| Cabinet Name: | De Gasperi VIII Cabinet |
| Cabinet Number: | 7th |
| Jurisdiction: | Italy |
| Flag: | Flag of Italy.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Date Formed: | 16 July 1953 |
| Date Dissolved: | 17 August 1953 |
| Government Head: | Alcide De Gasperi |
| State Head: | Luigi Einaudi |
| Current Number: | 17 |
| Political Party: | Christian Democracy |
| Legislature Status: | One-party government |
| Election: | 1953 election |
| Legislature Term: | Legislature II (19531958) |
| Previous: | De Gasperi VII Cabinet |
| Successor: | Pella Cabinet |
The eighth De Gasperi government held office in the Italian Republic from 16 July to 17 August 1953, a total of just 32 days. It was the first government of the Republic to fall at its inaugural Parliamentary vote of confidence, having been submitted to Parliament by President Luigi Einaudi.[1]
It is one of the most short-lived governments in Italian history.