The minister of the air force of Italy, was the minister responsible for the Ministry of Aeronautics, which oversaw both military aviation — the Regia Aeronautica ("Royal Air Force") until 1946, then the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) until 1947 — and civil aviation. The position was created in 1925 during the Mussolini Cabinet and was abolished in 1947 with the creation of the position of Minister of Defence.
List of ministers Kingdom of Italy Parties:
Coalitions:
Other:
Portrait Name(Born–Died) Term of office Party Government Took officeLeft officeTime in office 1 Benito Mussolini 30 August 1925 3 January 1926 National Fascist PartyMussolini 3 January 1926 12 September 1929 2Italo Balbo12 September 19296 November 1933 National Fascist Party Benito Mussolini6 November 1933 25 July 1943 National Fascist Party 3Renato Sandalli28 July 194318 June 1944 MilitaryBadoglio I·II 4Pietro Piacentini18 June 194410 December 1944 MilitaryBonomi II 510 December 194414 January 1945 Labour Democratic PartyBonomi III 6Luigi Gasparotto14 January 194519 June 1945 Labour Democratic Party 7Mario Cevolotto19 June 194513 July 1946 Labour Democratic PartyParriDe Gasperi I
Republic of Italy
Parties:
Coalitions:
Portrait Name(Born–Died) Term of office Party Government Took officeLeft officeTime in office 1Mario Cingolani13 July 19464 February 1947 Christian DemocracyDe Gasperi II
See also Minister of Defence (Italy) Minister of the Navy (Italy) Minister of War (Italy)
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