Mussolini government

59th Government of Kingdom of Italy

Mussolini government

59th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed| 31 October 1922
Date dissolved| 25 July 1943
People and organisations
Head of state| Victor Emmanuel III
Head of government| Benito Mussolini
Member party|

* 1922–24: PNF, PPI, PLI,
DS, ANI
* 1924–43: PNF

History
Elections| 1924
1929
1934
Predecessor| Facta II Cabinet
Successor| Badoglio I Cabinet (official)
Mussolini Cabinet (in the RSI)

The Mussolini government was the longest-lasting government in the history of Italy. The Cabinet administered the country from 31 October 1922 to 25 July 1943, for a total of 7,572 days, or 20 years, 8 months and 25 days.[1]

On taking office, the government was composed by members from National Fascist Party, Italian People's Party, Social Democracy, Italian Liberal Party, Italian Nationalist Association and other independent politicians.[2] However, since 1 July 1924, all other parties were purged and the government was composed exclusively of Fascists, except for a few military officers.

The government fell following the approval of the Grandi motion by the Grand Council of Fascism on 25 July 1943.

## Government parties

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### From 1922 to 1924

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The Mussolini government in the Chamber of Deputies (1930)

From its beginnings until 1924, the government was composed by the following parties:

Party  | Ideology  | Leader

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| National Fascist Party | Fascism | Benito Mussolini
| Italian People's Party | Christian democracy | Luigi Sturzo
| Italian Liberal Party | Liberalism | Giovanni Giolitti
| Social Democracy | Social liberalism | Giovanni Antonio Colonna
| Italian Nationalist Association | Nationalism | Enrico Corradini

### From 1924 to 1943

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Until July 1, 1924, the government was made up of fascist, popular, liberal and nationalist exponents. From 1924 to 1943, with the transformation of Italy into a one-party totalitarian dictatorship, the government was composed only by members of the National Fascist Party.

Party  | Ideology  | Leader

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| National Fascist Party | Fascism | Benito Mussolini

## Composition

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Office  | Name  | Party  | Term

