Minister of Economic Development (Italy) explained

Post:Minister for Business and
Made in Italy
Native Name:
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Incumbent:Adolfo Urso
Incumbentsince:October 22, 2022
Acting:no
Department:Ministry of Economic Development
Member Of:Council of Ministers
High Council of Defence
Seat:Rome
Appointer:The President of Italy
Termlength:No fixed term
First:Rodolfo Morandi

The Minister of Economic Development, whose official name since 2022 is Minister for Business and Made in Italy, is the head of the Ministry of Economic Development in Italy. The list shows also the ministers that served under the same office but with other names, in fact this minister has changed name many times.

The current minister is Adolfo Urso, appointed on 22 October 2022 by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.[1]

List of ministers

Parties:

Coalitions:

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(Born–Died)		width=30% colspan=3Term of officewidth=15% rowspan=2 colspan=2Partywidth=10% rowspan=2Governmentwidth=1% rowspan=2
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Minister of Industry and Commerce
Rodolfo Morandi
13 July 1946 31 May 1947Italian Socialist PartyDe Gasperi II·III

31 May 194715 December 1947Christian DemocracyDe Gasperi IV
Roberto Tremelloni
15 December 194723 May 1948Socialist Party of Italian Workers
Ivan Matteo Lombardo
23 May 19487 November 1949Socialist Party of Italian WorkersDe Gasperi V

7 November 194927 January 1950Christian Democracy

27 January 195026 July 1951Christian DemocracyDe Gasperi VI
Pietro Campilli
26 July 195116 July 1953Christian DemocracyDe Gasperi VII
Silvio Gava
16 July 195317 August 1953Christian DemocracyDe Gasperi VIII
Piero Malvestiti
17 August 195318 January 1954Christian DemocracyPella
Salvatore Aldisio
18 January 195410 February 1954Christian DemocracyFanfani I
Bruno Villabruna
10 February 19546 July 1955Italian Liberal PartyScelba
Guido Cortese
6 July 195519 May 1957Italian Liberal PartySegni I
Silvio Gava
19 May 19571 July 1958Christian DemocracyZoli

1 July 195816 February 1959Christian DemocracyFanfani II
Emilio Colombo
16 February 195921 June 1963Christian DemocracySegni II
Tambroni
Fanfani III·IV

21 June 19634 December 1963Christian DemocracyLeone I
Giuseppe Medici
4 December 19635 March 1965Christian DemocracyMoro I·II
Edgardo Lami Starnuti
5 March 196523 February 1966Italian Democratic Socialist PartyMoro II
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Crafts
Giulio Andreotti
23 February 196612 December 1968Christian DemocracyMoro III
Leone II
Mario Tanassi
12 December 19685 August 1969Italian Democratic Socialist PartyRumor I

5 August 196927 March 1970Christian DemocracyRumor II
Silvio Gava
27 March 197026 June 1972Christian DemocracyRumor III
Colombo
Andreotti I
Mauro Ferri
26 July 19727 July 1973Italian Democratic Socialist PartyAndreotti II
Ciriaco De Mita
7 July 197323 November 1974Christian DemocracyRumor IV·V
Carlo Donat-Cattin
23 November 197425 November 1978Christian DemocracyMoro IV·V
Andreotti III·IV
Romano Prodi
25 November 197820 March 1979Christian DemocracyAndreotti IV
Franco Nicolazzi
20 March 19794 August 1979Italian Democratic Socialist PartyAndreotti V
Antonio Bisaglia
4 August 197920 December 1980Christian DemocracyCossiga I
Cossiga II
Forlani
Filippo Maria Pandolfi
20 December 198028 June 1981Christian DemocracyForlani
Giovanni Marcora
28 June 19811 December 1982Christian DemocracySpadolini I·II
Filippo Maria Pandolfi
1 December 19824 August 1983Christian DemocracyFanfani V
Renato Altissimo
4 August 19831 August 1986Italian Liberal PartyCraxi I
Valerio Zanone
1 August 198618 April 1987Italian Liberal PartyCraxi II

18 April 198729 July 1987Christian DemocracyFanfani VI
Adolfo Battaglia
29 July 198712 April 1991Italian Republican PartyGoria
De Mita
Andreotti VI
Guido Bodrato
12 April 199128 June 1992Christian DemocracyAndreotti VII
Giuseppe Guarino
28 June 199228 April 1993Christian DemocracyAmato I
Paolo Savona
28 April 199319 April 1994IndependentCiampi
Paolo Baratta
19 April 199410 May 1994Independent
Vito Gnutti
10 May 199417 January 1995 Northern LeagueBerlusconi I
Alberto Clò
17 January 199517 May 1996IndependentDini
Pier Luigi Bersani
17 May 199622 December 1999Democratic Party of the Left /
Democrats of the Left		Prodi I
D'Alema I
Enrico Letta
22 December 199911 June 2001Italian People's PartyD'Alema II
Amato II
Minister of Productive Activities
Antonio Marzano
11 June 200123 April 2005 Forza ItaliaBerlusconi II
Claudio Scajola
23 April 200517 May 2006 Forza ItaliaBerlusconi III
Minister of Economic Development
Pier Luigi Bersani
17 May 20068 May 2008Democrats of the Left /
Democratic Party		Prodi II
Claudio Scajola
8 May 20084 May 2010 The People of FreedomBerlusconi IV
Silvio Berlusconi

4 May 2010 4 October 2010The People of Freedom
Paolo Romani
4 October 201016 November 2011The People of Freedom
Corrado Passera
16 November 2011 28 April 2013 Monti
Flavio Zanonato
28 April 201322 February 2014Democratic PartyLetta
Federica Guidi
22 February 20145 April 2016Renzi
Matteo Renzi

5 April 201610 May 2016Democratic Party
Carlo Calenda
10 May 20161 June 2018Independent /
Democratic Party		Renzi
Gentiloni
Minister of Economic Development, Labour and Social Policies
Luigi Di Maio
1 June 20185 September 2019Five Star MovementConte I
Minister of Economic Development
Stefano Patuanelli
5 September 201913 February 2021Five Star MovementConte II
Giancarlo Giorgetti
13 February 202122 October 2022LeagueDraghi
Minister for Business and Made in Italy
Adolfo Urso
22 October 2022IncumbentBrothers of ItalyMeloni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ministro – Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico . 2020-09-04 . 2016-06-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160616134204/https://www.mise.gov.it/index.php/it/ministro . dead .

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