List of secretaries of Italian fascist parties

Secretary of the National Fascist Party
Segretario del Partito Nazionale Fascista (Italian)
Rank insignia
Longest serving
Achille Starace
12 December 1931–31 October 1939
National Fascist Party
TypeParty secretary
Member ofGrand Council of Fascism
Appointerthe Duce
Formation23 March 1919
First holderDuumvirate
Final holderAlessandro Pavolini
Abolished28 April 1945

This article lists the secretaries of Italian fascist parties founded and led by Benito Mussolini between 1919 and 1945, namely Italian Fasces of Combat (FIC), National Fascist Party (PNF) and Republican Fascist Party (PFR).

The secretaries were effective, day-to-day leaders of parties, while Mussolini was the overall (supreme) leader, as well as Duce of the Fascist-ruled Kingdom of Italy between 1922 and 1943, and the Nazi-dominated Italian Social Republic (RSI) between 1943 and 1945.

List of officeholders

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Italian Fasces of Combat

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Party Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Duumvirate[a] 23 March 1919 1 August 1919 131 days Italian Fasces of Combat [1]
2 Umberto Pasella [it]
(1870–1957) 		1 August 1919 10 November 1921 2 years, 101 days Italian Fasces of Combat [2]

National Fascist Party

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Party Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Michele Bianchi
(1883–1930) 		10 November 1921 13 October 1923 1 year, 337 days National Fascist Party [3]
2 Francesco Giunta
(1887–1971) 		13 October 1923 23 April 1924 193 days National Fascist Party [4]
3 Quadrumvirate[b] 23 April 1924 15 February 1925 298 days National Fascist Party [5]
4 Roberto Farinacci
(1892–1945) 		15 February 1925 30 March 1926 1 year, 43 days National Fascist Party [6]
5 Augusto Turati
(1888–1955) 		30 March 1926 7 October 1930 4 years, 191 days National Fascist Party [7]
6 Giovanni Giuriati
(1876–1970) 		7 October 1930 12 December 1931 1 year, 66 days National Fascist Party [8]
7 Achille Starace
(1889–1945) 		12 December 1931 31 October 1939 7 years, 323 days National Fascist Party [9]
8 Ettore Muti
(1902–1943) 		31 October 1939 30 October 1940 365 days National Fascist Party [10]
9 Adelchi Serena
(1895–1970) 		30 October 1940 26 December 1941 1 year, 57 days National Fascist Party [11]
10 Aldo Vidussoni
(1914–1982) 		26 December 1941 19 April 1943 1 year, 114 days National Fascist Party [12]
11 Carlo Scorza
(1897–1988) 		19 April 1943 27 July 1943 99 days National Fascist Party [13]

Republican Fascist Party

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term of office Party Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Alessandro Pavolini
(1903–1945) 		15 November 1943 28 April 1945 1 year, 164 days Republican Fascist Party [14]

Timeline

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Alessandro PavoliniCarlo ScorzaAldo VidussoniAdelchi SerenaEttore MutiAchille StaraceGiovanni GiuriatiAugusto TuratiRoberto FarinacciTetrarchyFrancesco GiuntaMichele BianchiUmberto PasellaDiarchy

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Consisted of Michele Bianchi and Attilio Longoni [it].
  2. ^ Consisted of Roberto Forges Davanzati, Cesare Rossi, Giovanni Marinelli and Alessandro Melchiori [it].

References

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  1. ^ Dai Fasci italiani di combattimento al regime fascista, Associazione Nazionale Partigiani d'Italia
  2. ^ Lezioni di storia con Emilio Gentile al Faraggiana: “Mussolini un potente vinto, ma la democrazia va difesa”, La Stampa
  3. ^ Michele Bianchi, Associazione Nazionale Partigiani d'Italia
  4. ^ Adrian Lyttelton, The Seizure of Power, 2004, p. 183
  5. ^ Quadrumviri – Dizionario di Storia, Enciclopedia Treccani
  6. ^ "Black Farinacci". Time Magazine. 4 February 1929. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2008.
  7. ^ Augusto Turati, Associazione Nazionale Partigiani d'Italia
  8. ^ Giovanni Giuriati – Dizionario Biografico, Enciclopedia Treccani
  9. ^ Achille Starace – Dizionario Biografico, Enciclopedia Treccani
  10. ^ Ettore Muti – Dizionario Biografico, Enciclopedia Treccani
  11. ^ Adelchi Serena – Dizionario Biografico, Enciclopedia Treccani
  12. ^ Kitchen, Martin (1990). A World in Flames: A Short History of the Second World War in Europe and Asia, 1939–1945. New York: Longman. p. 252. ISBN 0-582-03407-8.
  13. ^ Carlo Scorza – Dizionario Biografico, Enciclopedia Treccani
  14. ^ Alessandro Pavolini – Dizionario Biografico, Enciclopedia Treccani
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