The Boselli government of the Kingdom of Italy held office from 18 June 1916 until 30 October 1917, a total of 499 days, or 1 year, 4 months, and 12 days. It was a national unity government, composed of the Liberal Party (PL), the Italian Radical Party (PRI), the Italian Catholic Electoral Union (UECI), and the Italian Reformist Socialist Party (PSI), that dealt with World War I following the Italian entry into World War I in 1915 and the early spread of the Spanish flu that officially became pandemic in 1918. As the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) had largely remained at the opposition and only at times gave external support at most, the Boselli government was notable for the first participation of part of the socialists through the PSRI.
Government parties PartyIdeologyLeader Liberals Liberalism Giovanni Giolitti Italian Radical Party Radicalism Ettore Sacchi Italian Catholic Electoral Union Christian democracy Ottorino Gentiloni Italian Reformist Socialist Party Social democracy Leonida Bissolati
Composition Office NameParty Term Prime Minister Paolo Boselli Liberal (1916–1917) Minister of the Interior Vittorio Emanuele Orlando Liberal (1916–1917) Minister of Foreign Affairs Sidney Sonnino Liberal (1916–1917) Minister of Grace and Justice Ettore Sacchi Radical (1916–1917) Minister of Finance Filippo Meda Catholic Union (1916–1917) Minister of Treasury Paolo Carcano Liberal (1916–1917)Minister of War Paolo Morrone Military (1916–1917) Gaetano Giardino Military (1917–1917)Minister of the Navy Camillo Corsi Military (1916–1917) Arturo Triangi di Maderno e Laces Military (1917–1917) Alberto del Bono Military (1917–1917) Minister of Industry and Commerce Giuseppe De Nava Liberal (1916–1917) Minister of Public Works Ivanoe Bonomi Reformist Socialist (1916–1917)Minister of Maritime and Rails Transport Enrico Arlotta Liberal (1916–1917) Ivanoe Bonomi Reformist Socialist (1917–1917) Riccardo Bianchi Independent (1917–1917) Minister of Agriculture Giovanni Raineri Liberal (1916–1917) Minister of Public Education Francesco Ruffini Independent (1916–1917) Minister of the Colonies Gaspare Colosimo Liberal (1916–1917) Minister of Post and Telegraphs Luigi Fera Independent (1916–1917) Minister for Weapons and Ammunitions Alfredo Dallolio Military (1917–1917) Minister of Military Assistance and War Pensions Leonida Bissolati Reformist Socialist (1916–1917)
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