Tambroni government

The Tambroni Cabinet was the 15th cabinet of the Italian Republic led by the Christian Democrat Fernando Tambroni. It lasted from 25 March to 26 July 1960. The government received the necessary vote of confidence from the parliament thanks to the support of the neo-fascist Italian Social Movement (MSI),^[1] a unique case in the history of the Italian Republic.^[2] Tambroni's brief government was heavily criticized by the Italian left.^[2][3]

Tambroni Cabinet
15th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed	26 March 1960
Date dissolved	27 July 1960
People and organisations
Head of state	Giovanni Gronchi
Head of government	Fernando Tambroni
Total no. of members	22
Member party	DC External support: MSI[1]
Status in legislature	One-party government
Opposition parties	PCI, PSI, PSDI, PLI, PRI, PDIUM
History
Legislature term	Legislature III (1958–1963)
Predecessor	Segni II Cabinet
Successor	Fanfani III Cabinet

Tambroni's role as Prime Minister is best remembered for the short-lived riots that occurred in the summer of the same year due to his support for the MSI;^[1] as a consequence, Tambroni was eventually replaced by the Christian Democrat politician Amintore Fanfani as Prime Minister of Italy.

History

Prime Minister Fernando Tambroni was a prominent advocate of law and order policies. He is mostly remembered for his resignation caused by the Genoa riots of 1960.

Ferruccio Parri held an anti-fascist talk in during a demonstration on 19 July, two days after Tambroni's resignation.^[4][5]

Its Minister of Culture Umberto Tupini attacked Federico Fellini's La Dolce Vita, announcing that all the "shameful films" would soon be banned.^[6]

The 1960 Summer Olympics were to be held in Rome from 25 August. Italy had been admitted to the United Nations in December 1955, and in 1960, international public opinion was still aware of the shadow of Italy's fascist past. Historian Gianpasquale Santomassimo said that if the games had been held under a government of fascists and filo-fascists, it would have been a catastrophic impact on Italy's image.^[7]

Composition

Office	Name	Party		Term
Prime Minister	Fernando Tambroni		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Deputy Prime Minister	Attilio Piccioni		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Antonio Segni		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister of the Interior	Giuseppe Spataro		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister of Grace and Justice	Guido Gonella		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister of Budget	Fernando Tambroni (ad interim)		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister of Finance	Giuseppe Trabucchi		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister of Treasury	Paolo Emilio Taviani		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister of Defence	Giulio Andreotti		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister of Public Education	Giuseppe Medici		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister of Public Works	Giuseppe Togni		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister of Agriculture and Forests	Mariano Rumor		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister of Transport	Fiorentino Sullo		DC	26 March 1960–11 April 1960
	Mario Ferrari Aggradi (ad interim)		DC	11 April–27 July 1960
Minister of Post and Telecommunications	Antonio Maxia		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister of Industry and Commerce	Emilio Colombo		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister of Health	Camillo Giardina		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister of Foreign Trade	Mario Martinelli		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister of Merchant Navy	Angelo Raffaele Jervolino		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister of State Holdings	Mario Ferrari Aggradi		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister of Labour and Social Security	Benigno Zaccagnini		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment	Umberto Tupini		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister for the South and the Depressed Areas (without portfolio)	Giulio Pastore		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
	Fernando Tambroni (ad interim)		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister for Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio)	Armando Angelini		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960
Minister for Public Administration Reform (without portfolio)	Giorgio Bo		DC	26 March 1960–11 April 1960
Secretary of the Council of Ministers	Alberto Folchi		DC	26 March 1960–27 July 1960

References

1. Levy, Carl (2000) [1996]. "From Fascism to "Post-Fascists": Italian Roads to Modernity". In Bessel, Richard (ed.). Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany: Comparisons and Contrasts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 188–190. ISBN 9780521477116.
2. Ginsborg (1990) pp.256-7
3. il Manifesto, July 4, 2010, p.3 TAMBRONI: Un dc «borghese, maschio, virile, antimarxista quote:

   L'onorevole Tambroni appartiene a quella borghesia maschia e virile che si affaccia sui problemi sociali e politici senza infingimenti, ma soprattutto senza paura. È un lavoratore efficiente e metodico in un mondo di pigri, un solutore di problemi legislativi, un difensore strenuo e implacabile di quella invalicabile linea che distingue la nostra etica politica dal marxismo della estrema sinistra

4. P. G. Murgia Il luglio 1960, Sugar edizioni»
5. CRONOLOGIA: L'avventura dc e nera del governo Tambroni, il Manifesto, July 4th 2010, p.2
6. AA.VV., (1945-1994) Italia/Storia della prima repubblica: La politica, la società, i protagonisti, le date cit., p 134
7. Gianpasquale Santomassimo (2010) Magliette a strisce, il Manifesto, July 4th 2010. quoote:

   Poco meno di due mesi dopo, le Olimpiadi di Roma ... rappresentarono la prima grande vetrina internazionale dell'Italia repubblicana, da poco ammessa nelle Nazioni Unite. Rimossa dall'Italia «moderata» e «benpensante», l'ombra del passato fascista era ancora ben presente presso l'opinione pubblica internazionale. Arrivare a questo appuntamento con un governo di fascisti e filofascisti sarebbe stato semplicemente catastrofico per la nostra immagine.

Sources

• Ginsborg, Paul (1990). A History of Contemporary Italy: Society and Politics, 1943-1988.

External links

• Il Governo Tambroni - minister list on the Official website of the Italian government
• Alessandra Fava In migliaia a Genova per ricordare la rivolta antifascista