# Parri government

The Parri government of Italy held office from 21 June until 10 December 1945, a total of 172 days, or 5 months and 19 days. The reasons for its short period included the complex problems that Italy was experiencing and the limited capacity of Prime Minister Ferruccio Parri.

## 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

| Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Prime Minister | Ferruccio Parri | 21 June 1945 | 10 December 1945 | Action Party |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Pietro Nenni | 1945 | 1945 | PSI |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Manlio Brosio | 1945 | 1945 | PLI |
| Minister of the Interior | Ferruccio Parri | 21 June 1945 | 8 December 1945 | Action Party |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | Alcide De Gasperi | 12 December 1944 | 18 October 1946 | DC |
| Minister of Grace and Justice | Palmiro Togliatti | 21 June 1945 | 1 July 1946 | PCI |
| Minister of Finance | Mauro Scoccimarro | 21 June 1945 | 2 February 1947 | PCI |
| Minister of Treasury | Marcello Soleri | 21 June 1945 | 22 July 1945 | PLI |
| Minister of Treasury | Federico Ricci | 22 July 1945 | 8 December 1945 | Independent |
| Minister of War | Stefano Jacini | 21 June 1945 | 8 December 1945 | DC |
| Minister of the Navy | Raffaele de Courten | 28 July 1943 | 14 July 1946 | Military |
| Minister of Aeronautics | Mario Cevolotto | 21 June 1945 | 14 July 1946 | Labour Democracy |
| Minister of Industry and Commerce | Giovanni Gronchi | 18 June 1944 | 1 July 1946 | DC |
| Minister of Public Works | Giuseppe Romita | 21 June 1945 | 8 December 1945 | PSI |
| Minister of Labour and Social Security | Gaetano Barbareschi | 21 June 1945 | 13 July 1946 | PSI |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forests | Fausto Gullo | 22 April 1944 | 1 July 1946 | PCI |
| Minister of Public Education | Vincenzo Arangio-Ruiz | 12 December 1944 | 8 December 1945 | PLI |
| Minister of Transport | Ugo La Malfa | 17 June 1945 | 8 December 1945 | Action Party |
| Minister of Post and Telecommunications | Mario Scelba | 21 June 1945 | 2 February 1947 | DC |
| Minister of Italian Africa | Ferruccio Parri | 21 June 1945 | 10 December 1945 | Action Party |
| Minister for Reconstruction | Meuccio Ruini | 21 June 1945 | 10 December 1945 | Labour Democracy |
| Minister for Post-War Assistance | Emilio Lussu | 21 June 1945 | 10 December 1945 | Action Party |
| Minister of Supply | Enrico Molè | 21 June 1945 | 10 December 1945 | Labour Democracy |
| Minister for the National Council | Manlio Brosio | 21 June 1945 | 10 December 1945 | PLI |
| Minister for the Constituent Assembly | Pietro Nenni | 21 June 1945 | 10 December 1945 | PSI |
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers | Giorgio Amendola | 1945 | 1945 | PCI |
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers | Giustino Arpesani | 1945 | 1945 | PLI |