| Cabinet Name: | Cairoli I government |
| Cabinet Number: | 17th |
| Jurisdiction: | Italy |
| Flag: | Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Formed: | 24 March 1878 |
| Date Dissolved: | 19 December 1878 |
| Government Head: | Benedetto Cairoli |
| State Head: | Umberto I |
| Total Number: | 10 |
| Political Party: | Historical Left |
| Previous: | Depretis II Cabinet |
| Successor: | Depretis III Cabinet |
The Cairoli I government of Italy held office from 24 March 1878 until 19 December 1878, a total of 270 days, or 8 months and 25 days.[1]
The government was composed by the following parties:
| Office | Name | Party | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister | Benedetto Cairoli | Historical Left | (1878–1878) | ||
| Minister of the Interior | Giuseppe Zanardelli | Historical Left | (1878–1878) | ||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Luigi Corti | Historical Left | (1878–1878) | ||
| Benedetto Cairoli | Historical Left | (1878–1878) | |||
| Minister of Grace and Justice | Raffaele Conforti | Historical Left | (1878–1878) | ||
| Minister of Finance | Federico Seismit-Doda | Historical Left | (1878–1878) | ||
| Minister of Treasury | Federico Seismit-Doda | Historical Left | (1878–1878) | ||
| Minister of War | Giovanni Bruzzo | Military | (1878–1878) | ||
| Cesare Bonelli | Military | (1878–1878) | |||
| Minister of the Navy | Enrico Di Brocchetti | Historical Left | (1878–1878) | ||
| Benedetto Brin | Military | (1878–1878) | |||
| Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce | Benedetto Cairoli | Historical Left | (1878–1878) | ||
| Enrico Pessina | Historical Left | (1878–1878) | |||
| Minister of Public Works | Alfredo Baccarini | Historical Left | (1878–1878) | ||
| Minister of Public Education | Francesco de Sanctis | Historical Left | (1878–1878) | ||