# Mussolini government

The Mussolini government was the longest-serving 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.
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. 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
### From 1922 to 1924

From its beginnings until 1924, the government was composed by the following parties:
| Party | Ideology | Leader |
| 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

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 | Party | Ideology | Leader |
| | National Fascist Party | Fascism | Benito Mussolini |

## Composition

| Office | Name | Party | Term |
| 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 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Dino Grandi | National Fascist Party | 12 September 1929 – 20 July 1932 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Benito Mussolini (ad interim) | National Fascist Party | 20 July 1932 – 11 June 1936 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Galeazzo Ciano | National Fascist Party | 11 June 1936 – 6 February 1943 |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | 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 |
| Minister of the Interior | Luigi Federzoni | National Fascist Party | 17 June 1924 – 6 November 1926 |
| Minister of the Interior | 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 |
| Minister of Public Works | Gino Sarrocchi | National Fascist Party | 1 July 1924 – 5 January 1925 |
| Minister of Public Works | Giovanni Giuriati | National Fascist Party | 5 January 1925 – 30 April 1929 |
| Minister of Public Works | Benito Mussolini (ad interim) | National Fascist Party | 30 April 1929 – 12 September 1929 |
| Minister of Public Works | Michele Bianchi | National Fascist Party | 12 September 1929 – 3 February 1930 † |
| Minister of Public Works | Araldo di Crollalanza | National Fascist Party | 13 February 1930 – 24 January 1935 |
| Minister of Public Works | Luigi Razza | National Fascist Party | 24 January 1935 – 7 August 1935 † |
| Minister of Public Works | Giuseppe Cobolli Gigli | National Fascist Party | 5 September 1935 – 31 October 1939 |
| Minister of Public Works | Adelchi Serena | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1939 – 30 October 1940 |
| Minister of Public Works | Giuseppe Gorla | National Fascist Party | 30 October 1940 – 6 February 1943 |
| Minister of Public Works | 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 |
| Minister of Treasury | 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 |
| Minister of National Economy | Cesare Nava | National Fascist Party | 1 July 1924 – 10 July 1925 |
| Minister of National Economy | Giuseppe Belluzzo | National Fascist Party | 10 July 1925 – 9 July 1928 |
| Minister of National Economy | 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 |
| Minister of Justice and Worship Affairs | 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 |
| Minister of Grace and Justice | Arrigo Solmi | National Fascist Party | 24 January 1935 – 12 July 1939 |
| Minister of Grace and Justice | Dino Grandi | National Fascist Party | 12 July 1939 – 6 February 1943 |
| Minister of Grace and Justice | Alfredo De Marsico | National Fascist Party | 6 February 1943 – 25 July 1943 |
| Minister of War | Armando Diaz | Military | 31 October 1922 – 30 April 1924 |
| Minister of War | Antonino Di Giorgio | National Fascist Party | 30 April 1924 – 4 April 1925 |
| Minister of War | Benito Mussolini (ad interim) | National Fascist Party | 4 April 1925 – 12 September 1929 |
| Minister of War | Pietro Gazzera | National Fascist Party | 12 September 1929 – 22 July 1933 |
| Minister of War | 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 |
| Minister of the Navy | Benito Mussolini (ad interim) | National Fascist Party | 8 May 1925 – 12 September 1929 |
| Minister of the Navy | Giuseppe Sirianni | National Fascist Party | 12 September 1929 – 6 November 1933 |
| Minister of the Navy | 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 |
| Minister of Public Education | Alessandro Casati | Independent | 1 July 1924 – 5 January 1925 |
| Minister of Public Education | Pietro Fedele | National Fascist Party | 5 January 1925 – 9 July 1928 |
| Minister of Public Education | 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 |
| Minister of National Education | Francesco Ercole | National Fascist Party | 20 July 1932 – 24 January 1935 |
| Minister of National Education | Cesare Maria De Vecchi | National Fascist Party | 24 January 1935 – 15 November 1936 |
| Minister of National Education | Giuseppe Bottai | National Fascist Party | 15 November 1936 – 5 February 1943 |
| Minister of National Education | 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 |
| Minister of the Colonies | Benito Mussolini (ad interim) | National Fascist Party | 17 June 1924 – 1 July 1924 |
| Minister of the Colonies | Pietro Lanza di Scalea | National Fascist Party | 1 July 1924 – 6 November 1926 |