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Head of Government | Benito Mussolini |  | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1922 – 25 July 1943
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Benito Mussolini (ad interim)  |  | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1922 – 12 September 1929
Dino Grandi |  | National Fascist Party | 12 September 1929 – 20 July 1932
Benito Mussolini (ad interim)  |  | National Fascist Party | 20 July 1932 – 11 June 1936
Galeazzo Ciano |  | National Fascist Party | 11 June 1936 – 6 February 1943
Benito Mussolini (ad interim)  |  | National Fascist Party | 6 February 1943 – 25 July 1943
Minister of the Interior | Benito Mussolini (ad interim)  |  | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1922 – 17 June 1924
Luigi Federzoni |  | National Fascist Party | 17 June 1924 – 6 November 1926
Benito Mussolini (ad interim)  |  | National Fascist Party | 6 November 1926 – 25 July 1943
Minister of Public Works | Gabriello Carnazza |  | Social Democracy | 31 October 1922 – 1 July 1924
Gino Sarrocchi |  | National Fascist Party | 1 July 1924 – 5 January 1925
Giovanni Giuriati |  | National Fascist Party | 5 January 1925 – 30 April 1929
Benito Mussolini (ad interim)  |  | National Fascist Party | 30 April 1929 – 12 September 1929
Michele Bianchi |  | National Fascist Party | 12 September 1929 – 3 February 1930 †
Araldo di Crollalanza |  | National Fascist Party | 13 February 1930 – 24 January 1935
Luigi Razza |  | National Fascist Party | 24 January 1935 – 7 August 1935 †
Giuseppe Cobolli Gigli |  | National Fascist Party | 5 September 1935 – 31 October 1939
Adelchi Serena |  | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1939 – 30 October 1940
Giuseppe Gorla |  | National Fascist Party | 30 October 1940 – 6 February 1943
Zenone Benini |  | National Fascist Party | 6 February 1943 – 25 July 1943
Minister of Treasury | Vincenzo Tangorra |  | Italian People's Party | 31 October 1922 – 21 December 1922
Alberto de' Stefani |  | National Fascist Party | 21 December 1922 – 31 December 1922
Minister of Labour and Social Security | Stefano Cavazzoni |  | Italian People's Party | 31 October 1922 – 26 April 1923
Minister of Agriculture | Giuseppe De Capitani D'Arzago |  | Italian Liberal Party | 31 October 1922 – 1 August 1923
Minister of Industry and Commerce | Teofilo Rossi |  | Italian Liberal Party | 31 October 1922 – 1 August 1923
Minister of National Economy | Orso Mario Corbino |  | Italian Liberal Party | 1 August 1923 – 1 July 1924
Cesare Nava |  | National Fascist Party | 1 July 1924 – 10 July 1925
Giuseppe Belluzzo |  | National Fascist Party | 10 July 1925 – 9 July 1928
Alessandro Martelli |  | National Fascist Party | 9 July 1928 – 12 September 1929
Minister of Justice and Worship Affairs | Aldo Oviglio |  | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1922 – 5 January 1925
Alfredo Rocco |  | National Fascist Party | 5 January 1925 – 19 July 1932
Minister of Grace and Justice | Pietro De Francisci |  | National Fascist Party | 20 July 1932 – 24 January 1935
Arrigo Solmi |  | National Fascist Party | 24 January 1935 – 12 July 1939
Dino Grandi |  | National Fascist Party | 12 July 1939 – 6 February 1943
Alfredo De Marsico |  | National Fascist Party | 6 February 1943 – 25 July 1943
Minister of War | Armando Diaz |  | Military | 31 October 1922 – 30 April 1924
Antonino Di Giorgio |  | National Fascist Party | 30 April 1924 – 4 April 1925
Benito Mussolini (ad interim)  |  | National Fascist Party | 4 April 1925 – 12 September 1929
Pietro Gazzera |  | National Fascist Party | 12 September 1929 – 22 July 1933
Benito Mussolini (ad interim)  |  | National Fascist Party | 22 July 1933 – 25 July 1943
Minister of the Navy | Paolo Thaon di Revel |  | Military | 31 October 1922 – 8 May 1925
Benito Mussolini (ad interim)  |  | National Fascist Party | 8 May 1925 – 12 September 1929
Giuseppe Sirianni |  | National Fascist Party | 12 September 1929 – 6 November 1933
Benito Mussolini (ad interim)  |  | National Fascist Party | 6 November 1933 – 25 July 1943
Minister of Public Education | Giovanni Gentile |  | Independent | 31 October 1922 – 1 July 1924
Alessandro Casati |  | Independent | 1 July 1924 – 5 January 1925
Pietro Fedele |  | National Fascist Party | 5 January 1925 – 9 July 1928
Giuseppe Belluzzo |  | National Fascist Party | 9 July 1928 – 12 September 1929
Minister of National Education | Balbino Giuliano |  | National Fascist Party | 12 September 1929 – 20 July 1932
Francesco Ercole |  | National Fascist Party | 20 July 1932 – 24 January 1935
Cesare Maria De Vecchi |  | National Fascist Party | 24 January 1935 – 15 November 1936
Giuseppe Bottai |  | National Fascist Party | 15 November 1936 – 5 February 1943
Carlo Alberto Biggini |  | National Fascist Party | 5 February 1943 – 25 July 1943
Minister of the Colonies | Luigi Federzoni |  | Italian Nationalist Association | 31 October 1922 – 17 June 1924
Benito Mussolini (ad interim)  |  | National Fascist Party | 17 June 1924 – 1 July 1924
Pietro Lanza di Scalea |  | National Fascist Party | 1 July 1924 – 6 November 1926
Luigi Federzoni |  | National Fascist Party | 6 November 1926 – 18 December 1928
