List of Ministers of Defence of Italy
Flag of the Italian Defence Minister
This is a list of Italian Ministers of Defence since 1947.
- Parties
- 1946-1993:
Christian Democracy
Republican Party
Democratic Socialist Party
Socialist Party
Liberal Party
Independent
- Since 1994:
Forza Italia/The People of Freedom The Olive Tree/Democratic Party Democratic Union for the Republic Populars for Italy Independent
| Name (Born–died) |
Portrait | Term of office | Political party | ||
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| Luigi Gasparotto (1873-1954) |
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14 February 1947 | 31 May 1947 | Christian Democracy | |
| Mario Cingolani (1883-1971) |
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31 May 1947 | 15 December 1947 | Christian Democracy | |
| Cipriano Facchinetti (1889-1952) |
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15 December 1947 | 23 May 1948 | Italian Republican Party | |
| Randolfo Pacciardi (1899-1991) |
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23 May 1948 | 7 July 1953 | Italian Republican Party | |
| Giuseppe Codacci Pisanelli (1913-1999) |
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16 July 1953 | 2 August 1953 | Christian Democracy | |
| Paolo Emilio Taviani (1912-2001) |
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17 August 1953 | 1 July 1958 | Christian Democracy | |
| Antonio Segni (1891-1972) |
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1 July 1958 | 15 February 1959 | Christian Democracy | |
| Giulio Andreotti (1919-2013) |
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15 February 1959 | 23 February 1966 | Christian Democracy | |
| Pietro Tremelloni (1900-1987) |
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23 February 1966 | 24 June 1968 | Italian Democratic Socialist Party | |
| Luigi Gui (1914-2010) |
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24 June 1968 | 23 March 1970 | Christian Democracy | |
| Mario Tanassi (1918-2007) |
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27 March 1970 | 17 February 1972 | Italian Democratic Socialist Party | |
| Franco Restivo (1911-1976) |
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17 February 1972 | 16 June 1972 | Christian Democracy | |
| Mario Tanassi (1918-2007) |
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26 July 1972 | 14 March 1974 | Italian Democratic Socialist Party | |
| Giulio Andreotti (1919-2013) |
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14 March 1974 | 23 November 1974 | Christian Democracy | |
| Arnaldo Forlani (1925- ) |
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23 November 1974 | 29 July 1976 | Christian Democracy | |
| Vittorio Lattanzio (1926- ) |
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29 July 1976 | 18 September 1977 | Christian Democracy | |
| Attilio Ruffini (1925- ) |
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18 Semptermber 1977 | 14 January 1980 | Christian Democracy | |
| Adolfo sarti (1928-1992) |
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14 January 1980 | 4 April 1980 | Christian Democracy | |
| Lelio Lagorio (1925- ) |
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4 April 1980 | 4 August 1983 | Italian Socialist Party | |
| Giovanni Spadolini (1925-1994) |
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4 August 1983 | 17 April 1987 | Italian Republican Party | |
| Remo Gaspari (1921- ) |
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17 April 1987 | 28 July 1987 | Christian Democracy | |
| Valerio Zanone (1936- ) |
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28 July 1987 | 22 July 1989 | Italian Liberal Party | |
| Mino Martinazzoli (1931-2011) |
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22 July 1989 | 27 July 1990 | Christian Democracy | |
| Virginio Rognoni (1924- ) |
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27 July 1990 | 28 June 1992 | Christian Democracy | |
| Salvo Andò (1945- ) |
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28 June 1992 | 28 April 1993 | Italian Socialist Party | |
| Fabio Fabbri (1933- ) |
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28 April 1993 | 10 May 1994 | Italian Socialist Party | |
| Cesare Previti (1934- ) |
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10 May 1994 | 17 January 1995 | Forza Italia | |
| Domenico Corcione (1928-2007) |
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17 January 1995 | 17 May 1996 | Independent | |
| Beniamino Andreatta (1945- ) |
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17 May 1996 | 21 October 1998 | The Olive Tree | |
| Carlo Scognamiglio Pasini (1944- ) |
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21 October 1998 | 22 December 1999 | Democratic Union for the Republic | |
| Sergio Mattarella (1941- ) |
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22 December 1999 | 11 June 2001 | The Olive Tree | |
| Antonio Martino (1942- ) |
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11 June 2001 | 17 May 2006 | Forza Italia | |
| Arturo Parisi (1940- ) |
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17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | The Olive Tree | |
| Ignazio La Russa (1947- ) |
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8 May 2008 | 16 November 2011 | The People of Freedom | |
| Giampaolo Di Paola (1944- ) |
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16 November 2011 | 28 April 2013 | Independent | |
| Mario Mauro (1961- ) |
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28 April 2013 | 22 February 2014 | Populars for Italy | |
| Roberta Pinotti (1961- ) |
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22 February 2014 | Incumbent | Democratic Party | |