This is a list of Italian ministers of university and research since 1962. From 2001 to 2006 and from 2008 to 2019 the office had been incorporated with the office of Minister of Public Education into the office of Minister of Education, Universities and Research.
The current office holder is Anna Maria Bernini, a member of Forza Italia who has been serving in the cabinet of Giorgia Meloni since October 2022.Anna Maria Bernini – Il Ministro. Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca
List of education ministers Parties
Coalitions
Portrait Name(Born–Died) Term of office Party Government Took officeLeft officeTime in officeMinister of University and Research Guido Corbellini 30 November 1962 21 June 1963 Christian DemocracyFanfani IVOffice not in use1963–1963Leone I Carlo Arnaudi 4 December 1963 23 February 1966 Italian Socialist PartyMoro I·II Leopoldo Rubinacci 23 February 1966 24 June 1968 Christian DemocracyMoro IIIOffice not in use1968–1968Leone II Salvatore Lauricella 12 December 1968 5 August 1969 Italian Socialist PartyRumor I Arnaldo Forlani 5 August 1969 11 November 1969 Christian DemocracyRumor II Giorgio Bo 11 November 1969 27 March 1970 Christian Democracy Camillo Ripamonti 27 March 1970 17 February 1972 Christian DemocracyRumor IIIColombo Fiorentino Sullo 17 February 1972 26 June 1972 Christian DemocracyAndreotti I Pier Luigi Romita 26 June 1972 7 July 1973 Italian Democratic Socialist PartyAndreotti II Pietro Bucalossi 7 July 1973 14 March 1974 Italian Republican PartyRumor IV Giovanni Pieraccini 14 March 1974 23 November 1974 Italian Socialist PartyRumor V Mario Pedini 23 November 1974 12 February 1976 Christian DemocracyMoro IVOffice not in use1976–1979Moro VAndreotti III·IV·V Vito Scalia 4 August 1979 4 April 1980 Christian DemocracyCossiga I Vincenzo Balzamo 4 April 1980 18 October 1980 Italian Socialist PartyCossiga II Pier Luigi Romita 18 October 1980 28 June 1981 Italian Democratic Socialist PartyForlani Giancarlo Tesini 28 June 1981 1 December 1982 Christian DemocracySpadolini I·II Pier Luigi Romita 1 December 1982 4 August 1983 Italian Democratic Socialist PartyFanfani VLuigi Granelli4 August 1983 29 July 1987 Christian DemocracyCraxi I·IIFanfani VI Antonio Ruberti 29 July 1987 28 June 1992 Italian Socialist PartyGoriaDe MitaAndreotti VI·VII Alessandro Fontana 28 June 1992 28 April 1993 Christian DemocracyAmato I Luigi Berlinguer 28 April 1993 4 May 1993 Democratic Party of the LeftCiampi Umberto Colombo 4 May 1993 10 May 1994 Independent Stefano Podestà 10 May 1994 17 January 1995 Forza ItaliaBerlusconi I Giorgio Salvini 17 January 1995 17 May 1996 IndependentDiniMinister of Education, University and Research Luigi Berlinguer 17 May 1996 21 October 1998 Democratic Party of the LeftProdi IMinister of University and Research Ortensio Zecchino 21 October 1998 2 February 2001 Italian People's PartyD'Alema I·IIAmato II Giuliano Amato 2 February 2001 11 June 2001 IndependentAmato IIMinister of Education, University and Research Letizia Moratti 11 June 2001 17 May 2006 Forza ItaliaBerlusconi II·IIIMinister of University and Research Fabio Mussi 17 May 2006 8 May 2008 Democrats of the Left /Democratic LeftProdi IIMinister of Education, University and Research Mariastella Gelmini 8 May 2008 16 November 2011 The People of FreedomBerlusconi IV Francesco Profumo 16 November 2011 28 April 2013 IndependentMonti Maria Chiara Carrozza 28 April 2013 22 February 2014 Democratic PartyLetta Stefania Giannini 22 February 2014 12 December 2016 Civic Choice /Democratic PartyRenzi Valeria Fedeli 12 December 2016 1 June 2018 Democratic PartyGentiloni Marco Bussetti 1 June 2018 5 September 2019 IndependentConte I Lorenzo Fioramonti 5 September 2019 25 December 2019 Five Star MovementConte II Giuseppe Conte 25 December 2019 10 January 2020 IndependentMinister of University and Research Gaetano Manfredi 10 January 2020 13 February 2021 IndependentConte II Maria Cristina Messa 13 February 2021 22 October 2022 IndependentDraghi Anna Maria Bernini 22 October 2022 Incumbent Forza ItaliaMeloni
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