First De Gasperi government

De Gasperi I Cabinet

65th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed10 December 1945
Date dissolved13 July 1946
People and organisations
Head of stateVictor Emmanuel III
Umberto II
Alcide De Gasperi[1]
Enrico De Nicola[1]
Head of governmentAlcide De Gasperi
Total no. of members19
Member partiesDC, PCI, PLI, PSIUP, PdA, PDL
Status in legislatureNational unity government
History
PredecessorParri Cabinet
SuccessorDe Gasperi II Cabinet

The first De Gasperi government was the last government of the Kingdom of Italy, which was abolished with the referendum of 2 June 1946, in which the Italian people voted in favour of the Republic. It held office from 10 December 1945 until 13 July 1946, a total of 216 days, or 7 months and 4 days.[2]

Government parties

The government was composed by the following parties:

Party Ideology Leader
Christian Democracy Christian democracy Alcide De Gasperi
Italian Communist Party Communism Palmiro Togliatti
Italian Liberal Party Liberalism Benedetto Croce
Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity Socialism Pietro Nenni
Action Party Liberal socialism Ferruccio Parri
Labour Democratic Party Social democracy Ivanoe Bonomi

Composition

Office Name Party Term
Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi DC 10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Deputy Prime Minister Pietro Nenni PSIUP 10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Foreign Affairs Alcide De Gasperi (ad interim) DC 10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of the Interior Giuseppe Romita PSIUP 10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Italian Africa Alcide De Gasperi (ad interim) DC 10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Grace and Justice Palmiro Togliatti PCI 10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Finance Mauro Scoccimarro PCI 10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Treasury Epicarmo Corbino PLI 10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of War Manlio Brosio PLI 10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of the Navy Raffaele de Courten Military 10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Air Force Mario Cevolotto PDL 10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Public Education Enrico Molè PDL 10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Public Works Leone Cattani PLI 10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Agriculture and Forests Fausto Gullo PCI 10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Transport Riccardo Lombardi PdA 10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Post and Telecommunications Mario Scelba DC 10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Industry and Commerce Giovanni Gronchi DC 10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Labour and Social Security Gaetano Barbareschi PSIUP 10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister for Reconstruction Emilio Sereni PCI 10 December 1945–22 December 1945
Minister for Post-War Assistance Luigi Gasparotto PDL 10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Foreign Trade Ugo La Malfa PdA 9 January 1946–20 February 1946
Mario Bracci PdA 20 February 1946–13 July 1946
Minister without portfolio (National Council) Alberto Cianca PdA 10 December 1945–19 February 1946
Emilio Lussu PdA 20 February 1946–13 July 1946
Minister without portfolio (Constituent Assembly) Pietro Nenni PSIUP 10 December 1945–19 February 1946

References

  1. ^ a b As provisional head of state.
  2. ^ Governo De Gasperi I