The Andreotti III Cabinet was the 33rd cabinet of the Italian Republic. It held office from 1976 to 1978.
16-626: It was the first government in the history of the Italian Republic to count among its members a woman, Tina Anselmi (as Minister of Labour). The government obtained the confidence in the Senate on 6 August 1976, with 136 votes in favor, 17 against and 69 abstentions, and in the Chamber of Deputies on 9 August 1976, with 258 votes in favor, 44 against and 303 abstentions. It was a single-color government composed only of members of Christian Democracy ; it
32-646: A Passion for Politics). Anselmi died at home in Castelfranco Veneto, Treviso, on 1 November 2016, aged 89. On 18 June 1998, Anselmi was awarded the Knight's Great Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic . In June 2016, Anselmi was featured on an Italian postage stamp, the only living person to be honoured in this way. Order of Merit of the Italian Republic The Order of Merit of
48-704: A group of 31 young Partisans. As a result, she joined the Italian Resistance movement and became part of the Cesare Battisti brigade. That year, she also joined the Christian Democracy Party . After World War II, she studied literature at the Catholic University of Milan and became a primary school teacher. While working as a teacher, Anselmi held positions in Christian trade unions, including
64-513: The Venice - Treviso district. She served three times as undersecretary to the Department of Labour and Social Services, and in 1976 she became the first woman to be a member of an Italian cabinet , being chosen by Giulio Andreotti as Minister for Labour and Social Security. She held this position from 1976–79. She served as Minister for Health from 1978 to 1979. Anselmi is best known for having been
80-507: The Communist Party, which wanted to be directly involved in the government, a proposal rejected by Christian Democracy. Tina Anselmi Tina Anselmi (25 March 1927 – 1 November 2016) was an Italian politician. A member of the Italian resistance movement during World War II , she went on to become the first woman to hold a ministerial position in an Italian government. Anselmi
96-586: The Italian Republic ( Italian : Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana ) is the most senior Italian order of merit . It was established in 1951 by the second President of the Italian Republic , Luigi Einaudi . The highest-ranking honour of the Republic, it is awarded for "merit acquired by the nation" in the fields of literature, the arts, economy, public service, and social, philanthropic and humanitarian activities and for long and conspicuous service in civilian and military careers. The post-nominal letters for
112-484: The Resistance; in 2003, she wrote Zia, cos'è la Resistenza? (Auntie, what's the Resistance?), a book explaining the Italian Resistance to young people. In 2004, she wrote a second book for young people, titled Bella ciao: la resistenza raccontata ai ragazzi (Hey beautiful: the Resistance explained to children). In 2006, she published her memoir together with Anna Vinci, as Storia Di Una Passione Politica (Story of
128-820: The commission's final majority report that was approved in 1984, and all activity of the lodge ceased the following year. Anselmi was the chair of a commission of inquiry into the work of Italian soldiers in Somalia, and of a national commission on the consequences of laws for the Italian Jewish community. She was an honorary vice president of the National Institute for the History of the Liberation Movement in Italy. Later in her life, she began to write about her experiences in
144-525: The liberty of the citizens) encircling the head of Italia turrita on the reverse. The six degrees with corresponding ribbons are as follows (with numbers to 2 June 2020): The order is bestowed by decree of the President of the Italian Republic , as head of the orders of knighthood, on the recommendation of the President of the Council of Ministers . Except in exceptional circumstances, no one can be awarded for
160-415: The main proposer of Italian laws on equal opportunities, a matter she always fought for in her political life. For example in 1977, she passed a bill which recognized fathers as primary caregivers for their children, and allowed for both fathers and mothers to have time away for their children. In the same year, a major piece of legislation was passed on gender parity in employment conditions, of which Anselmi
176-633: The order are OMRI . The order effectively replaced national orders such as the Civil Order of Savoy (1831), the Order of the Crown of Italy (1868), the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (1572) and the Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (1362). Investiture takes place twice a year – on 2 June, the anniversary of the foundation of the Republic , and on 27 December, the anniversary of
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#1732844744356192-734: The primary teachers' union from 1948–55. In 1959, she joined the national council of the Christian Democracy Party, and she was the party's deputy leader from 1968–92. In 1963, she was elected vice-president of the Female Board of the European Union. From 1958–64, she was head of the Christian Democracy party's youth programmes. From 1968 to 1987, she was a Member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies , re-elected five times in
208-552: The promulgation of the Italian Constitution . However, those awards on Presidential motu proprio , related to termination of service or granted to foreigners, may be made at any time. The badge, modified in 2001, bears the inscription Al Merito della Repubblica encircling the national coat of arms on the obverse and the Latin Patriæ Unitati (for the union of the country) and Civium Libertati (for
224-566: Was a key supporter. She chaired the National Equal Opportunities Commission until 1994, and played a significant role in the introduction of Italy's National Health Service. In 1981, she headed the Parliamentary Commission of Inquiry into the illegal P2 Masonic Lodge ( Commissione parlamentare d’inchiesta sulla Loggia massonica P2 ); the lodge, at the time, was considered a threat to society. Anselmi wrote
240-582: Was born in Castelfranco Veneto , in the province of Treviso . Her father was an assistant pharmacist persecuted by the fascists because he was socialist , and her mother and grandmother ran an inn together. She attended the local high school, and then the Teaching Institute in Bassano del Grappa . On 26 September 1944, Nazi soldiers forced her and a group of other students to witness the hanging of
256-534: Was known as the Government of non no-confidence ( Italian : Governo della non sfiducia ) or Government of national solidarity ( Italian : Governo di solidarietà nazionale ) because it obtained the vote of confidence in parliament thanks to the abstention of the Italian Communist Party led by Enrico Berlinguer . The Andreotti III Cabinet fell on 31 January 1978, due to the withdrawal of support from
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