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 fourth De Gasperi government held office in the Italian Republic 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

Speech by Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi in the Chamber of Deputies.

Composition

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