Seventh De Gasperi government

The seventh De Gasperi government held office in the Italian Republic from 26 July 1951 until 16 July 1953, a total of 721 days, or 1 year, 11 months and 20 days.

De Gasperi VII Cabinet
6th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed	26 July 1951
Date dissolved	16 July 1953
People and organisations
Head of state	Luigi Einaudi
Head of government	Alcide De Gasperi
Member parties	DC, PRI
Status in legislature	Coalition government
History
Outgoing election	1953 election
Legislature term	Legislature I (1948–1953)
Predecessor	De Gasperi VI Cabinet
Successor	De Gasperi VIII Cabinet

Party breakdown

• Christian Democracy (DC): prime minister, deputy prime minister, 12 ministers, 33 undersecretaries
• Italian Republican Party (PRI): 3 ministers, 3 undersecretaries

Composition

Office	Name	Party		Term
Prime Minister	Alcide De Gasperi		DC	26 July 1951–16 July 1953
Deputy Prime Minister	Attilio Piccioni		DC	26 July 1951–16 July 1953
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Alcide De Gasperi (ad interim)		DC	26 July 1951–16 July 1953
Minister of the Interior	Mario Scelba		DC	26 July 1951–16 July 1953
Minister of Italian Africa	Alcide De Gasperi (ad interim)		DC	26 July 1951–16 July 1953
Minister of Grace and Justice	Adone Zoli		DC	26 July 1951–16 July 1953
Minister of Budget	Giuseppe Pella		DC	26 July 1951–16 July 1953
Minister of Finance	Ezio Vanoni		DC	26 July 1951–16 July 1953
Minister of Treasury	Ezio Vanoni (ad interim)		DC	26 July 1951–2 February 1952
	Giuseppe Pella (ad interim)		DC	2 February 1952–16 July 1953
Minister of Defence	Randolfo Pacciardi		PRI	26 July 1951–16 July 1953
Minister of Public Education	Antonio Segni		DC	26 July 1951–16 July 1953
Minister of Public Works	Salvatore Aldisio		DC	26 July 1951–16 July 1953
Minister of Agriculture and Forests	Amintore Fanfani		DC	26 July 1951–16 July 1953
Minister of Transport	Piero Malvestiti		DC	26 July 1951–16 July 1953
Minister of Post and Telecommunications	Giuseppe Spataro		DC	26 July 1951–16 July 1953
Minister of Industry and Commerce	Pietro Campilli		DC	26 July 1951–16 July 1953
Minister of Foreign Trade	Ugo La Malfa		PRI	26 July 1951–16 July 1953
Minister of Merchant Navy	Paolo Cappa		DC	26 July 1951–16 July 1953
Minister of Labour and Social Security	Leopoldo Rubinacci		DC	26 July 1951–16 July 1953
Minister of European Affairs (without portfolio)	Carlo Sforza		PRI	26 July 1951–16 July 1953
Secretary of the Council of Ministers	Giulio Andreotti		DC	26 July 1951–16 July 1953