Antonio Mosconi (9 September 1866 –12 July 1955) was an Italian businessman and politician who held various political and government posts,including the finance minister between July 1928 and July 1932.
Hailed from a family based in Vicenza Mosconi was born on 9 September 1886. [1] [2] He received a law degree from the University of Padua in 1908. [2]
In 1911,he was named the secretary of the ministry of the interior. [2] He was appointed municipal commissioner in Trieste in July 1919. [3] When the military authority in Trieste was converted into a civil authority which was named as the provincial civilian government in July 1919,Mosconi headed it after Augusto Ciuffelli. [4] Mosconi's term in this post began in December 1919. [3]
From 1920,Mosconi was a member of the Italian Senate and the councillor of state. [5] He was appointed minister of finance to the Mussolini's cabinet in July 1928 replacing Giuseppe Volpi in the post. [1] [5] In July 1932,Mosconi resigned from the office,and Guido Jung replaced him as finance minister. [6] In the period 1932–1934,he headed the National Bank of Agriculture. [2] The other posts of Mosconi included the head of the Central Tax Commission (1939–1944) and of the Olympic Academy of Vicenza (1936–1944). [2] He died on 12 July 1955. [2]
Gian Galeazzo Ciano,2nd Count of Cortellazzo and Buccari,was an Italian diplomat and politician who served as Foreign Minister in the government of his father-in-law,Benito Mussolini,from 1936 until 1943. During this period,he was widely seen as Mussolini's most probable successor as head of government.
The prime minister of Italy,officially the president of the Council of Ministers,is the head of government of the Italian Republic. The office of president of the Council of Ministers is established by articles 92–96 of the Constitution of Italy;the president of the Council of Ministers is appointed by the president of the Republic and must have the confidence of the Parliament to stay in office.
Antonio Segni was an Italian politician and statesman who served as the president of Italy from May 1962 to December 1964,and as the prime minister of Italy in two distinct terms between 1955 and 1960.
The March on Rome was an organized mass demonstration in October 1922 which resulted in Benito Mussolini's National Fascist Party ascending to power in the Kingdom of Italy. In late October 1922,Fascist Party leaders planned a march on the capital. On 28 October,the fascist demonstrators and Blackshirt paramilitaries approached Rome;Prime Minister Luigi Facta wished to declare a state of siege,but this was overruled by King Victor Emmanuel III,who,fearing bloodshed,persuaded Facta to resign by threatening to abdicate. On 30 October 1922,the King appointed Mussolini as Prime Minister,thereby transferring political power to the fascists without armed conflict. On 31 October the fascist Blackshirts paraded in Rome,while Mussolini formed his coalition government.
Adone Alvaro Ugo Natale Camillo Zoli was an Italian politician who served as the 35th prime minister of Italy from May 1957 to July 1958;he was the first senator to have ever held the office.
Dino Grandi,1st Conte di Mordano was an Italian Fascist politician,minister of justice,minister of foreign affairs and president of parliament.
Giuseppe Pella was an Italian Christian Democratic politician and statesman who served as the 31st prime minister of Italy from 1953 to 1954. He was also Minister of Treasury,Budget and of Foreign Affairs during the 1950s and early 1960s. Pella served as President of the European Parliament from 1954 to 1956 after the death of Alcide De Gasperi.
The Grand Council of Fascism was the main body of Mussolini's Fascist regime in Italy,which held and applied great power to control the institutions of government. It was created as a body of the National Fascist Party in 1922,and became a state body on 9 December 1928. The council usually met at the Palazzo Venezia,Rome,which was also the seat of the head of the Italian government. The Council became extinct following a series of events in 1943,in which Benito Mussolini was voted out as the Prime Minister of Italy.
Raffaele Cadorna Jr. was an Italian general who fought during World War I and World War II. He is famous as one of the commanders of the Italian Resistance against German occupying forces in north Italy after 1943.
Raffaele Guariglia,Barone di Vituso was an Italian diplomat. He is best known for his brief service as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the short-lived 1943 World War II-era Italian government headed by Pietro Badoglio.
Guido Jung was a successful Jewish-born Italian banker and merchant from Sicily.
Antonio Santin,was an Italian bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Bishop of Fiume (Italy),Bishop of Capodistria/Koper,Bishop of Trieste (Italy),and was created Archbishop ad personam.
Pietro d'Acquarone,I Duke d'Acquarone (born Pietro Acquarone;was an Italian aristocrat,Brigade General,entrepreneur and politician. He was nominated to the Senate of the Kingdom of Italy in 1934. Close to the royal family,in 1939 he was appointed Minister to the Royal Household. He was a trusted advisor to the King during the difficult later years of the Mussolini régime,and played a central role in the final meeting of the Grand Council that took place overnight on 24/25 July 1943,and in the frantic consultations that ensued. He accompanied Victor Emmanuel III to Pescara and Brindisi on 9/10 September 1943 and then stayed with the King until the latter's abdication 32 months later.
Carlo Tiengo was an Italian Fascist politician and civil servant,Minister of Corporations of the Kingdom of Italy from February to April 1943 and member of the Chamber of Fasces and Corporations. He also served as prefect in several Italian cities,including Trieste,Milan and Turin.
Araldo di Crollalanza (1892–1986) was an Italian journalist and politician who held significant posts in Fascist Italy. He was the minister of public works between 1930 and 1935 and a long-term member of the Italian Senate.
Luigi Razza (1892–1935) was an Italian journalist and fascist politician who died in an aviation accident in Cairo while serving as the minister of public works. A member of the National Fascist Party,he held several significant posts during the Fascist rule in Italy.
Giuseppe Valle was an Italian Air Force general during the interwar period,Chief of Staff of the Regia Aeronautica from 1928 to 1939 and State Undersecretary for the Air Force from 1933 to 1939. He was also a member of the Chamber of Fasces and Corporations.
Gaetano Polverelli was an Italian journalist and politician who served as the minister of popular culture in the cabinet of Benito Mussolini being the last Fascist to hold the post.
Giuseppe Belluzzo (1876–1952) was an Italian mechanical engineer,scholar and politician. He was a member of the Italian Parliament and of the Italian Senate. He served as the minister of national economy and minister of public education in the cabinet of Benito Mussolini.
Alessandro Martelli (1876–1934) was an Italian academic and politician. He served as the minister of national economy in the cabinet led by Benito Mussolini between 1928 and 1929.
Members of Mussolini Cabinet | ||
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Head of government and duce of Fascism | ||
Minister of Aeronautics (since 1925) | ||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||
Minister of Agriculture (abolished in 1923) | ||
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry (since 1929) | ||
Minister of the Colonies (abolished in 1937) | ||
Minister of Italian Africa (since 1937) | ||
Minister of Communications (since 1924) | ||
Minister of Corporations (since 1926) | ||
Ministry of Popular Culture (since 1937) | ||
Minister of the Interior | ||
Minister of Domestic Economy | ||
Minister of Domestic Education | ||
Minister of Finance | ||
Minister of Justice and Affairs of Religion | ||
Minister of Industry and Commerce | ||
Minister of Public Works | ||
Minister of War | ||
Minister of Labour and Social Security | ||
Minister of Posts and Telegraphs | ||
Minister of War Production (since 6 February 1943) | ||
Minister of Public Education | ||
Minister of Trades and Currencies | ||
Minister of Press and Propaganda | ||
Minister of Freed Territories from Enemies (abolished on 5 February 1923) | ||
Minister of Treasure (merged into Ministry of Finance on 31 December 1922) |