Parri government

The Parri government of Italy held office from 21 June until 10 December 1945, a total of 172 days, or 5 months and 19 days.^[1] The reasons for its short period included the complex problems that Italy was experiencing and the limited capacity of Prime Minister Ferruccio Parri.^[2]

Parri government
64th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed	21 June 1945
Date dissolved	10 December 1945
People and organisations
Head of state	Victor Emmanuel III
Head of government	Ferruccio Parri
Total no. of members	16
Member party	DC, PCI, PLI, PSIUP, PdA, PDL
History
Predecessor	Bonomi III Cabinet
Successor	De Gasperi I 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	Socialism	Pietro Nenni
	Action Party	Liberal socialism	Ferruccio Parri
	Labour Democratic Party	Social democracy	Ivanoe Bonomi

Composition

Portfolio	Minister	Took office	Left office	Party
Prime Minister	Ferruccio Parri	21 June 1945	10 December 1945		PdA
Deputy Prime Minister	Pietro Nenni	1945	1945		PSI
	Manlio Brosio	1945	1945		PLI
Minister of the Interior	Ferruccio Parri	21 June 1945	8 December 1945		PdA
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Alcide De Gasperi	12 December 1944	18 October 1946		DC
Minister of Grace and Justice	Palmiro Togliatti	21 June 1945	1 July 1946		PCI
Minister of Finance	Mauro Scoccimarro	21 June 1945	2 February 1947		PCI
Minister of Treasury	Marcello Soleri	21 June 1945	22 July 1945		PLI
	Federico Ricci	22 July 1945	8 December 1945		Independent
Minister of War	Stefano Jacini	21 June 1945	8 December 1945		DC
Minister of the Navy	Raffaele de Courten	28 July 1943	14 July 1946		Military
Minister of the Air Force	Mario Cevolotto	21 June 1945	14 July 1946		DL
Minister of Industry and Commerce	Giovanni Gronchi	18 June 1944	1 July 1946		DC
Minister of Public Works	Giuseppe Romita	21 June 1945	8 December 1945		PSI
Minister of Labour and Social Security	Gaetano Barbareschi	21 June 1945	13 July 1946		PSI
Minister of Agriculture and Forests	Fausto Gullo	22 April 1944	1 July 1946		PCI
Minister of Public Education	Vincenzo Arangio-Ruiz	12 December 1944	8 December 1945		PLI
Minister of Transport	Ugo La Malfa	17 June 1945	8 December 1945		PdA
Minister of Post and Telecommunications	Mario Scelba	21 June 1945	2 February 1947		DC
Minister of Italian Africa	Ferruccio Parri	21 June 1945	10 December 1945		PdA
Minister for Reconstruction	Meuccio Ruini	21 June 1945	10 December 1945		DL
Minister for Post-War Assistance	Emilio Lussu	21 June 1945	10 December 1945		PdA
Minister of Supply	Enrico Molè	21 June 1945	10 December 1945		DL
Minister for the National Council	Manlio Brosio	21 June 1945	10 December 1945		PLI
Minister for the Constituent Assembly	Pietro Nenni	21 June 1945	10 December 1945		PSI
Secretary of the Council of Ministers	Giorgio Amendola	1945	1945		PCI
	Giustino Arpesani	1945	1945		PLI