Eighth De Gasperi government

The eighth De Gasperi government held office in the Italian Republic from 16 July to 17 August 1953, a total of just 32 days. It was the first government of the Republic to fall at its inaugural Parliamentary vote of confidence, having been submitted to Parliament by President Luigi Einaudi.^[1]

De Gasperi VIII Cabinet
7th Cabinet of Italy
Former Prime Minister De Gasperi
Date formed	16 July 1953
Date dissolved	17 August 1953
People and organisations
Head of state	Luigi Einaudi
Head of government	Alcide De Gasperi
No. of ministers	17
Member party	Christian Democracy
Status in legislature	One-party government
History
Election	1953 election
Legislature term	Legislature II (1953–1958)
Predecessor	De Gasperi VII Cabinet
Successor	Pella Cabinet

It is one of the most short-lived governments in Italian history.

Composition

Office	Name	Party		Term
Prime Minister	Alcide De Gasperi		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953
Deputy Prime Minister	Attilio Piccioni		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Alcide De Gasperi (ad interim)		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953
Minister of the Interior	Amintore Fanfani		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953
Minister of Grace and Justice	Guido Gonella		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953
Minister of Budget	Giuseppe Pella		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953
Minister of Finance	Ezio Vanoni		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953
Minister of Treasury	Giuseppe Pella (ad interim)		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953
Minister of Defence	Giuseppe Codacci Pisanelli		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953
Minister of Public Education	Giuseppe Bettiol		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953
Minister of Public Works	Giuseppe Spataro		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953
Minister of Agriculture and Forests	Rocco Salomone		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953
Minister of Transport	Giuseppe Togni		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953
Minister of Post and Telecommunications	Umberto Merlin		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953
Minister of Industry and Commerce	Silvio Gava		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953
Minister of Foreign Trade	Paolo Emilio Taviani		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953
Minister of Merchant Navy	Bernardo Mattarella		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953
Minister of Labour and Social Security	Leopoldo Rubinacci		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953
Minister for the Fund for the South (without portfolio)	Pietro Campilli		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953
Secretary of the Council of Ministers	Giulio Andreotti		DC	16 July 1953–17 August 1953