The Orlando government of Italy held office from 30 October 1917 until 23 June 1919, a total of 601 days, or 1 year, 7 months and 24 days.[1]

Orlando government

52nd Cabinet of Italy
Date formed30 October 1917
Date dissolved23 June 1919
People and organisations
Head of stateVictor Emmanuel III
Head of governmentVittorio Emanuele Orlando
Total no. of members19
Member partyUL, PRI, UECI, PSRI
History
PredecessorBoselli Cabinet
SuccessorNitti I Cabinet

Government parties

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The government was composed by the following parties:

Party Ideology Leader
Liberal Union Liberalism Giovanni Giolitti
Italian Radical Party Radicalism Ettore Sacchi
Italian Catholic Electoral Union Christian democracy Ottorino Gentiloni
Italian Reformist Socialist Party Social democracy Leonida Bissolati

Composition

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Office Name Party Term
Prime Minister Vittorio Emanuele Orlando Liberal Union (1917–1919)
Deputy Prime Minister Giovanni Villa Liberal Union (1919–1919)
Gaspare Colosimo Liberal Union (1919–1919)
Minister of the Interior Vittorio Emanuele Orlando Liberal Union (1917–1919)
Minister of Foreign Affairs Sidney Sonnino Liberal Union (1917–1919)
Minister of Grace and Justice Ettore Sacchi Italian Radical Party (1917–1919)
Luigi Facta Liberal Union (1919–1919)
Minister of Finance Filippo Meda Italian Catholic Electoral Union (1917–1919)
Minister of Treasury Francesco Saverio Nitti Italian Radical Party (1917–1919)
Bonaldo Stringher Independent (1919–1919)
Minister of War Vittorio Luigi Alfieri Military (1917–1918)
Vittorio Italico Zupelli Military (1918–1919)
Enrico Caviglia Military (1919–1919)
Minister of the Navy Alberto del Bono Military (1917–1919)
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Labour Augusto Ciuffelli Liberal Union (1917–1919)
Minister of Public Works Luigi Dari Liberal Union (1917–1919)
Ivanoe Bonomi Italian Reformist Socialist Party (1919–1919)
Minister of Maritime and Rails Transport Riccardo Bianchi Independent (1917–1918)
Giovanni Villa Liberal Union (1918–1919)
Giuseppe De Nava Liberal Union (1919–1919)
Minister of Agriculture Giambattista Miliani Liberal Union (1917–1919)
Vincenzo Riccio Liberal Union (1919–1919)
Minister of Public Education Agostino Berenini Italian Reformist Socialist Party (1917–1919)
Minister of Post and Telegraphs Luigi Fera Independent (1917–1919)
Minister of the Colonies Gaspare Colosimo Liberal Union (1917–1919)
Minister for Weapons and Ammunitions Alfredo Dallolio Military (1917–1918)
Vittorio Italico Zupelli Military (1918–1918)
Minister of Military Assistance and War Pensions Leonida Bissolati Italian Reformist Socialist Party (1917–1918)
Vittorio Italico Zupelli Military (1918–1919)
Giuseppe Girardini Italian Radical Party (1919–1919)
Minister for Weapons and Transport Giovanni Villa Liberal Union (1918–1918)
Minister for Supplies and Food Consumption Silvio Crespi Liberal Union (1917–1919)
Maggiorino Ferraris Liberal Union (1919–1919)
Minister for the Lands freed by the Enemy Antonio Fradeletto Italian Radical Party (1919–1919)

References

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