| Minister of the Colonies | Luigi Federzoni | National Fascist Party | 6 November 1926 – 18 December 1928 |
| Minister of the Colonies | Benito Mussolini (ad interim) | National Fascist Party | 18 December 1928 – 12 September 1929 |
| Minister of the Colonies | Emilio De Bono | National Fascist Party | 12 September 1929 – 17 January 1935 |
| Minister of the Colonies | 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 |
| Minister of Italian Africa | Benito Mussolini (ad interim) | National Fascist Party | 20 Novembre 1937 – 31 October 1939 |
| Minister of Italian Africa | 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 |
| Minister of Finance | Giuseppe Volpi | National Fascist Party | 10 July 1925 – 9 July 1928 |
| Minister of Finance | Antonio Mosconi | National Fascist Party | 9 July 1928 – 20 July 1932 |
| Minister of Finance | Guido Jung | National Fascist Party | 20 July 1932 – 24 January 1935 |
| Minister of Finance | Paolo Ignazio Maria Thaon di Revel | National Fascist Party | 24 January 1935 – 6 February 1943 |
| Minister of Finance | 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 |
| Minister of Post and Telegraphs | 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 |
| Minister of Communications | Umberto Puppini | National Fascist Party | 30 April 1934 – 24 January 1935 |
| Minister of Communications | Antonio Stefano Benni | National Fascist Party | 24 January 1935 – 31 October 1939 |
| Minister of Communications | Giovanni Host-Venturi | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1939 – 6 February 1943 |
| Minister of Communications | Vittorio Cini | National Fascist Party | 6 February 1943 – 24 July 1943 |
| Minister of Communications | 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 Air Force | Benito Mussolini (ad interim) | National Fascist Party | 30 August 1925 – 12 September 1929 |
| Minister of Air Force | Italo Balbo | National Fascist Party | 12 September 1929 – 6 November 1933 |
| Minister of Air Force | 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 |
| Minister of Corporations | Giuseppe Bottai | National Fascist Party | 12 September 1929 – 20 July 1932 |
| Minister of Corporations | Benito Mussolini (ad interim) | National Fascist Party | 20 July 1932 – 11 June 1936 |
| Minister of Corporations | Ferruccio Lantini | National Fascist Party | 11 June 1936 – 31 October 1939 |
| Minister of Corporations | Renato Ricci | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1939 – 6 February 1943 |
| Minister of Corporations | Carlo Tiengo | National Fascist Party | 6 February 1943 – 18 April 1943 |
| Minister of Corporations | 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 |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forests | Edmondo Rossoni | National Fascist Party | 24 January 1935 – 31 October 1939 |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forests | Giuseppe Tassinari | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1939 – 26 December 1941 |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forests | 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 |
| Minister of Press and Propaganda | 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 |
| Minister of Popular Culture | Alessandro Pavolini | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1939 – 6 February 1943 |
| Minister of Popular Culture | 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 |
| Minister of the National Fascist Party | Ettore Muti | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1939 – 30 October 1940 |
| Minister of the National Fascist Party | Adelchi Serena | National Fascist Party | 30 October 1940 – 26 December 1941 |
| Minister of the National Fascist Party | Aldo Vidussoni | National Fascist Party | 26 December 1941 – 19 April 1943 |
| Minister of the National Fascist Party | 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 |
| Minister for Exchanges and Currencies | Raffaello Riccardi | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1939 – 6 February 1943 |
| Minister for Exchanges and Currencies | 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 |
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers | Giacomo Suardo | National Fascist Party | 2 July 1924 – 21 December 1927 |
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers | Francesco Giunta | National Fascist Party | 21 December 1927 – 20 July 1932 |
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers | Edmondo Rossoni | National Fascist Party | 20 July 1932 – 24 January 1935 |
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers | Giacomo Medici Del Vascello | National Fascist Party | 24 January 1935 – 31 October 1939 |
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers | Luigi Russo | National Fascist Party | 31 October 1939 – 6 February 1943 |
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers | Amilcare Rossi | National Fascist Party | 6 February 1943 – 25 July 1943 |