title: First Ricasoli government
text: # First Ricasoli government
  
  The Ricasoli I government of Italy held office from 12 June 1861 until 3 March 1862, a total of 264 days, or 8 months and 19 days.
  
  ## Government parties
  
  The government was composed by the following parties:
  
  | Party | Party | Ideology | Leader |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | | Historical Right | Conservatism | Bettino Ricasoli |
  
  ## Composition
  
  | Office | Name | Party | Term |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Prime Minister | Bettino Ricasoli | Historical Right | (1861–1862) |
  | Minister of the Interior | Marco Minghetti | Historical Right | (1861–1861) |
  | Minister of the Interior | Bettino Ricasoli | Historical Right | (1861–1862) |
  | Minister of Foreign Affairs | Bettino Ricasoli | Historical Right | (1861–1862) |
  | Minister of Grace and Justice | Vincenzo Maria Miglietti | Historical Right | (1861–1862) |
  | Minister of Finance | Pietro Bastogi | Historical Right | (1861–1862) |
  | Minister of War | Bettino Ricasoli | Historical Right | (1861–1861) |
  | Minister of War | Alessandro Della Rovere | Military | (1861–1862) |
  | Minister of the Navy | Luigi Federico Menabrea | Historical Right | (1861–1862) |
  | Minister of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce | Filippo Cordova | Historical Right | (1861–1862) |
  | Minister of Public Works | Ubaldino Peruzzi | Historical Right | (1861–1862) |
  | Minister of Public Education | Francesco De Sanctis | Historical Right | (1861–1862) |
  