First Moro government

The Moro I Cabinet was the 19th cabinet of the Italian Republic, headed by Prime Minister Aldo Moro, that held office from 4 December 1963 to 22 July 1964, for a total of 231 days, or 7 months and 18 days. The cabinet is described as an organic centre-left government.^[1][2]

Moro I Cabinet
19th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed	5 December 1963
Date dissolved	23 July 1964
People and organisations
Head of state	Antonio Segni
Head of government	Aldo Moro
Total no. of members	25
Member parties	DC, PSI, PSDI, PRI
Status in legislature	Coalition government Organic Centre-left
Opposition parties	PCI, PLI, MSI, PDIUM, PSIUP
History
Predecessor	Leone I Cabinet
Successor	Moro II Cabinet

Government parties

The government was composed by the following parties:

Party		Ideology	Leader
	Christian Democracy (DC)	Christian democracy	Aldo Moro
	Italian Socialist Party (PSI)	Democratic socialism	Pietro Nenni
	Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI)	Social democracy	Giuseppe Saragat
	Italian Republican Party (PRI)	Social liberalism	Oronzo Reale

Party breakdown

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

• Christian Democracy (DC): prime minister, 15 ministers, 26 undersecretaries
• Italian Socialist Party (PSI): deputy prime minister, 5 ministers, 10 undersecretaries
• Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI): 3 ministers, 5 undersecretaries
• Italian Republican Party (PRI): 1 minister, 1 undersecretary

Composition

Office	Name	Party		Term
Prime Minister	Aldo Moro		DC	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Deputy Prime Minister	Pietro Nenni		PSI	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Giuseppe Saragat		PSDI	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister of the Interior	Paolo Emilio Taviani		DC	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister of Grace and Justice	Oronzo Reale		PRI	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister of Budget	Antonio Giolitti		PSI	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister of Finance	Roberto Tremelloni		PSDI	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister of Treasury	Emilio Colombo		DC	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister of Defence	Giulio Andreotti		DC	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister of Public Education	Luigi Gui		DC	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister of Public Works	Giovanni Pieraccini		PSI	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister of Agriculture and Forests	Mario Ferrari Aggradi		DC	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation	Angelo Raffaele Jervolino		DC	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister of Post and Telecommunications	Carlo Russo		DC	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister of Industry and Commerce	Giuseppe Medici		DC	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister of Health	Giacomo Mancini		PSI	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister of Foreign Trade	Bernardo Mattarella		DC	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister of Merchant Navy	Giovanni Spagnolli		DC	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister of State Holdings	Giorgio Bo		DC	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister of Labour and Social Security	Giacinto Bosco		DC	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment	Achille Corona		PSI	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister for Special Political Tasks (without portfolio)	Attilio Piccioni		DC	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister for the South and the Depressed Areas (without portfolio)	Giulio Pastore		DC	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister for Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio)	Umberto Delle Fave		DC	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister for Scientific Research (without portfolio)	Carlo Arnaudi		PSI	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Minister for Public Administration Reform (without portfolio)	Luigi Preti		PSDI	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964
Secretary of the Council of Ministers	Angelo Salizzoni		DC	5 December 1963 – 23 July 1964