Cabinet De Gasperi IV
The De Gasperi IV cabinet ruled Italy from June 1, 1947 to May 23, 1948. Before that, the De Gasperi III cabinet , then the De Gasperi V cabinet . The government of Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi was supported by the following parties in the Constituent Assembly :
- Democrazia Cristiana (DC)
- Partito Socialista dei Lavoratori Italiani (PSLI)
- Partito Repubblicano Italiano (PRI)
- Partito Liberale Italiano (PLI)
On January 1, 1948, the new constitution of the Republic of Italy, which had been drawn up by the Constituent Assembly, entered into force. On the basis of the new constitution, the first regular parliamentary elections of the republic could take place on April 18, 1948, which the Christian Democrats De Gasperis won. The newly constituted parliament elected Luigi Einaudi as the first Italian president on May 12th . De Gasperi's resignation was a mere formality. His next fifth cabinet remained almost unchanged.
minister
Ministries | Surname | Political party |
---|---|---|
Prime Minister | Alcide De Gasperi | DC |
Deputy Prime Minister |
Luigi Einaudi (until May 12, 1948) Randolfo Pacciardi (from December 15, 1947) Giuseppe Saragat (from December 15, 1947) |
PLI PRI PSLI |
Exterior | Carlo Sforza | PRI |
Interior | Mario Scelba | DC |
Judiciary | Giuseppe Grassi | PLI |
defense | Mario Cingolani (until December 15, 1947) Cipriano Facchinetti (from December 15, 1947) |
DC PRI |
Finances | Giuseppe Pella | DC |
treasure | Gustavo Del Vecchio | DC |
household | Luigi Einaudi | PLI |
Agriculture | Antonio Segni | DC |
Public Works | Umberto Tupini | DC |
traffic | Guido Corbellini | DC |
Industry |
Giuseppe Togni (until December 15, 1947) Roberto Tremelloni (from December 15, 1947) |
DC PSLI |
Foreign trade | Cesare Merzagora | DC |
post Office |
Umberto Merlin (until December 15, 1947) Ludovico D'Aragona (from December 15, 1947) |
DC PSLI |
Work and social | Amintore Fanfani | DC |
education | Guido Gonella | DC |
Merchant marine | Paolo Cappa | DC |
Italian Africa | Alcide De Gasperi | DC |
Without business area | Giuseppe Togni (from December 15, 1947) | DC |