Fourth Berlusconi government

Fourth Berlusconi government
60th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed	8 May 2008 (2008-05-08)
Date dissolved	16 November 2011 (2011-11-16) (1,288 days)
People and organisations
Head of state	Giorgio Napolitano
Head of government	Silvio Berlusconi
No. of ministers	25 (incl. Prime Minister)
Ministers removed	5 resigned
Total no. of members	30 (incl. Prime Minister)
Member parties	PdL, LN, PT (since March 2011)
Status in legislature	Majority (coalition) Chamber of Deputies: 343 / 630 (54%) Senate: 174 / 322 (54%)
Opposition parties	PD, IdV, UdC, FLI (since Nov. 2010), MpA (since Nov. 2010)
History
Election	2008 election
Legislature term	XVI Legislature (2008–2013)
Incoming formation	Berlusconi IV Cabinet formation, 2008
Predecessor	Second Prodi government
Successor	Monti government

The fourth Berlusconi government was the 60th government of Italy, in office from 8 May 2008 to 16 November 2011.^[1] It was the fourth government led by Silvio Berlusconi, who then became the longest-serving Prime Minister of Italy of the Italian Republic (3340 days in office). The government was supported by a coalition between The People of Freedom (PdL) and the Northern League (LN), together with other smaller centre-right parties.

At its formation, the government included 22 ministers and 39 under-secretaries, for a total of 61 members. At the end of its term the cabinet was composed of 24 ministers, 4 deputy ministers and 39 under-secretaries, for a total of 67 members. With 1287 days of tenure, it was second in longevity only to Berlusconi's second government (1409 days from 2001 to 2005) in the history of the Italian Republic.