Scelba government
{{short description|10th government of the Italian Republic}}
{{Infobox government cabinet
|cabinet_name = Scelba Cabinet
|cabinet_number = 10th
|jurisdiction = Italy
|flag = Flag of Italy.svg
|flag_border = true
|image = Mario Scelba Official.jpeg
|date_formed = 10 February 1954
|date_dissolved = 6 July 1955
|government_head = Mario Scelba
|state_head = Luigi Einaudi
Giovanni Gronchi
|current_number =
|former_members_number =
|total_number = 20
|political_parties = DC, PSDI, PLI
|opposition_parties =
|legislature_status = Coalition government
|election =
|last_election =
|legislature_term = Legislature II (1953{{ndash}}1958)
|previous = Fanfani I Cabinet
|successor = Segni 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).[http://www.senato.it/leg/02/BGT/Schede/Governi/0042_M.htm Composizione del Governo Scelba]
After the election of Giovanni Gronchi as new president of Italy, Scelba resigned as prime minister.
Government parties
The government was composed by the following parties:
| class=wikitable style="font-size:100%" |
| colspan=2|Party
!Ideology !Leader |
|---|
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}" |
| Christian Democracy (DC) |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Italian Democratic Socialist Party}}" |
| {{nowrap|Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI)}} |
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Italian Liberal Party}}" |
| Italian Liberal Party (PLI) |
Party breakdown
- Christian Democracy (DC): prime minister, 13 ministers and 30 undersecretaries
- Italian Democratic Socialist Party (PSDI): deputy prime minister, 3 ministers and 4 undersecretaries
- Italian Liberal Party (PLI): 3 ministers and 2 undersecretaries
Composition
| class="wikitable" |
| Office
! Name ! colspan=2 | Party ! Term |
|---|
| Prime Minister
| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}" | | DC | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| Deputy Prime Minister
| bgcolor="{{party color|Italian Democratic Socialist Party}}" | | PSDI | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| rowspan=2|Minister of Foreign Affairs
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}" | | DC | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}16 September 1954 |
| Gaetano Martino
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Italian Liberal Party}}" | | PLI | 16 September 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| Minister of the Interior
| Mario Scelba (ad interim) | style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}" | | DC | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| Minister of Grace and Justice
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}" | | DC | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| Minister of Budget
| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}" | | DC | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| Minister of Finance
| bgcolor="{{party color|Italian Democratic Socialist Party}}" | | PSDI | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| Minister of Treasury
| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}" | | DC | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| Minister of Defence
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}" | | DC | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| rowspan=2|Minister of Public Education
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Italian Liberal Party}}" | | PLI | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}19 September 1954 |
| Giuseppe Ermini
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}" | | DC | 19 September 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| Minister of Public Works
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Italian Democratic Socialist Party}}" | | PSDI | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| Minister of Agriculture and Forests
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}" | | DC | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| Minister of Transport
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}" | | DC | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| Minister of Post and Telecommunications
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}" | | DC | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| Minister of Industry and Commerce
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Italian Liberal Party}}" | | PLI | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| Minister of Foreign Trade
| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}" | | DC | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| Minister of Merchant Navy
| bgcolor="{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}" | | DC | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| Minister of Labour and Social Security
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Italian Democratic Socialist Party}}" | | PSDI | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| Minister for the Fund for the South (without portfolio)
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}" | | DC | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| Minister for Parliamentary Relations (without portfolio)
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Italian Liberal Party}}" | | PLI | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| Minister for Public Administration Reform (without portfolio)
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}" | | DC | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| Minister of Tourism, Sport and Entertainment (without portfolio)
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}" | | DC | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |
| colspan="5"| |
| Secretary of the Council of Ministers
| style="color:inherit;background:{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}" | | DC | 10 February 1954{{ndash}}6 July 1955 |