Benito Mussolini (ad interim)  |  | National Fascist Party | 18 December 1928 – 12 September 1929
Emilio De Bono |  | National Fascist Party | 12 September 1929 – 17 January 1935
Benito Mussolini (ad interim)  |  | National Fascist Party | 17 January 1935 – 11 June 1936
Minister of Italian Africa | Alessandro Lessona |  | National Fascist Party | 11 June 1936 – 20 November 1937
Benito Mussolini (ad interim)  |  | National Fascist Party | 20 Novembre 1937 – 31 October 1939
Attilio Teruzzi |  | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1939 – 25 July 1943
Minister of Finance | Alberto de' Stefani |  | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1922 – 10 July 1925
Giuseppe Volpi |  | National Fascist Party | 10 July 1925 – 9 July 1928
Antonio Mosconi |  | National Fascist Party | 9 July 1928 – 20 July 1932
Guido Jung |  | National Fascist Party | 20 July 1932 – 24 January 1935
Paolo Ignazio Maria Thaon di Revel |  | National Fascist Party | 24 January 1935 – 6 February 1943
Giacomo Acerbo |  | National Fascist Party | 6 February 1943 – 25 July 1943
Minister of Post and Telegraphs | Giovanni Antonio Colonna |  | Social Democracy | 31 October 1922 – 5 February 1924
Costanzo Ciano |  | National Fascist Party | 5 February 1924 – 3 March 1924
Minister of Communications | Costanzo Ciano |  | National Fascist Party | 3 March 1924 – 30 April 1934
Umberto Puppini |  | National Fascist Party | 30 April 1934 – 24 January 1935
Antonio Stefano Benni |  | National Fascist Party | 24 January 1935 – 31 October 1939
Giovanni Host-Venturi |  | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1939 – 6 February 1943
Vittorio Cini |  | National Fascist Party | 6 February 1943 – 24 July 1943
Giuseppe Peverelli |  | National Fascist Party | 24 July 1943 – 25 July 1943
Minister for the Lands freed by the Enemy | Giovanni Giuriati |  | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1922 – 1 March 1923
Minister of the Air Force | Benito Mussolini (ad interim)  |  | National Fascist Party | 30 August 1925 – 12 September 1929
Italo Balbo |  | National Fascist Party | 12 September 1929 – 6 November 1933
Benito Mussolini (ad interim)  |  | National Fascist Party | 6 November 1933 – 25 July 1943
Minister of Corporations | Benito Mussolini (ad interim)  |  | National Fascist Party | 2 July 1926 – 12 September 1929
Giuseppe Bottai |  | National Fascist Party | 12 September 1929 – 20 July 1932
Benito Mussolini (ad interim)  |  | National Fascist Party | 20 July 1932 – 11 June 1936
Ferruccio Lantini |  | National Fascist Party | 11 June 1936 – 31 October 1939
Renato Ricci |  | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1939 – 6 February 1943
Carlo Tiengo |  | National Fascist Party | 6 February 1943 – 18 April 1943
Tullio Cianetti |  | National Fascist Party | 18 April 1943 – 25 July 1943
Minister of Agriculture and Forests | Giacomo Acerbo |  | National Fascist Party | 12 September 1929 – 24 January 1935
Edmondo Rossoni |  | National Fascist Party | 24 January 1935 – 31 October 1939
Giuseppe Tassinari |  | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1939 – 26 December 1941
Carlo Pareschi |  | National Fascist Party | 26 December 1941 – 25 July 1943
Minister of Press and Propaganda | Galeazzo Ciano |  | National Fascist Party | 26 June 1935 – 11 June 1936
Dino Alfieri |  | National Fascist Party | 11 June 1936 – 27 May 1937
Minister of Popular Culture | Dino Alfieri |  | National Fascist Party | 27 May 1937 – 31 October 1939
Alessandro Pavolini |  | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1939 – 6 February 1943
Gaetano Polverelli |  | National Fascist Party | 6 February 1943 – 25 July 1943
Minister of the National Fascist Party | Achille Starace |  | National Fascist Party | 11 January 1937 – 31 October 1939
Ettore Muti |  | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1939 – 30 October 1940
Adelchi Serena |  | National Fascist Party | 30 October 1940 – 26 December 1941
Aldo Vidussoni |  | National Fascist Party | 26 December 1941 – 19 April 1943
Carlo Scorza |  | National Fascist Party | 19 April 1943 – 25 July 1943
Minister for Exchanges and Currencies  | Felice Guarneri |  | National Fascist Party | 20 November 1937 – 31 October 1939
Raffaello Riccardi |  | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1939 – 6 February 1943
Oreste Bonomi |  | National Fascist Party | 6 February 1943 – 25 July 1943
Minister of War Production  | Carlo Favagrossa |  | National Fascist Party | 6 February 1943 – 25 July 1943
Secretary of the Council of Ministers | Giacomo Acerbo |  | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1922 – 3 July 1924
Giacomo Suardo |  | National Fascist Party | 2 July 1924 – 21 December 1927
Francesco Giunta |  | National Fascist Party | 21 December 1927 – 20 July 1932
Edmondo Rossoni |  | National Fascist Party | 20 July 1932 – 24 January 1935
Giacomo Medici Del Vascello |  | National Fascist Party | 24 January 1935 – 31 October 1939
Luigi Russo |  | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1939 – 6 February 1943
Amilcare Rossi |  | National Fascist Party | 6 February 1943 – 25 July 1943

