Zoli government

Zoli Cabinet
12th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed	20 May 1957
Date dissolved	2 July 1958
People and organisations
Head of state	Giovanni Gronchi
Head of government	Adone Zoli
Total no. of members	20
Member parties	DC External support: MSI, PSDI, PLI, PMP, PNM, PRI
Status in legislature	One-party government
Opposition parties	PCI, PSI
History
Outgoing election	1958 election
Legislature term	Legislature II (1953–1958)
Predecessor	Segni I Cabinet
Successor	Fanfani II Cabinet

The Zoli Cabinet was the 12th cabinet of the Italian Republic, which held office from 20 May 1957 to 2 July 1958, for a total of 408 days, or 1 year, 1 months and 12 days.^[1]

The government obtained the confidence in the Senate on 4 June 1957, with 132 votes in favor and 93 against, and in the Chamber of Deputies on 7 June, with 560 votes in favor, 305 against and 11 abstentions.^[2]

This cabinet was the first one who has been supported by the neo-fascist Italian Social Movement; but Zoli, a strong anti-fascist, resigned the post of Prime Minister soon after it became clear that he would have needed to rely on the votes of the neo-fascists to form a majority in the Parliament. He was then convinced by President of the Republic, Giovanni Gronchi, to remain in the post until the natural dissolution of the Italian Parliament in 1958.

Composition

Office	Name	Party		Term
Prime Minister	Adone Zoli		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Deputy Prime Minister	Giuseppe Pella		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Giuseppe Pella		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of the Interior	Fernando Tambroni		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Grace and Justice	Guido Gonella		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Budget	Adone Zoli (ad interim)		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Finance	Giulio Andreotti		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Treasury	Giuseppe Medici		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Defence	Paolo Emilio Taviani		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Public Education	Aldo Moro		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Public Works	Giuseppe Togni		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Agriculture and Forests	Emilio Colombo		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Transport	Armando Angelini		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Post and Telecommunications	Bernardo Mattarella		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Industry and Commerce	Silvio Gava		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Foreign Trade	Guido Carli		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Merchant Navy	Gennaro Cassiani		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of State Holdings	Giorgio Bo		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister of Labour and Social Security	Luigi Gui		DC	20 May 1957–17 June 1958
	Adone Zoli (ad interim)		DC	17 June 1958–2 July 1958
Minister for the Fund for the South (without portfolio)	Pietro Campilli		DC	20 May 1957–26 February 1958
Minister for Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio)	Rinaldo Del Bo		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Minister for Public Administration Reform (without portfolio)	Mario Zotta		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958
Secretary of the Council of Ministers	Lorenzo Spallino		DC	20 May 1957–2 July 1958

References

1. I Governo Zoli
2. II Legislatura - 25 giugno 1953-11 giugno 1958