Third Fanfani government

Fanfani III Cabinet
16th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed	27 July 1960
Date dissolved	22 February 1962
People and organisations
Head of state	Giovanni Gronchi
Head of government	Amintore Fanfani
Total no. of members	22
Member party	DC External support: PSDI, PLI, PRI Abstention: PSI, PDIUM
Status in legislature	One-party government
Opposition parties	PCI, MSI
History
Legislature term	Legislature III (1958–1963)
Predecessor	Tambroni Cabinet
Successor	Fanfani IV Cabinet

The Fanfani III Cabinet was the 16th cabinet of the Italian Republic, which held office from 27 July 1960 to 22 February 1962, for a total of 575 days, or 1 year, 6 months and 26 days.

The government obtained the confidence in the Senate on 3 August 1960, with 126 votes in favor, 58 against and 36 abstentions, and in the Chamber of Deputies on 5 August 1960, with 310 votes in favor, 156 against and 96 abstentions.

It was also known as Government of parallel convergences (Governo delle convergenze parallele).

Composition

Official photo of the Craxi's government after the oath at the Quirinal Palace

Office	Name	Party		Term
Prime Minister	Amintore Fanfani		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Deputy Prime Minister	Attilio Piccioni		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Antonio Segni		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister of the Interior	Mario Scelba		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister of Grace and Justice	Guido Gonella		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister of Budget	Giuseppe Pella		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister of Finance	Giuseppe Trabucchi		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister of Treasury	Paolo Emilio Taviani		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister of Defence	Giulio Andreotti		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister of Public Education	Giacinto Bosco		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister of Public Works	Benigno Zaccagnini		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister of Agriculture and Forests	Mariano Rumor		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister of Transport	Giuseppe Spataro		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister of Post and Telecommunications	Lorenzo Spallino		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister of Industry and Commerce	Emilio Colombo		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister of Health	Camillo Giardina		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister of Foreign Trade	Mario Martinelli		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister of Merchant Navy	Angelo Raffaele Jervolino		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister of State Holdings	Giorgio Bo		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister of Labour and Social Security	Fiorentino Sullo		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment	Alberto Folchi		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister for the South and the Depressed Areas (without portfolio)	Giulio Pastore		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister for Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio)	Giuseppe Codacci Pisanelli		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Minister for Public Administration Reform (without portfolio)	Tiziano Tessitori		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962
Secretary of the Council of Ministers	Umberto Delle Fave		DC	27 July 1960–22 February 1962