Minister of Culture (Italy) explained

Post:Minister of Culture
Flag:Ministero della Cultura.svg
Flagsize:130px
Incumbent:Alessandro Giuli
Incumbentsince:6 September 2024
Department:Ministry of Culture
Member Of:Council of Ministers
Reports To:The Prime Minister
Seat:Rome
Appointer:The President
Termlength:No fixed term
First:Giovanni Spadolini

The minister of culture (it|Ministro della Cultura) leads the Ministry of Culture. The list shows also the ministers that served under the same office but with other names, in fact this ministry has changed name many times.

The current minister is Alessandro Giuli, who is serving since 6 September 2024 in the government of Giorgia Meloni. The longest-serving minister of culture is Dario Franceschini, of the Democratic Party.[1]

List of ministers

Parties

Coalitions

width=1% rowspan=2Portraitwidth=15% rowspan=2Name
(Born–Died)		width=30% colspan=3Term of officewidth=15% rowspan=2 colspan=2Partywidth=10% rowspan=2Governmentwidth=1% rowspan=2
width=11%Took officewidth=11%Left officewidth=8%Time in office
Minister for Cultural Heritage and the Environment
Giovanni Spadolini
23 November 1974 12 February 1976 Italian Republican PartyMoro IV
Minister for Cultural and Environmental Heritage
Mario Pedini
12 February 1976 11 March 1978Christian DemocracyMoro V
Andreotti III
Dario Antoniozzi
11 March 1978 4 August 1979Christian DemocracyAndreotti IV·V
Egidio Ariosto
4 August 19794 April 1980Italian Democratic Socialist PartyCossiga I
Oddo Biasini
4 April 198028 July 1981Italian Republican PartyCossiga II
Forlani
Vincenzo Scotti
28 July 1981 1 December 1982Christian DemocracySpadolini I·II
Nicola Vernola
1 December 1982 4 August 1983Christian DemocracyFanfani V
Antonino Pietro Gullotti
4 August 1983 28 July 1987Christian DemocracyCraxi I·II
Fanfani VI
Carlo Vizzini
29 July 1987 13 April 1988Italian Democratic Socialist PartyGoria
Vincenza Bono Parrino
13 April 198822 July 1989Italian Democratic Socialist PartyDe Mita
Ferdinando Facchiano
22 July 1989 12 April 1991Italian Democratic Socialist PartyAndreotti VI
Giulio Andreotti

12 April 1991 28 June 1992Christian DemocracyAndreotti VI·VII
Alberto Ronchey
28 June 199210 May 1994Italian Republican PartyAmato I
Ciampi
Domenico Fisichella
10 May 1994 17 January 1995National AllianceBerlusconi I
Antonio Paolucci
17 January 199517 May 1996IndependentDini
Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Sport
Walter Veltroni
17 May 199621 October 1998Democratic Party of the LeftProdi I
Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities
Giovanna Melandri
21 October 1998 11 June 2001Democrats of the LeftD'Alema I·II
Amato II
Giuliano Urbani
11 June 200123 April 2005Forza ItaliaBerlusconi II
Rocco Buttiglione
23 April 200517 May 2006Union of Christian and Centre DemocratsBerlusconi III
Francesco Rutelli
17 May 20068 May 2008The Daisy /
Democratic Party		Prodi II
Sandro Bondi
8 May 200823 March 2011The People of FreedomBerlusconi IV
Giancarlo Galan
23 March 201116 November 2011The People of Freedom
Lorenzo Ornaghi
16 November 201128 April 2013IndependentMonti
Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism
Massimo Bray
28 April 201322 February 2014Democratic PartyLetta
Dario Franceschini
22 February 20141 June 2018Democratic PartyRenzi
Gentiloni
Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities
Alberto Bonisoli
1 June 20185 September 2019Five Star MovementConte I
Minister of Culture
Dario Franceschini
5 September 201922 October 2022Democratic PartyConte II
Draghi
Gennaro Sangiuliano
22 October 20226 September 2024IndependentMeloni
Alessandro Giuli
6 September 2024IncumbentIndependent

Timeline

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.beniculturali.it/mibac/export/MiBAC/sito-MiBAC/MenuPrincipale/Ministero/Ministro/index.html Ministro – Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali e per il Turismo

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