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Cabinet of Italy

Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, and Forests

Minister of Agriculture and Trade of the Kingdom of Sardinia
Camillo Paolo Filippo Giulio Benso, Conte di Cavour

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1810; d. June 6 1861.

1850 – 1852


Minister of Agriculture and Forests
Antonio Segni

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1891; d. December 1 1972.

1946 – 1951

Amintore Fanfani

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1908; d. November 20 1999.

1951 – 1953

Emilio Colombo

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1920; d. June 24 2013.

1955 – 1958

Mariano Rumor

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1915; d. January 22 1990.

1959 – 1963

Bernardo Mattarella

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1905; d. March 1 1971.

1963

Giovanni Giuseppe Goria

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1943; d. May 21 1994.

1991 – 1992


Council of Ministers

Secretary of the Council of Ministers
Mariano Rumor

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1915; d. January 22 1990.

1954


Ministry of Culture

Minister for Cultural and Environmental Heritage
Giovanni Spadolini

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1925; d. August 4 1994.

1974 – 1976

Giulio Andreotti

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1919; d. May 6 2013.

1991 – 1992

Minister of Culture and Tourism
Rocco Buttiglione

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 6 1948.

2005 – 2006


Ministry of Defence

Minister of War
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1883; d. April 28 1945.

1925 – 1929

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1883; d. April 28 1945.

1933 – 1943


Minister of Defence
Antonio Segni

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1891; d. December 1 1972.

1958 – 1959

Giulio Andreotti

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1919; d. May 6 2013.

1959 – 1966

Giulio Andreotti

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1919; d. May 6 2013.

1974

Arnaldo Forlani

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1925; d. July 6 2023.

1974 – 1976

Giovanni Spadolini

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1925; d. August 4 1994.

1983 – 1987

Fermo “Mino” Martinazzoli

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1931; d. September 4 2011.

1989 – 1990

Sergio Mattarella

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1941.

1999 – 2001

Ignazio Benito Maria La Russa

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 18 1947.

2008 – 2011


Ministry of Economic Development

Minister of Industry and Trade
Giovanni Gronchi

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1887; d. October 17 1978.

1944 – 1946


Minister of Industry, Commerce, and Craftsmanship
Giulio Andreotti

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1919; d. May 6 2013.

1966 – 1968

Luigi Ciriaco De Mita

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1928; d. May 26 2022.

1973 – 1974

Romano Prodi

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 9 1939.

1978 – 1979

Paolo Savona

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1936.

1993 – 1994

Pier Luigi Bersani

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1951.

1996 – 1999

Enrico Letta

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1966.

1999 – 2001

Minister of Economic Development
Pier Luigi Bersani

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1951.

2006 – 2008

Luigi Di Maio

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1986.

2018 – 2019


Minister of Foreign Trade
Cesare Merzagora

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1898; d. May 1 1991.

1947 – 1949

Bernardo Mattarella

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1905; d. March 1 1971.

1955 – 1957

Emilio Colombo

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1920; d. June 24 2013.

1958 – 1959

Bernardo Mattarella

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1905; d. March 1 1971.

1963 – 1966

Luigi Ciriaco De Mita

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1928; d. May 26 2022.

1974 – 1976


Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
Bernardo Mattarella

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1905; d. March 1 1971.

1957 – 1958


Ministry of Economy and Finance

Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Sardinia
Camillo Paolo Filippo Giulio Benso, Conte di Cavour

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1810; d. June 6 1861.

1851 – 1852


Minister of the Budget
Luigi Numa Lorenzo Einaudi

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1874; d. October 30 1961.

1947 – 1948

Emilio Colombo

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1920; d. June 24 2013.

1968

Giovanni Giuseppe Goria

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1943; d. May 21 1994.

1987

Emilio Colombo

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1920; d. June 24 2013.

1987 – 1988

Amintore Fanfani

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1908; d. November 20 1999.

1988 – 1989

Paolo Cirino Pomicino

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 3 1939; d. March 21 2026.

1989 – 1992

Minister of the Budget and Economic Planning
Giulio Andreotti

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1919; d. May 6 2013.

1974 – 1976


Minister of Finance
Giulio Andreotti

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1919; d. May 6 2013.

1955 – 1958

Emilio Colombo

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1920; d. June 24 2013.

1988 – 1989

Giovanni Giuseppe Goria

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1943; d. May 21 1994.

1992 – 1993


Minister of the Treasury
Giulio Andreotti

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1919; d. May 6 2013.

1958 – 1959

Emilio Colombo

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1920; d. June 24 2013.

