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Scelba government

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Scelba Cabinet

10th Cabinet of Italy
Date formed10 February 1954
Date dissolved6 July 1955
People and organisations
Head of stateLuigi Einaudi
Giovanni Gronchi
Head of governmentMario Scelba
Total no. of members20
Member partiesDC, PSDI, PLI
Status in legislatureCoalition government
History
Legislature termLegislature II (1953–1958)
PredecessorFanfani I Cabinet
SuccessorSegni I Cabinet

The Scelba Cabinet was the 10th cabinet of the Italian Republic, that held office from 10 February 1954 to 6 July 1955, for a total of 511 days (or 1 year, 4 months and 26 days).[1]

After the election of Giovanni Gronchi as new president of Italy, Scelba resigned as prime minister.

Government parties

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The government was composed by the following parties:

Party Ideology Leader
Christian Democracy (DC) Christian democracy Amintore Fanfani
Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI) Social democracy Giuseppe Saragat
Italian Liberal Party (PLI) Liberalism Giovanni Malagodi

Party breakdown

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Composition

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Office Name Party Term
Prime Minister Mario Scelba DC 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Deputy Prime Minister Giuseppe Saragat PSDI 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Minister of Foreign Affairs Attilio Piccioni DC 10 February 1954–16 September 1954
Gaetano Martino PLI 16 September 1954–6 July 1955
Minister of the Interior Mario Scelba (ad interim) DC 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Minister of Grace and Justice Michele De Pietro DC 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Minister of Budget Ezio Vanoni DC 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Minister of Finance Roberto Tremelloni PSDI 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Minister of Treasury Silvio Gava DC 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Minister of Defence Paolo Emilio Taviani DC 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Minister of Public Education Gaetano Martino PLI 10 February 1954–19 September 1954
Giuseppe Ermini DC 19 September 1954–6 July 1955
Minister of Public Works Giuseppe Romita PSDI 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Minister of Agriculture and Forests Giuseppe Medici DC 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Minister of Transport Bernardo Mattarella DC 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Minister of Post and Telecommunications Gennaro Cassiani DC 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Minister of Industry and Commerce Bruno Villabruna PLI 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Minister of Foreign Trade Mario Martinelli DC 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Minister of Merchant Navy Fernando Tambroni DC 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Minister of Labour and Social Security Ezio Vigorelli PSDI 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Minister for the Fund for the South (without portfolio) Pietro Campilli DC 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Minister for Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio) Raffaele De Caro PLI 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Minister for Public Administration Reform (without portfolio) Umberto Tupini DC 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Minister of Tourism, Sport and Entertainment (without portfolio) Giovanni Ponti DC 10 February 1954–6 July 1955
Secretary of the Council of Ministers Oscar Luigi Scalfaro DC 10 February 1954–6 July 1955

References

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