he overthrew the Lanza-Sella Cabinet and regained the premiership, which, with the portfolio of finance, he held until the fall of the Right from power on 18 March 1876. During his premiership he inaugurated the rapprochement between Italy, Austria and Germany, and reformed the naval and military administration; and before his ouster he was able, as finance minister, to balance the State budget for the first time since 1860. After the advent of the Left, Minghetti remained for some years in opposition, but towards 1884 joined Depretis in creating the Trasformismo ("Transformation" movement), which united the various liberal factions in the country. He hoped to imitate the example of William Ewart Gladstone’s Liberal Party. Minghetti, however, drew from it no personal advantage, and died at Rome on 10 December 1886 without having returned to power. His writings include: Della economia pubblica e delle sue attinenze con la morale e col diritto (Bologna, 1859), and La Chiesa e lo Stato (Milan, 1878). He is commemorated in Rome by a monument at Piazza San Pantaleo on the Corso. Writings I partiti politici e la ingerenza loro nella giustizia e nell' amministrazione Della economia pubblica: e delle sue attinenze colla morale e col. diritto Des rapports de l'économie publique avec la morale et le droit Stato e chiesa By Marco Minghetti L'état et l'église La convenzione di settembre: un capitolo dei miei ricordi Scritti vari References 1818 births 1886 deaths Burials at Certosa cemetery Politicians from Bologna People of the Papal States People from the Kingdom of Sardinia Historical Right politicians Prime Ministers of Italy Italian Ministers of the Interior Finance ministers of Italy Deputies of Legislature VIII of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature IX of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature X of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XI of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XII of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XIII of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XIV of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XV of the Kingdom of Italy Deputies of Legislature XVI of the Kingdom of Italy Ambassadors of Italy to Austria-Hungary