First De Gasperi government

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]

De Gasperi I Cabinet
65th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed	10 December 1945
Date dissolved	13 July 1946
People and organisations
Head of state	Victor Emmanuel III Umberto II Alcide De Gasperi[1] Enrico De Nicola[1]
Head of government	Alcide De Gasperi
Total no. of members	19
Member parties	DC, PCI, PLI, PSIUP, PdA, PDL
Status in legislature	National unity government
History
Predecessor	Parri Cabinet
Successor	De Gasperi II Cabinet

Government parties

The government was composed by the following parties:

Party		Ideology	Leader
	Christian Democracy	Christian democracy	Alcide De Gasperi
	Italian Communist Party	Communism	Palmiro Togliatti
	Italian Liberal Party	Liberalism	Benedetto Croce
	Italian Socialist Party of Proletarian Unity	Socialism	Pietro Nenni
	Action Party	Liberal socialism	Ferruccio Parri
	Labour Democratic Party	Social democracy	Ivanoe Bonomi

Composition

Office	Name	Party		Term
Prime Minister	Alcide De Gasperi		DC	10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Deputy Prime Minister	Pietro Nenni		PSIUP	10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Alcide De Gasperi (ad interim)		DC	10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of the Interior	Giuseppe Romita		PSIUP	10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Italian Africa	Alcide De Gasperi (ad interim)		DC	10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Grace and Justice	Palmiro Togliatti		PCI	10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Finance	Mauro Scoccimarro		PCI	10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Treasury	Epicarmo Corbino		PLI	10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of War	Manlio Brosio		PLI	10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of the Navy	Raffaele de Courten		Military	10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of the Air Force	Mario Cevolotto		PDL	10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Public Education	Enrico Molè		PDL	10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Public Works	Leone Cattani		PLI	10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Agriculture and Forests	Fausto Gullo		PCI	10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Transport	Riccardo Lombardi		PdA	10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Post and Telecommunications	Mario Scelba		DC	10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Industry and Commerce	Giovanni Gronchi		DC	10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Labour and Social Security	Gaetano Barbareschi		PSIUP	10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister for Reconstruction	Emilio Sereni		PCI	10 December 1945–22 December 1945
Minister for Post-War Assistance	Luigi Gasparotto		PDL	10 December 1945–13 July 1946
Minister of Foreign Trade	Ugo La Malfa		PdA	9 January 1946–20 February 1946
	Mario Bracci		PdA	20 February 1946–13 July 1946
Minister without portfolio (National Council)	Alberto Cianca		PdA	10 December 1945–19 February 1946
	Emilio Lussu		PdA	20 February 1946–13 July 1946
Minister without portfolio (Constituent Assembly)	Pietro Nenni		PSIUP	10 December 1945–19 February 1946