The Scelba Cabinet was the 10th

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of the

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, 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).Composizione del Governo Scelba
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Giovanni Gronchi Giovanni Gronchi, (; 10 September 1887 – 17 October 1978) was an Italian politician from Christian Democracy who served as the president of Italy from 1955 to 1962 and was marked by a controversial and failed attempt to bring about an "openi ...

as new President of Italy, Scelba resigned as Prime Minister.

Government parties

The government was composed by the following parties:

Party breakdown

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(DC): prime minister, 13 ministers and 30 undersecretaries *

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(PSDI): deputy prime minister, 3 ministers and 4 undersecretaries *

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(PLI): 3 ministers and 2 undersecretaries

Composition

References

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