First Facta government explained

Cabinet Name:Facta I government
Cabinet Number:57th
Jurisdiction:Italy
Flag:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:26 February 1922
Date Dissolved:1 August 1922
Government Head:Luigi Facta
State Head:Victor Emmanuel III
Total Number:15
Political Party:PPI, PLI, PLD, DS, PSRI, PA
Previous:Bonomi I Cabinet
Successor:Facta II Cabinet

The Facta I government of Italy held office from 26 February 1922 until 1 August 1922, a total of 237 days, or 7 months and 22 days.[1] It replaced the first cabinet of Ivanoe Bonomi which had not been given a vote of confidence by the Chamber of Deputies on 17 February.[2]

Government parties

The government was composed by the following parties:

PartyIdeologyLeader
Italian People's PartyChristian democracyLuigi Sturzo
Italian Liberal PartyLiberalismGiovanni Giolitti
Democratic Liberal PartyLiberalismFrancesco Saverio Nitti
Social DemocracySocial liberalismGiovanni Antonio Colonna
Italian Reformist Socialist PartySocial democracyLeonida Bissolati
Agrarian PartyAgrarianismPietro Lanza di Scalea

Composition

The cabinet members were as follows:[2]

OfficeNamePartyTerm
Prime MinisterLuigi FactaItalian Liberal Party(1922–1922)
Minister of the InteriorLuigi FactaItalian Liberal Party(1922–1922)
Minister of Foreign AffairsCarlo SchanzerDemocratic Liberal Party(1922–1922)
Minister of Justice and Worship AffairsLuigi RossiDemocratic Liberal Party(1922–1922)
Minister of FinanceGiovanni Battista BertoneItalian People's Party(1922–1922)
Minister of TreasuryCamillo PeanoDemocratic Liberal Party(1922–1922)
Minister of WarPietro Lanza di ScaleaAgrarian Party(1922–1922)
Minister of the NavyRoberto De VitoSocial Democracy(1922–1922)
Minister of Industry and CommerceTeofilo RossiItalian Liberal Party(1922–1922)
Minister of Public WorksVincenzo RiccioItalian Liberal Party(1922–1922)
Minister of AgricultureItalian People's Party(1922–1922)
Minister of Public EducationAntonio AnileItalian People's Party(1922–1922)
Minister of Labour and Social SecurityArnaldo Dello SbarbaItalian Reformist Socialist Party(1922–1922)
Minister of Post and TelegraphsGiovanni Antonio ColonnaSocial Democracy(1922–1922)
Luigi FulciSocial Democracy(1922–1922)
Minister of the ColoniesGiovanni AmendolaDemocratic Liberal Party(1922–1922)
Minister for the Lands freed by the EnemyLuigi FactaItalian Liberal Party(1922–1922)
Maggiorino FerrarisItalian Liberal Party(1922–1922)

Notes and References

  1. http://storia.camera.it/governi/i-governo-facta I Governo Facta
  2. Italy's New Cabinet and the Fiume Episode. Current History. April 1922. 16. 1. 45329293. 168–170.