Editing Mario Scelba (section)

{{short description|Italian politician (1901–1991)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder 
| honorific-prefix = 
| name           = Mario Scelba
| image          = Mario Scelba Official.jpeg
| order          = [[Prime Minister of Italy]]
| president      = [[Luigi Einaudi]]<br/>[[Giovanni Gronchi]]
| term_start     = 10 February 1954 
| term_end       = 6 July 1955
| predecessor    = [[Amintore Fanfani]]
| successor      = [[Antonio Segni]]
| office1        = President of the European Parliament
| order1         = 8th
| term_start1    = 11 March 1969
| term_end1      = 16 March 1971
| predecessor1   = [[Alain Poher]]
| successor1     = [[Walter Behrendt]]
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| office2         = [[Minister of the Interior (Italy)|Minister of the Interior]]
| primeminister4 = [[Alcide De Gasperi]]
| term_start4    = 2 February 1947
| predecessor4   = Alcide De Gasperi
| term_end4      = 16 July 1953
| successor4     = Amintore Fanfani
| primeminister3 = ''Himself''
| term_start3    = 10 February 1954
| term_end3      = 6 July 1955
| predecessor3   = [[Giulio Andreotti]]
| successor3     = [[Fernando Tambroni]]
| primeminister2 = Amintore Fanfani
| term_start2    = 26 July 1960
| term_end2      = 21 February 1962
| predecessor2   = [[Giuseppe Spataro]]
| successor2     = [[Paolo Emilio Taviani]]
| office6         = [[Ministry of Communications (Italy)|Minister of Mails and Communications]]
| primeminister6 = [[Ferruccio Parri]]<br/>Alcide De Gasperi
| term_start6    = 21 June 1945
| term_end6      = 2 February 1947
| predecessor6   = Mario Cevolotto
| successor6     = [[Luigi Cacciatore]]{{Collapsed infobox section end}}
}}

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 |office4 = Member of the [[Senate of the Republic (Italy)|Senate of the Republic]]
 |term_start4 = 5 June 1968
 |term_end4 = 11 July 1983
 |constituency4 = [[Acireale]] (1968–1979)<br>[[Caltagirone]] (1979–1983)
 |office5 = Member of the [[Chamber of Deputies (Italy)|Chamber of Deputies]]
 |term_start5 = 8 May 1948
 |term_end5 = 4 June 1968
 |constituency5 = [[Catania–Messina–Siracusa–Ragusa–Enna constituency (1946–1994)|Catania]]
 |office6 = Member of the [[Constituent Assembly of Italy|Constituent Assembly]]
 |term_start6 = 25 June 1946
 |term_end6 = 31 January 1948
 |constituency6 = [[Catania–Messina–Siracusa–Ragusa–Enna constituency (1946–1994)|Catania]]{{Collapsed infobox section end}}
}}
| birth_date     = {{Birth date|1901|9|5|df=y}}
| death_date     = {{death date and age|1991|10|29|1901|9|5|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Caltagirone]], Italy
| death_place    = [[Rome]], Italy
| party          = [[Christian Democracy (Italy)|Christian Democracy]]
| spouse         = {{marriage|Nerina Palestini|1929}}
| children       = 1
| alma_mater     = [[Sapienza University of Rome]]
}}

'''Mario Scelba''' ({{IPA|it|ˈmaːrjo ʃˈʃɛlba|pron|it-Mario Scelba.ogg}}; 5 September 1901 – 29 October 1991) was an Italian politician and statesman who was the 33rd [[prime minister of Italy]] from February 1954 to July 1955.<ref>[https://storia.camera.it/governi/i-governo-scelba Governo Scelba], camera.it</ref> A founder of [[Christian Democracy (Italy)|Christian Democracy]] (DC), Scelba was one of the longest-serving [[Italian Minister of the Interior|Minister of the Interior]] in the history of the republic, having served at the [[Viminale Palace]] in three distinct terms from 1947 to 1962.<ref>[https://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/2006/05/20/scelba-santificato.html Scelba santificato], la Repubblica</ref>

A fervent pro-Europeanist, Scelba was [[President of the European Parliament]] from March 1969 to March 1971.<ref>[https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/various-portraits-of-mario-scelba-in-1969_19690101_Scelba_002_p#ssh Various portraits of Mario Scelba in 1969], European Parliament</ref> Known for his [[law and order (politics)|law and order]] policies, he was a key figure in Italy's post-war reconstruction, thanks to his drastic reorganization of the [[Italian police]], which came out heavily disorganised from the war.<ref>[https://www.ilgiornale.it/news/scelba-ministro-troppo-celerino.html Scelba, il ministro troppo celerino], il Giornale</ref>