The minister of culture () 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.Ministro – Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali e per il Turismo
List of ministers Parties
Coalitions
Portrait Name(Born–Died) Term of office Party Government Took officeLeft officeTime in officeMinister for Cultural Heritage and the Environment Giovanni Spadolini 23 November 1974 12 February 1976 Italian Republican PartyMoro IVMinister for Cultural and Environmental Heritage Mario Pedini 12 February 1976 11 March 1978 Christian DemocracyMoro VAndreotti III Dario Antoniozzi 11 March 1978 4 August 1979 Christian DemocracyAndreotti IV·V Egidio Ariosto 4 August 1979 4 April 1980 Italian Democratic Socialist PartyCossiga I Oddo Biasini 4 April 1980 28 July 1981 Italian Republican PartyCossiga IIForlani Vincenzo Scotti 28 July 1981 1 December 1982 Christian DemocracySpadolini I·II Nicola Vernola 1 December 1982 4 August 1983 Christian DemocracyFanfani VAntonino Pietro Gullotti4 August 1983 28 July 1987Christian DemocracyCraxi I·IIFanfani VI Carlo Vizzini 29 July 1987 13 April 1988 Italian Democratic Socialist PartyGoria Vincenza Bono Parrino 13 April 1988 22 July 1989 Italian Democratic Socialist PartyDe Mita Ferdinando Facchiano 22 July 1989 12 April 1991 Italian Democratic Socialist PartyAndreotti VI Giulio Andreotti 12 April 1991 28 June 1992 Christian DemocracyAndreotti VI·VIIAlberto Ronchey28 June 199210 May 1994Italian Republican PartyAmato ICiampi Domenico Fisichella 10 May 1994 17 January 1995 National AllianceBerlusconi I Antonio Paolucci 17 January 1995 17 May 1996 IndependentDiniMinister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Sport Walter Veltroni 17 May 1996 21 October 1998 Democratic Party of the LeftProdi IMinister of Cultural Heritage and Activities Giovanna Melandri 21 October 1998 11 June 2001 Democrats of the LeftD'Alema I·IIAmato II Giuliano Urbani 11 June 2001 23 April 2005 Forza ItaliaBerlusconi II Rocco Buttiglione 23 April 2005 17 May 2006 Union of Christian and Centre DemocratsBerlusconi III Francesco Rutelli 17 May 2006 8 May 2008 The Daisy /Democratic PartyProdi II Sandro Bondi 8 May 2008 23 March 2011 The People of FreedomBerlusconi IV Giancarlo Galan 23 March 2011 16 November 2011 The People of Freedom Lorenzo Ornaghi 16 November 2011 28 April 2013 IndependentMontiMinister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism Massimo Bray 28 April 2013 22 February 2014 Democratic PartyLetta Dario Franceschini 22 February 2014 1 June 2018 Democratic PartyRenziGentiloniMinister of Cultural Heritage and Activities Alberto Bonisoli 1 June 2018 5 September 2019 Five Star MovementConte IMinister of Culture Dario Franceschini 5 September 2019 22 October 2022 Democratic PartyConte IIDraghi Gennaro Sangiuliano22 October 20226 September 2024 IndependentMeloni Alessandro Giuli6 September 2024Incumbent Independent
Timeline
External links Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali e per il Turismo, Official website of the Ministry
References