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Pella government

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Pella Cabinet

8th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed17 August 1953
Date dissolved19 January 1954
People and organisations
Head of stateLuigi Einaudi
Head of governmentGiuseppe Pella
Total no. of members18
Member partyChristian Democracy
Status in legislatureOne-party government
History
Legislature termLegislature II (1953–1958)
PredecessorDe Gasperi VIII Cabinet
SuccessorFanfani I Cabinet

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]

Government parties

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

Composition

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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

References

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