| Birth Date: | 20 May 1829 |
| Birth Place: | Cesena, Papal States |
| Death Place: | Marradi, Kingdom of Italy |
Gaspare Finali (1829–1914) was an Italian academic and politician who held various cabinet posts, including minister of agriculture and commerce. He was also a member of the Parliament.
Finali was born in Cesena on 20 May 1829. He graduated from the University of Bologna obtaining a degree in law.
He joined the republican movement in Rome in 1849. He went into exile in Romagna and then in Piedmont from 1855. He served as a deputy in the period between 1865 and 1870 and as a general secretary at the Ministry of Finance from 1868 to 1869. He was elected a senator in 1872 and was the vice president of the Senate between 1898 and 1904 with some interruptions. He was appointed minister of agriculture and commerce in the cabinet led by Marco Minghetti between 1873 and 1876. Next he was named the minister of public works in the cabinet of Francesco Crispi and held the post from 1887 to 1891. He was also minister of treasury in the cabinet of Giuseppe Saracco in 1901.[1] Finali was promoted to professorship in the field of state accounting in 1880.[1] He was the president of the Court of Auditors from 1893 to 1907.[1] During this period he was a senator and attempted to form a cabinet in 1898.[2] He was also a member of the Lincean Academy.[3]
Finali married twice and had a son. He died in Marradi on 11 August 1914.[4]
Finali was the recipient of the following:[4]