First De Gasperi government explained

Cabinet Name:De Gasperi I Cabinet
Cabinet Number:65th
Jurisdiction:Italy
Flag:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:10 December 1945
Date Dissolved:13 July 1946
Government Head:Alcide De Gasperi
State Head:Victor Emmanuel III
Umberto II
Alcide De Gasperi[1]
Enrico De Nicola
Total Number:19
Political Parties:DC, PCI, PLI, PSIUP, PdA, PDL
Legislature Status:National unity government
Previous:Parri Cabinet
Successor:De 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:

PartyIdeologyLeader
Christian DemocracyChristian democracyAlcide De Gasperi
Italian Communist PartyCommunismPalmiro Togliatti
Italian Liberal PartyLiberalismBenedetto Croce
Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian UnitySocialismPietro Nenni
Action PartyLiberal socialismFerruccio Parri
Labour Democratic PartySocial democracyIvanoe Bonomi

Composition

Office NamePartyTerm
Prime MinisterAlcide De Gasperi10 December 194513 July 1946
Deputy Prime MinisterPietro Nenni10 December 194513 July 1946
Minister of Foreign AffairsAlcide De Gasperi (ad interim)10 December 194513 July 1946
Minister of the InteriorGiuseppe RomitaPSIUP10 December 194513 July 1946
Minister of Italian AfricaAlcide De Gasperi (ad interim) 10 December 194513 July 1946
Minister of Grace and JusticePalmiro Togliatti10 December 194513 July 1946
PCI10 December 194513 July 1946
Minister of Treasury10 December 194513 July 1946
Manlio Brosio10 December 194513 July 1946
Minister of the NavyRaffaele de Courten10 December 194513 July 1946
Minister of Air ForceMario Cevolotto10 December 194513 July 1946
Minister of Public EducationEnrico MolèPDL10 December 194513 July 1946
Minister of Public WorksLeone Cattani10 December 194513 July 1946
Minister of Agriculture and ForestsFausto Gullo10 December 194513 July 1946
Minister of TransportRiccardo Lombardi10 December 194513 July 1946
Minister of Post and TelecommunicationsMario ScelbaDC10 December 194513 July 1946
Minister of Industry and CommerceGiovanni GronchiDC10 December 194513 July 1946
Minister of Labour and Social SecurityGaetano BarbareschiPSIUP10 December 194513 July 1946
Minister for ReconstructionEmilio Sereni10 December 194522 December 1945
Minister for Post-War AssistanceLuigi Gasparotto10 December 194513 July 1946
Minister of Foreign TradeUgo La Malfa9 January 194620 February 1946
Mario Bracci20 February 194613 July 1946
Minister without portfolio (National Council)Alberto Cianca10 December 194519 February 1946
Emilio Lussu20 February 194613 July 1946
Minister without portfolio (Constituent Assembly)Pietro NenniPSIUP10 December 194519 February 1946

Notes and References

  1. As provisional head of state.
  2. http://www.senato.it/leg/-01/BGT/Schede/Governi/0032_M.htm Governo De Gasperi I