Boselli government

Boselli government
51st Cabinet of Italy
Date formed	18 June 1916
Date dissolved	30 October 1917
People and organisations
Head of state	Victor Emmanuel III
Head of government	Paolo Boselli
Total no. of members	16
Member party	UL, PRI, UECI, PSRI
History
Predecessor	Salandra II Cabinet
Successor	Orlando Cabinet

The Boselli government of Italy held office from 18 June 1916 until 30 October 1917, a total of 499 days, or 1 year, 4 months and 12 days.

Government parties

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

Office	Name	Party		Term
Prime Minister	Paolo Boselli		Liberal Union	(1916–1917)
Minister of the Interior	Vittorio Emanuele Orlando		Liberal Union	(1916–1917)
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Sidney Sonnino		Liberal Union	(1916–1917)
Minister of Grace and Justice	Ettore Sacchi		Italian Radical Party	(1916–1917)
Minister of Finance	Filippo Meda		Italian Catholic Electoral Union	(1916–1917)
Minister of Treasury	Paolo Carcano		Liberal Union	(1916–1917)
Minister of War	Paolo Morrone		Military	(1916–1917)
	Gaetano Giardino		Military	(1917–1917)
Minister of the Navy	Camillo Corsi		Military	(1916–1917)
	Arturo Triangi di Maderno e Laces		Military	(1917–1917)
	Alberto del Bono		Military	(1917–1917)
Minister of Industry and Commerce	Giuseppe De Nava		Liberal Union	(1916–1917)
Minister of Public Works	Ivanoe Bonomi		Italian Reformist Socialist Party	(1916–1917)
Minister of Maritime and Rails Transport	Enrico Arlotta		Liberal Union	(1916–1917)
	Ivanoe Bonomi		Italian Reformist Socialist Party	(1917–1917)
	Riccardo Bianchi		Independent	(1917–1917)
Minister of Agriculture	Giovanni Raineri		Liberal Union	(1916–1917)
Minister of Public Education	Francesco Ruffini		Independent	(1916–1917)
Minister of the Colonies	Gaspare Colosimo		Liberal Union	(1916–1917)
Minister of Post and Telegraphs	Luigi Fera		Independent	(1916–1917)
Minister for Weapons and Ammunitions	Alfredo Dallolio		Military	(1917–1917)
Minister of Military Assistance and War Pensions	Leonida Bissolati		Italian Reformist Socialist Party	(1916–1917)