Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs

As in most countries, in Italy the Minister of Foreign Affairs, which is the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is one of the most important ministerial positions. The office was one of the positions which Italy inherited from the Kingdom of Sardinia where it was the most ancient ministry of the government: this origin gives to the office a ceremonial primacy in the Italian cabinet.

Kingdom of Italy

Italian Republic

Parties

• 1946-1993:

      Christian Democracy       Socialist Party       Republican Party       Liberal Party       Democratic Socialist Party       Independent

• Since 1994:

      Forza Italia/The People of Freedom       Italian Renewal       Ulivo/Democratic Party       National Alliance       Italian Radicals       Independent

Governments

      DC coalition       Centre-right       Centre-left       Mixed coalition       Independent

Name (Born–Died)		Portrait	Term of office		Political Party	Ministry
	Alcide De Gasperi (as PM) (1881–1954)		June 2, 1946	October 18, 1946	Christian Democracy	De Gasperi II
	Pietro Nenni (1891–1980)		October 18, 1946	January 28, 1947	Italian Socialist Party
	Carlo Sforza (1872–1952)		February 2, 1947	July 26, 1951	Italian Republican Party	De Gasperi III·IV·V·VI
	Alcide De Gasperi (as PM) (1881–1954)		July 26, 1951	August 17, 1953	Christian Democracy	De Gasperi VII·VIII
	Giuseppe Pella (as PM) (1902–1981)		August 17, 1953	January 18, 1954	Christian Democracy	Pella
	Attilio Piccioni (1892–1976)		January 18, 1954	September 16, 1954	Christian Democracy	Fanfani I Scelba
	Gaetano Martino (1900–1967)		September 16, 1954	May 15, 1957	Italian Liberal Party	Scelba Segni I
	Giuseppe Pella (1902–1981)		May 19, 1957	July 1, 1958	Christian Democracy	Zoli
	Amintore Fanfani (as PM) (1908–1999)		July 1, 1958	February 15, 1959	Christian Democracy	Fanfani II
	Giuseppe Pella (1902–1981)		February 15, 1959	March 25, 1960	Christian Democracy	Segni II
	Antonio Segni (1891–1972)		March 25, 1960	May 7, 1962	Christian Democracy	Tambroni Fanfani III·IV
	Amintore Fanfani (as PM) (1908–1999)		May 7, 1962	May 29, 1962	Christian Democracy	Fanfani IV
	Attilio Piccioni (1892–1976)		May 29, 1962	December 4, 1963	Christian Democracy	Fanfani IV Leone I
	Giuseppe Saragat (1898–1988)		December 4, 1963	December 28, 1964	Italian Socialist Democratic Party	Moro I·II
	Aldo Moro (as PM) (1916–1978)		December 28, 1964	March 5, 1965	Christian Democracy	Moro II
	Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999)		March 5, 1965	December 30, 1965	Christian Democracy
	Aldo Moro (as PM) (1916–1978)		December 30, 1965	February 23, 1966	Christian Democracy
	Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999)		February 23, 1966	June 24, 1968	Christian Democracy	Moro III
	Giuseppe Medici (1907–2000)		June 24, 1968	December 12, 1968	Christian Democracy	Leone II
	Pietro Nenni (1891–1980)		December 12, 1968	August 5, 1969	Italian Socialist Party	Rumor I
	Aldo Moro (1916–1978)		August 5, 1969	June 26, 1972	Christian Democracy	Rumor II·III Colombo Andreotti I
	Giuseppe Medici (1907–2000)		July 26, 1972	July 7, 1973	Christian Democracy	Andreotti II
	Aldo Moro (1916–1978)		July 7, 1973	November 23, 1974	Christian Democracy	Rumor IV·V
	Mariano Rumor (1915–1990)		November 23, 1974	July 29, 1976	Christian Democracy	Moro IV·V
	Arnaldo Forlani (1925– )		July 29, 1976	August 4, 1979	Christian Democracy	Andreotti III·IV·V
	Franco Maria Malfatti (1927–1991)		August 4, 1979	January 15, 1980	Christian Democracy	Cossiga I
	Attilio Ruffini (1925–2011)		January 15, 1980	April 4, 1980	Christian Democracy
	Emilio Colombo (1920–2013)		April 4, 1980	August 4, 1983	Christian Democracy	Cossiga II Forlani Spadolini I·II Fanfani V
	Giulio Andreotti (1919–2013)		August 4, 1983	July 22, 1989	Christian Democracy	Craxi I·II Fanfani Goria De Mita
	Gianni De Michelis (1940– )		July 22, 1989	June 28, 1992	Italian Socialist Party	Andreotti VI·VII
	Vincenzo Scotti (1933– )		June 28, 1992	July 29, 1992	Christian Democracy	Amato I
	Giuliano Amato (as PM) (1938– )		July 29, 1992	August 1, 1992	Italian Socialist Party
	Emilio Colombo (1920–2013)		August 1, 1992	April 28, 1993	Christian Democracy
	Beniamino Andreatta (1928–2007)		April 28, 1993	April 19, 1994	Christian Democracy	Ciampi
	Leopoldo Elia (1925–2008)		April 19, 1994	May 10, 1994	Italian Popular Party
	Antonio Martino (1942– )		May 10, 1994	January 17, 1995	Forza Italia	Berlusconi I
	Susanna Agnelli (1922–2009)		January 17, 1995	May 17, 1996	Independent	Dini
	Lamberto Dini (1931– )		May 17, 1996	June 6, 2001	Italian Renewal	Prodi I D'Alema I·II Amato II
	Giuliano Amato (as PM) (1938– )		June 6, 2001	June 11, 2001	The Olive Tree	Amato II
	Renato Ruggiero (1930–2013)		June 11, 2001	January 6, 2002	Independent	Berlusconi II
	Silvio Berlusconi (as PM) (1936– )		January 6, 2002	November 14, 2002	Forza Italia
	Franco Frattini (1957– )		November 14, 2002	November 18, 2004	Forza Italia
	Gianfranco Fini (1952– )		November 18, 2004	May 17, 2006	National Alliance	Berlusconi II·III
	Massimo D'Alema (1949– )		May 17, 2006	May 8, 2008	Democratic Party	Prodi II
	Franco Frattini (1957– )		May 8, 2008	November 16, 2011	The People of Freedom	Berlusconi IV
	Giulio Terzi Sant'Agata (1946– )		November 16, 2011	March 27, 2013	Independent	Monti
	Mario Monti (as PM) (1943– )		March 27, 2013	April 28, 2013	Independent
	Emma Bonino (1948– )		April 28, 2013	February 22, 2014	Italian Radicals	Letta
	Federica Mogherini (1973– )		February 22, 2014	October 31, 2014	Democratic Party	Renzi
	Paolo Gentiloni (1954– )		October 31, 2014	incumbent	Democratic Party

See also

• Affari Esteri
• Foreign affairs