1963 – 1970

Emilio Colombo

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1920; d. June 24 2013.

1972

Emilio Colombo

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1920; d. June 24 2013.

1974 – 1976

Giovanni Giuseppe Goria

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1943; d. May 21 1994.

1982 – 1987

Giuliano Amato

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1938.

1987 – 1989

Lamberto Dini

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1931.

1994 – 1996

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1920; d. September 16 2016.

1996 – 1999

Giuliano Amato

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1938.

1999 – 2000

Minister of Economy and Finance
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1940; d. December 28 2010.

2006 – 2008

Mario Monti

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1943.

2011 – 2012


Ministry of Education and Merit

Minister of Education, Universities, and Research
Giovanni Spadolini

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1925; d. August 4 1994.

1979

Valeria Fedeli

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1949; d. January 14 2026.

2016 – 2018


Department for European Politics

Minister for Community Policies
Enrico Letta

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1966.

1998 – 1999

Minister of European Affairs
Rocco Buttiglione

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 6 1948.

2001 – 2005

Emma Bonino

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1948.

2006 – 2008

Paolo Savona

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1936.

2018 – 2019

Lorenzo Fontana

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 10 1980.

2019


Department for Family Policies

Minister for Family and Disability
Lorenzo Fontana

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 10 1980.

2018 – 2019


Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Minister of Foreign Affairs
Camillo Paolo Filippo Giulio Benso, Conte di Cavour

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1810; d. June 6 1861.

March 23 1861 – June 6 1861

Urbano Pio Francesco Rattazzi

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 29 1808; d. June 5 1873.

March 3 1862 – March 31 1862

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1883; d. April 28 1945.

1922 – 1929

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1883; d. April 28 1945.

1932 – 1936

Gian Galeazzo Ciano, 2nd Count of Cortellazzo and Buccari

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1903; d. January 11 1944.

1936 – 1943

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1883; d. April 28 1945.

1943

Marshal of Italy Pietro Badoglio, 1st Duke of Addis Ababa

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1871; d. November 1 1956.

1944

Alcide De Gasperi

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1881; d. August 19 1954.

1944 – 1946

Alcide De Gasperi

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1881; d. August 19 1954.

1951 – 1953

Amintore Fanfani

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1908; d. November 20 1999.

1958 – 1959

Antonio Segni

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1891; d. December 1 1972.

1960 – 1962

Giuseppe Saragat

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 19 1898; d. June 11 1988.

1963 – 1964

Amintore Fanfani

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1908; d. November 20 1999.

1965

Amintore Fanfani

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1908; d. November 20 1999.

1966 – 1968

Aldo Moro

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1916; d. May 9 1978.

1969 – 1972

Aldo Moro

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1916; d. May 9 1978.

1973 – 1974

Mariano Rumor

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1915; d. January 22 1990.

1974 – 1976

Arnaldo Forlani

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1925; d. July 6 2023.

1976 – 1979

Emilio Colombo

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1920; d. June 24 2013.

1980 – 1983

Giulio Andreotti

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1919; d. May 6 2013.

1983 – 1989

Emilio Colombo

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1920; d. June 24 2013.

1992 – 1993

Lamberto Dini

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1931.

1996 – 2001

Gianfranco Fini

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1952.

2004 – 2006

Massimo D’Alema

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 20 1949.

2006 – 2008

Emma Bonino

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1948.

2013 – 2014

Paolo Gentiloni Silveri

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1954.

2014 – 2016

Angelino Alfano

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 31 1970.

2016 – 2018

Luigi Di Maio

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1986.

2019 – 2022


Ministry of Health

Minister of Health
Tina Anselmi

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 25 1927; d. November 1 2016.

1978 – 1979

Livia Turco

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1955.

2006 – 2008


Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport

Minister of Infrastructure and Transport
Matteo Salvini

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1973.

2022 – present


Department for Institutional Reforms

Minister for Institutional Reforms
Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1946.

2022 – present


Ministry of the Interior

Minister of the Interior
Urbano Pio Francesco Rattazzi

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 29 1808; d. June 5 1873.

March 3 1862 – December 8 1862

Urbano Pio Francesco Rattazzi

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 29 1808; d. June 5 1873.

April 10 1867 – October 27 1867

Vittorio Emanuele Orlando

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 19 1860; d. December 1 1952.

1916 – 1919

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1883; d. April 28 1945.

1922 – 1924

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1883; d. April 28 1945.

1926 – 1943

Alcide De Gasperi

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1881; d. August 19 1954.

1946 – 1947

Mario Scelba

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1901; d. October 29 1991.

