Second Badoglio government

The Badoglio II government of Italy held office from 22 April until 18 June 1944, a total of 57 days, or 1 months and 27 days. It was the first government in Italian history with the presence of the socialists and the communists.

Badoglio II government
61st Cabinet of Italy
Date formed	22 April 1944
Date dissolved	18 June 1944
People and organisations
Head of state	Victor Emmanuel III
Head of government	Pietro Badoglio
Total no. of members	13
Member party	DC, PCI, PLI, PSIUP, PdA, PDL
History
Predecessor	Badoglio I Cabinet
Successor	Bonomi II Cabinet

Government parties

The government was composed by the following parties:

Party		Ideology	Leader
	Christian Democracy	Christian democracy	Alcide De Gasperi
	Italian Communist Party	Communism	Palmiro Togliatti
	Italian Liberal Party	Liberalism	Benedetto Croce
	Italian Socialist Party	Socialism	Pietro Nenni
	Action Party	Liberal socialism	Ferruccio Parri
	Labour Democratic Party	Social democracy	Ivanoe Bonomi

Composition

Office	Name	Party		Term
Prime Minister	Pietro Badoglio		Military	(1944–1944)
Deputy Prime Minister	Palmiro Togliatti		Italian Communist Party	(1944–1944)
Minister of the Interior	Salvatore Aldisio		Christian Democracy	(1944–1944)
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Pietro Badoglio		Military	(1944–1944)
Minister of Grace and Justice	Vincenzo Arangio-Ruiz		Italian Liberal Party	(1944–1944)
Minister of Treasury and Finance	Quinto Quintieri		Italian Liberal Party	(1944–1944)
Minister of War	Taddeo Orlando		Military	(1944–1944)
Minister of the Navy	Raffaele de Courten		Military	(1944–1944)
Minister of Air Force	Renato Sandalli		Military	(1944–1944)
Minister of Industry and Commerce	Attilio Di Napoli		Italian Socialist Party	(1944–1944)
Minister of Public Works	Alberto Tarchiani		Action Party	(1944–1944)
Minister of Agriculture and Forests	Fausto Gullo		Italian Communist Party	(1944–1944)
Minister of Public Education	Adolfo Omodeo		Action Party	(1944–1944)
Minister of Communications	Francesco Cerabona		Labour Democratic Party	(1944–1944)
Minister of Italian Africa	Pietro Badoglio		Military	(1944–1944)
Secretary of the Council of Ministers	Renato Morelli		Italian Liberal Party	(1944–1944)