## References

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1. ^ Governo Mussolini
2. ^ Legislatura XXVI

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Members of the Mussolini Cabinet

Head of government and duce of Fascism|

* Benito Mussolini

Minister of Aeronautics
(since 1925)|

* Italo Balbo

Minister of Foreign Affairs|

* Benito Mussolini
* Dino Grandi
* Galeazzo Ciano

Minister of Agriculture
(abolished in 1923)|

* Giuseppe De Capitani D'Arzago

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
(since 1929)|

* Giacomo Acerbo
* Edmondo Rossoni
* Giuseppe Tassinari
* Carlo Pareschi

Minister of the Colonies
(abolished in 1937)|

* Luigi Federzoni
* Benito Mussolini
* Pietro Lanza di Scalea
* Emilio De Bono
* Alessandro Lessona

Minister of Italian Africa
(since 1937)|

* Alessandro Lessona
* Benito Mussolini
* Attilio Teruzzi

Minister of Communications
(since 1924)|

* Costanzo Ciano
* Umberto Puppini
* Antonio Stefano Benni
* Nino Host Venturi
* Vittorio Cini
* Giuseppe Peverelli

Minister of Corporations
(since 1926)|

* Benito Mussolini
* Giuseppe Bottai
* Ferruccio Lantini
* Renato Ricci
* Carlo Tiengo
* Tullio Cianetti

Ministry of Popular Culture
(since 1937)|

* Dino Alfieri
* Alessandro Pavolini
* Gaetano Polverelli

Minister of the Interior|

* Benito Mussolini
* Luigi Federzoni

Minister of Domestic Economy|

* Orso Mario Corbino
* Cesare Nava
* Giuseppe Belluzzo
* Alessandro Martelli

Minister of Domestic Education|

* Balbino Giuliano
* Francesco Ercole
* Cesare Maria De Vecchi
* Giuseppe Bottai
* Carlo Alberto Biggini

Minister of Finance|

* Alberto De Stefani
* Giuseppe Volpi
* Antonio Mosconi
* Guido Jung
* Paolo Ignazio Maria Thaon di Revel
* Giacomo Acerbo

Minister of Justice and Affairs of Religion|

* Aldo Oviglio
* Alfredo Rocco
* Pietro De Francisci
* Arrigo Solmi
* Dino Grandi
* Alfredo De Marsico

Minister of Industry and Commerce|

* Teofilo Rossi

Minister of Public Works|

* Gabriello Carnazza
* Gino Sarrocchi
* Giovanni Giuriati
* Benito Mussolini
* Michele Bianchi
* Araldo di Crollalanza
* Luigi Razza
* Giuseppe Cobolli Gigli
* Adelchi Serena
* Giuseppe Gorla
* Zenone Benini

Minister of War|

* Armando Diaz
* Antonino Di Giorgio
* Benito Mussolini
* Pietro Gazzera
* Benito Mussolini

Minister of Labour and Social Security|

* Stefano Cavazzoni

Minister of Posts and Telegraphs|

* Giovanni Antonio Colonna
* Costanzo Ciano

Minister of War Production
(since 6 February 1943)|

* Carlo Favagrossa

Minister of Public Education|

* Giovanni Gentile
* Alessandro Casati
* Pietro Fedele
* Giuseppe Belluzzo

Minister of Trades and Currencies|

* Felice Guarneri
* Raffaello Riccardi
* Oreste Bonomi

Minister of Press and Propaganda|

* Galeazzo Ciano
* Dino Alfieri

Minister of Freed Territories from Enemies
(abolished on 5 February 1923)|

* Giovanni Giuriati

Minister of Treasure
(merged into Ministry of Finance on 31 December 1922)|

* Vincenzo Tangorra
* Alberto De Stefani

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* Mussolini

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* Mussolini

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* Mussolini

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