First Leone government

The Leone I Cabinet was the 18th cabinet of the Italian Republic, which held office from 22 June 1963 to 5 December 1963, for a total of 166 days, or 5 months and 13 days.^[1][2]

Leone I Cabinet
18th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed	22 June 1963
Date dissolved	5 December 1963
People and organisations
Head of state	Antonio Segni
Head of government	Giovanni Leone
Total no. of members	22
Member party	DC
Status in legislature	One-party government
History
Election	1963 election
Legislature term	Legislature IV (1963–1968)
Predecessor	Fanfani IV Cabinet
Successor	Moro I Cabinet

It was also knowns as Bridge government (Governo ponte),^[3] as a transitional government awaiting the recomposition of the internal currents of the PSI (led respectively by Riccardo Lombardi and Pietro Nenni) and its entry into the cabinet.

Composition

Official photo of the Leone's government after the oath at the Quirinal Palace

Office	Name	Party		Term
Prime Minister	Giovanni Leone		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Deputy Prime Minister	Attilio Piccioni		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Attilio Piccioni		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of the Interior	Mariano Rumor		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of Grace and Justice	Giacinto Bosco		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of Budget	Giuseppe Medici		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of Finance	Mario Martinelli		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of Treasury	Emilio Colombo		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of Defence	Giulio Andreotti		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of Public Education	Luigi Gui		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of Public Works	Fiorentino Sullo		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of Agriculture and Forests	Bernardo Mattarella		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation	Guido Corbellini		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of Post and Telecommunications	Carlo Russo		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of Industry and Commerce	Giuseppe Togni		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of Health	Angelo Raffaele Jervolino		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of Foreign Trade	Giuseppe Trabucchi		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of Merchant Navy	Francesco Maria Dominedò		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of State Holdings	Giorgio Bo		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of Labour and Social Security	Umberto Delle Fave		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment	Alberto Folchi		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister for the South and the Depressed Areas (without portfolio)	Giulio Pastore		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister for Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio)	Giuseppe Codacci Pisanelli		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Minister of Public Administration Reform (without portfolio)	Roberto Lucifredi		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963
Secretary of the Council of Ministers	Crescenzo Mazza		DC	22 June 1963 – 5 December 1963