Depretis I Cabinet

Depretis I Cabinet
15th cabinet of Italy
Date formed	25 March 1876
Date dissolved	25 December 1877
People and organisations
Head of government	Agostino Depretis
Head of state	Victor Emmanuel II
Total number of ministers	9
Member party	Historical Left
History
Predecessor	Minghetti II Cabinet
Successor	Depretis II Cabinet

The Depretis I Cabinet held office from 25 March 1876 until 25 December 1877, a total of 650 days, or 1 year and 9 months.

Government parties

The government was composed by the following parties:

Party		Ideology	Leader
	Historical Left	Liberalism	Agostino Depretis

Composition

Office	Name	Party		Term
Prime Minister	Agostino Depretis		Historical Left	(1876–1877)
Minister of the Interior	Giovanni Nicotera		Historical Left	(1876–1877)
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Luigi Amedeo Melegari		Historical Left	(1876–1877)
Minister of Grace and Justice	Pasquale Stanislao Mancini		Historical Left	(1876–1877)
Minister of Finance	Agostino Depretis		Historical Left	(1876–1877)
Minister of War	Luigi Mezzacapo		Military	(1876–1877)
Minister of the Navy	Benedetto Brin		Military	(1876–1877)
Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce	Salvatore Majorana Calatabiano		Historical Left	(1876–1877)
Minister of Public Works	Giuseppe Zanardelli		Historical Left	(1876–1877)
	Agostino Depretis		Historical Left	(1877–1877)
Minister of Public Education	Michele Coppino		Historical Left	(1876–1877)