composition

PortraitOfficeNameTermPartyUndersecretaries
Prime MinisterBettino Craxi4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Italian Socialist PartyGiuliano Amato (PSI)
Deputy Prime MinisterArnaldo Forlani4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Christian Democracy
Minister of Foreign AffairsGiulio Andreotti4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Christian DemocracySusanna Agnelli (PRI) Bruno Corti (PSDI) Mario Fioret (DC) Mario Raffaelli (PSI) Francesco Forte (PSI)
Minister of the InteriorOscar Luigi Scalfaro4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Christian DemocracyPaolo Barsacchi (PSI) Adriano Ciaffi (DC) Marino Corder (DC) Raffaele Costa (PLI)
Minister of Grace and JusticeMino Martinazzoli4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Christian DemocracyLuciano Bausi (DC) Antonio Carpino (PSI) Cesarino Dante Cioce (PSDI)
Minister of Budget and Economic PlanningPietro Longo4 August 1983 – 13 July 1984Italian Democratic Socialist PartyAlberto Aiardi (DC) Carlo Vizzini (PSDI) (until 30 July 1984) Alberto Ciampaglia (PSDI) (since 2 August 1984)
Bettino Craxi (ad interim)13 July 1984 – 30 July 1984Italian Socialist Party
Pier Luigi Romita30 July 1984 – 1 August 1986Italian Democratic Socialist Party
Minister of FinanceBruno Visentini4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Italian Republican PartyFranco Bortolani (DC) Giuseppe Caroli (DC) Domenico Raffaello Lombardi (DC) Domenico Susi (PSI)
Minister of TreasuryGiovanni Goria4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Christian DemocracyCarlo Fracanzani (DC) Manfredo Manfredi (DC) (until 25 February 1984) Eugenio Tarabini (DC) (since 6 April 1984) Giovanni Nonne (PSI) Gianni Ravaglia (PRI)
Minister of DefenceGiovanni Spadolini4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Italian Republican PartyTommaso Bisagno (DC) Bartolomeo Ciccardini (DC) Vittorio Olcese (PRI) Silvano Signori (PSI)
Minister of Public EducationFranca Falcucci4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Christian DemocracyDomenico Amalfitano (DC) Mario Dal Castello (DC) Giuseppe Fassino (PLI) Fabio Maravalle (PSI)
Minister of Public WorksFranco Nicolazzi4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Italian Democratic Socialist PartyGaetano Gorgoni (PRI) Mario Tassone (DC)
Minister of Agriculture and ForestsFilippo Maria Pandolfi4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Christian DemocracyGiulio Santarelli (PSI) Giuseppe Zurlo (DC)
Minister of TransportClaudio Signorile4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Italian Socialist PartyNiccolò Grassi Bertazzi (DC) Savino Melillo (PLI) Giuseppe Santonastaso (DC)
Minister of Post and TelecommunicationsAntonio Gava4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Christian DemocracyGiuseppe Avellone (DC) Giorgio Bogi (PRI) Giuseppe Reina (PSI)
Minister of Industry, Commerce and CraftsmanshipRenato Altissimo4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Italian Liberal PartyBruno Orsini (DC) Nicola Sanese (DC) Sisinio Zito (PSI)
Minister of HealthCostante Degan4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Christian DemocracyPaola Cavigliasso (DC) Francesco De Lorenzo (PLI) Carlo Romei (DC)
Minister of Foreign TradeNicola Capria4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Italian Socialist PartyFrancesco Vittorio Mazzola (DC) Giovanni Prandini (DC)
Minister of Merchant NavyGianuario Carta4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Christian DemocracyGiuseppe Cerami (DC) Alberto Ciampaglia (PSDI) (until 2 August 1984) Silvano Costi (PSDI) (since 2 August 1984)
Minister of State HoldingsClelio Darida4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Christian DemocracyDelio Giacometti (DC) Delio Meoli (PSI)
Minister of Labour and Social SecurityGianni De Michelis4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Italian Socialist PartyAndrea Borruso (DC) Gianfranco Conti Persini (PSDI) Pino Leccisi (DC)
Minister of Cultural and Environmental HeritageAntonino Pietro Gullotti4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Christian DemocracyGiuseppe Galasso (PRI)
Minister of Tourism and EntertainmentLelio Lagorio4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Italian Socialist Party
Minister of Regional Affairs (without portfolio)Pier Luigi Romita4 August 1983 – 30 July 1984Italian Democratic Socialist Party
Carlo Vizzini30 July 1984 – 1 August 1986Italian Democratic Socialist Party
Minister for Coordination of Scientific and Technological Research Initiatives (without portfolio)Luigi Granelli4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Christian Democracy
Minister for the Coordination of Community Policies (without portfolio)Francesco Forte4 August 1983 – 9 May 1985Italian Socialist Party
Loris Fortuna9 May 1985 – 5 December 1985Italian Socialist Party
Minister for Coordination of Civil Protection (without portfolio)Vincenzo Scotti4 August 1983 – 26 March 1984Christian Democracy
Giuseppe Zamberletti26 March 1984 – 1 August 1986Christian Democracy
Minister of Ecology (without portfolio)Alfredo Biondi4 August 1983 – 31 July 1985Italian Liberal Party
Valerio Zanone31 July 1985 – 1 August 1986Italian Liberal Party
Minister of Public Function (without portfolio)Remo Gaspari4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Christian Democracy
Minister for Extraordinary Interventions in the South (without portfolio)Salverino De Vito4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Christian DemocracyPasquale Lamorte (DC) Enrico Quaranta (PSI) (until 16 March 1984) Nicola Trotta (PSI) (since 6 April 1984)
Minister for Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio)Oscar Mammì4 August 1983 – 1 August 1986Italian Republican Party