Second De Gasperi government

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1st Cabinet of Italy
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Date formed13 July 1946
Date dissolved2 February 1947
People and organisations
Head of state Enrico De Nicola
Head of government Alcide De Gasperi
Total no. of members19
Member party DC, PSIUP, PCI, PRI
Status in legislature National unity government
Opposition parties FUQ, BNL
History
Election 1946 election
Legislature term Constituent Legislature (1946–1948)
Predecessor De Gasperi I Cabinet
Successor De Gasperi III Cabinet

The secondDe Gasperi government was the first government of the Italian Republic. It was established by Alcide De Gasperi following the referendum of 2 June 1946, in which the Italian people voted in favour of the Republic. It held office from 13 July 1946 until 2 February 1947, a total of 203 days, or 6 months and 18 days. [1]

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Government parties

The government was composed by the following parties:

PartyIdeologyLeader
Christian Democracy (DC) Christian democracy Alcide De Gasperi
Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity (PSIUP) Socialism Pietro Nenni
Italian Communist Party (PCI) Communism Palmiro Togliatti
Italian Republican Party (PRI) Social liberalism Randolfo Pacciardi

Party breakdown

Beginning of term

End of term

Composition

OfficeNamePartyTerm
Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi DC 13 July 19462 February 1947
Minister of Foreign Affairs Alcide De Gasperi (ad interim) DC 13 July 194617 October 1946
Pietro Nenni PSIUP 18 October 19462 February 1947
Minister of the Interior Alcide De Gasperi (ad interim) DC 13 July 19462 February 1947
Minister of Italian Africa Alcide De Gasperi (ad interim) DC 13 July 19462 February 1947
Minister of Grace and Justice Fausto Gullo PCI 13 July 19462 February 1947
Minister of Finance Mauro Scoccimarro PCI 13 July 19462 February 1947
Minister of Treasury Epicarmo Corbino PLI 13 July 194617 September 1946
Giovanni Battista Bertone DC 18 September 19462 February 1947
Minister of War Cipriano Facchinetti PRI 13 July 19462 February 1947
Minister of the Navy Giuseppe Micheli DC 13 July 19462 February 1947
Minister of the Air Force Mario Cingolani DC 13 July 19462 February 1947
Minister of Public Education Guido Gonella DC 13 July 19462 February 1947
Minister of Public Works Giuseppe Romita PSIUP 13 July 19462 February 1947
Minister of Agriculture and Forests Antonio Segni DC 13 July 19462 February 1947
Minister of Transport Giacomo Ferrari PCI 13 July 19462 February 1947
Minister of Post and Telecommunications Mario Scelba DC 13 July 19462 February 1947
Minister of Industry and Commerce Rodolfo Morandi PSIUP 13 July 19462 February 1947
Minister of Labour and Social Security Ludovico D'Aragona PSIUP 13 July 19462 February 1947
Minister for Post-War Assistance Emilio Sereni PCI 13 July 19462 February 1947
Minister of Foreign Trade Pietro Campilli DC 13 July 19462 February 1947
Minister of Merchant Navy Salvatore Aldisio DC 13 July 19462 February 1947
Minister without portfolio Cino Macrelli PRI 13 July 19462 February 1947
Minister without portfolio (Constituent Assembly) Pietro Nenni PSIUP 13 July 19462 August 1946
Secretary of the Council of Ministers Paolo Cappa DC 13 July 19462 February 1947

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