1947 – 1953

Amintore Fanfani

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1908; d. November 20 1999.

1953 – 1954

Giulio Andreotti

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1919; d. May 6 2013.

1954

Mario Scelba

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1901; d. October 29 1991.

1954 – 1955

Antonio Segni

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1891; d. December 1 1972.

1959 – 1960

Mario Scelba

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1901; d. October 29 1991.

1960 – 1962

Mariano Rumor

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1915; d. January 22 1990.

1963

Mariano Rumor

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1915; d. January 22 1990.

1972 – 1973

Francesco Maurizio Cossiga

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1928; d. August 17 2010.

1976 – 1978

Giulio Andreotti

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1919; d. May 6 2013.

1978

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1918; d. January 29 2012.

1983 – 1987

Amintore Fanfani

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1908; d. November 20 1999.

1987 – 1988

Nicola Mancino

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1931.

1992 – 1994

Carlo Azeglio Ciampi

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 9 1920; d. September 16 2016.

1994

Giorgio Napolitano

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 29 1925; d. September 22 2023.

1996 – 1998

Giuliano Amato

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1938.

2006 – 2008

Angelino Alfano

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 31 1970.

2013 – 2016

Matteo Salvini

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1973.

2018 – 2019

Matteo Piantedosi

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 20 1963.

2022 – present


Ministry of Justice

Minister of Grace and Justice
Palmiro Michele Nicola Togliatti

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1893; d. August 21 1964.

1945 – 1946

Aldo Moro

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1916; d. May 9 1978.

1955 – 1957

Emilio Colombo

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1920; d. June 24 2013.

1971 – 1972

Fermo “Mino” Martinazzoli

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1931; d. September 4 2011.

1983 – 1986

Minister of Justice
Lamberto Dini (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1931.

1995 – 1996

Piero Franco Rodolfo Fassino

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 7 1949.

2000 – 2001

Angelino Alfano

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 31 1970.

2008 – 2011


Ministry of Labour and Social Policies

Minister of Corporations
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1883; d. April 28 1945.

1932 – 1936


Minister of Labour and Social Security
Amintore Fanfani

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1908; d. November 20 1999.

1947 – 1950

Tina Anselmi

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 25 1927; d. November 1 2016.

1976 – 1978


Minister of Labour and Social Policies
Luigi Di Maio

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1986.

2018 – 2019


Department for Parliamentary Relations

Minister for Parliamentary Relations
Sergio Mattarella

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1941.

1987 – 1989


Ministry of Public Education

Minister of Public Education
Antonio Segni

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1891; d. December 1 1972.

1951 – 1953

Antonio Segni

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1891; d. December 1 1972.

1953 – 1954

Aldo Moro

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 23 1916; d. May 9 1978.

1957 – 1959

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1918; d. January 29 2012.

1972 – 1973

Giovanni Galloni

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1927; d. April 23 2018.

1987 – 1989

Sergio Mattarella

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 23 1941.

1989 – 1990


Department of Public Function

Minister for Public Administration and Regions
Francesco Maurizio Cossiga

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1928; d. August 17 2010.

1974 – 1976

Paolo Cirino Pomicino

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 3 1939; d. March 21 2026.

1988 – 1989


Ministry of Transport

Minister of Transport
Bernardo Mattarella

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 15 1905; d. March 1 1971.

1953 – 1955

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1918; d. January 29 2012.

1966 – 1968

Oscar Luigi Scalfaro

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1918; d. January 29 2012.

1972

Pier Luigi Bersani

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1951.

1999 – 2001




Defunct Cabinet Offices

Ministry of the Colonies

Minister of the Colonies
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1883; d. April 28 1945.

1928 – 1929

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1883; d. April 28 1945.

1935 – 1936

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1883; d. April 28 1945.

1937 – 1939

Minister of Italian Africa
Marshal of Italy Pietro Badoglio, 1st Duke of Addis Ababa

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1871; d. November 1 1956.

1944

Alcide De Gasperi

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1881; d. August 19 1954.

1945 – 1953


Ministry of Communications

Minister of Communications
Mario Scelba

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 5 1901; d. October 29 1991.

1945 – 1947

Paolo Gentiloni Silveri

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1954.

2006 – 2008


Ministry of the Navy

Minister of the Navy
Camillo Paolo Filippo Giulio Benso, Conte di Cavour

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1810; d. June 6 1861.

March 23 1861 – June 6 1861


Ministry of Popular Culture

Minister of Press and Propaganda
Gian Galeazzo Ciano, 2nd Count of Cortellazzo and Buccari

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1903; d. January 11 1944.

1935 – 1936