Boselli government

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Boselli government
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51st Cabinet of Italy
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Date formed18 June 1916
Date dissolved30 October 1917
People and organisations
Head of state Victor Emmanuel III
Head of government Paolo Boselli
Total no. of members16
Member party PL, PRI, UECI, PSRI
History
Predecessor Salandra II Cabinet
Successor Orlando Cabinet

The Boselli government of Italy held office from 18 June 1916 until 30 October 1917, a total of 499 days, or 1 year, 4 months and 12 days. [1]

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Government parties

The government was composed by the following parties:

PartyIdeologyLeader
Liberals Liberalism Giovanni Giolitti
Italian Radical Party Radicalism Ettore Sacchi
Italian Catholic Electoral Union Christian democracy Ottorino Gentiloni
Italian Reformist Socialist Party Social democracy Leonida Bissolati

Composition

OfficeNamePartyTerm
Prime Minister Paolo Boselli Liberal (1916–1917)
Minister of the Interior Vittorio Emanuele Orlando Liberal (1916–1917)
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sidney Sonnino Liberal (1916–1917)
Minister of Grace and Justice Ettore Sacchi Radical (1916–1917)
Minister of Finance Filippo Meda Catholic Union (1916–1917)
Minister of Treasury Paolo Carcano Liberal (1916–1917)
Minister of War Paolo Morrone Military (1916–1917)
Gaetano Giardino Military (1917–1917)
Minister of the Navy Camillo Corsi Military (1916–1917)
Arturo Triangi di Maderno e Laces Military (1917–1917)
Alberto del Bono Military (1917–1917)
Minister of Industry and Commerce Giuseppe De Nava Liberal (1916–1917)
Minister of Public Works Ivanoe Bonomi Reformist Socialist (1916–1917)
Minister of Maritime and Rails Transport Enrico Arlotta Liberal (1916–1917)
Ivanoe Bonomi Reformist Socialist (1917–1917)
Riccardo Bianchi Independent (1917–1917)
Minister of Agriculture Giovanni Raineri Liberal (1916–1917)
Minister of Public Education Francesco Ruffini Independent (1916–1917)
Minister of the Colonies Gaspare Colosimo Liberal (1916–1917)
Minister of Post and Telegraphs Luigi Fera Independent (1916–1917)
Minister for Weapons and Ammunitions Alfredo Dallolio Military (1917–1917)
Minister of Military Assistance and War Pensions Leonida Bissolati Reformist Socialist (1916–1917)

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