The article is about the relationship between political parties and minesterial elite during the Italian democratic transition that took place between 1943, when the Great Council of Fascism voted for the resignation of Benito Mussolini, and 1948, when the first constitutional government took office. In this period Italy knew nine administrations and eight political parties, and politics became increasingly professional. A series of tables allows us to analyze the parties as to their ideology and their relevance in different administrations, and also to draw the social profile of their ministers.
political elite; ministerial recruitment; professional politics
