Fourth De Gasperi government

De Gasperi IV Cabinet
3rd Cabinet of Italy
Date formed	31 May 1947
Date dissolved	24 May 1948
People and organisations
Head of state	Enrico De Nicola Luigi Einaudi
Head of government	Alcide De Gasperi
No. of ministers	17 (incl. PM)
Total no. of members	20 (incl. PM)
Member parties	DC, PSLI, PLI, PRI
Status in legislature	Coalition government
Opposition parties	PCI, PSI, FUQ, BNL
History
Outgoing election	1948 election
Legislature term	Constituent Legislature (1946–1948)
Predecessor	De Gasperi III Cabinet
Successor	De Gasperi V Cabinet

The De Gasperi IV Cabinet held office from 31 May 1947 to 23 May 1948, a total of 358 days, or 11 months and 22 days.

Party breakdown

Beginning of term

• Christian Democracy (DC): prime minister, 11 ministers, 7 undersecretaries
• Italian Liberal Party (PLI): 2 ministers (incl. 1 deputy prime minister)
• Independents: 3 ministers

End of term

• Christian Democracy (DC): prime minister, 9 ministers, 10 undersecretaries
• Socialist Party of Italian Workers (PSLI): 1 deputy prime minister, 2 ministers, 3 undersecretaries
• Italian Liberal Party (PLI): 2 ministers (incl. 1 deputy prime minister), 3 undersecretaries
• Italian Republican Party (PRI): 1 deputy prime minister, 1 minister, 2 undersecretaries
• Independent: 3 ministers

Composition

Office	Name	Party		Term
Prime Minister	Alcide De Gasperi	bgcolor="Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color" |	DC	31 May 1947–24 May 1948
Deputy Prime Minister	Luigi Einaudi	bgcolor="Template:Italian Liberal Party/meta/color" |	PLI	31 May 1947–24 May 1948
Deputy Prime Minister	Giuseppe Saragat	bgcolor="Template:Italian Democratic Socialist Party/meta/color" |	PSLI	15 December 1947–24 May 1948
Deputy Prime Minister	Randolfo Pacciardi	bgcolor="Template:Italian Republican Party/meta/color" |	PRI	15 December 1947–24 May 1948
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Carlo Sforza	bgcolor="Template:Independent politician/meta/color" |	Independent	31 May 1947–24 May 1948
Minister of the Interior	Mario Scelba	bgcolor="Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color" |	DC	31 May 1947–24 May 1948
Minister of Italian Africa	Alcide De Gasperi (ad interim)	bgcolor="Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color" |	DC	31 May 1947–24 May 1948
Minister of Grace and Justice	Giuseppe Grassi	bgcolor="Template:Italian Liberal Party/meta/color" |	PLI	31 May 1947–24 May 1948
Minister of Budget	Luigi Einaudi	bgcolor="Template:Italian Liberal Party/meta/color" |	PLI	6 June 1947–24 May 1948
Minister of Finance	Luigi Einaudi	bgcolor="Template:Italian Liberal Party/meta/color" |	PLI	31 May 1947–6 June 1947
	Giuseppe Pella	bgcolor="Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color" |	DC	6 June 1947–24 May 1948
Minister of Treasury	Gustavo Del Vecchio	bgcolor="Template:Independent politician/meta/color" |	Independent	31 May 1947–24 May 1948
Minister of Defence	Mario Cingolani	bgcolor="Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color" |	DC	31 May 1947–15 December 1947
	Cipriano Facchinetti	bgcolor="Template:Italian Republican Party/meta/color" |	PRI	15 December 1947–24 May 1948
Minister of Public Education	Guido Gonella	bgcolor="Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color" |	DC	31 May 1947–24 May 1948
Minister of Public Works	Umberto Tupini	bgcolor="Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color" |	DC	31 May 1947–24 May 1948
Minister of Agriculture and Forests	Antonio Segni	bgcolor="Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color" |	DC	31 May 1947–24 May 1948
Minister of Transport	Guido Corbellini	bgcolor="Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color" |	DC	31 May 1947–24 May 1948
Minister of Post and Telecommunications	Umberto Merlin	bgcolor="Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color" |	DC	31 May 1947–15 December 1947
	Ludovico D'Aragona	bgcolor="Template:Italian Democratic Socialist Party/meta/color" |	PSLI	15 December 1947–24 May 1948
Minister of Industry and Commerce	Giuseppe Togni	bgcolor="Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color" |	DC	31 May 1947–15 December 1947
	Roberto Tremelloni	bgcolor="Template:Italian Democratic Socialist Party/meta/color" |	PSLI	15 December 1947–24 May 1948
Minister of Foreign Trade	Cesare Merzagora	bgcolor="Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color" |	Independent	31 May 1947–24 May 1948
Minister of Merchant Navy	Paolo Cappa	bgcolor="Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color" |	DC	31 May 1947–24 May 1948
Minister of Labour and Social Security	Amintore Fanfani	bgcolor="Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color" |	DC	31 May 1947–24 May 1948
Minister for the Coordination of Economic Policies (without portfolio)	Giuseppe Togni	bgcolor="Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color" |	DC	15 December 1947–24 May 1948
Secretary of the Council of Ministers	Giulio Andreotti	bgcolor="Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color" |	DC	31 May 1947–24 May 1948