Pella government

The Pella government was the 8th government of the Italian Republic. It held office from 17 August 1953 to 18 January 1954, for a total of 154 days (or 5 months and 1 day).^[1] President Luigi Einaudi invited Giuseppe Pella to form an interim cabinet following the fall of the Eighth De Gasperi government in a confidence vote, for the purpose of passing the budget.^[2]

Pella Cabinet
8th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed	17 August 1953
Date dissolved	19 January 1954
People and organisations
Head of state	Luigi Einaudi
Head of government	Giuseppe Pella
Total no. of members	18
Member party	Christian Democracy
Status in legislature	One-party government
History
Legislature term	Legislature II (1953–1958)
Predecessor	De Gasperi VIII Cabinet
Successor	Fanfani I Cabinet

Government parties

The Pella cabinet was a one-party government, composed only of members of Christian Democracy (DC).

Composition

Office	Name	Party		Term
Prime Minister	Giuseppe Pella		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Giuseppe Pella (ad interim)		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954
Minister of the Interior	Amintore Fanfani		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954
Minister of Grace and Justice	Antonio Azara		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954
Minister of Budget	Giuseppe Pella (ad interim)		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954
Minister of Finance	Ezio Vanoni		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954
Minister of Treasury	Silvio Gava		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954
Minister of Defence	Paolo Emilio Taviani		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954
Minister of Public Education	Antonio Segni		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954
Minister of Public Works	Umberto Merlin		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954
Minister of Agriculture and Forests	Rocco Salomone		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954
Minister of Transport	Bernardo Mattarella		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954
Minister of Post and Telecommunications	Modesto Panetti		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954
Minister of Industry and Commerce	Piero Malvestiti		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954
Minister of Foreign Trade	Costantino Bresciani Turroni		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954
Minister of Merchant Navy	Fernando Tambroni		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954
Minister of Labour and Social Security	Leopoldo Rubinacci		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954
Minister for the Fund for the South (without portfolio)	Pietro Campilli		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954
Minister for Public Administration Reform (without portfolio)	Salvatore Scoca		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954
Secretary of the Council of Ministers	Giulio Andreotti		DC	17 August 1953–19 January 1954