Italian Minister of Economic Development

This is a list of the Italian ministers of Economic development, who head the Ministry of Economic Development. 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.

List of Ministers

Parties

• 1946-1994:

  Socialist Party   Christian Democracy   Democratic Socialist Party   Liberal Party   Republican Party   Independent

• Since 1994:

  Lega Nord   People's Party   Democratic Party of the Left/Democrats of the Left   Forza Italia/The People of Freedom   Democrats of the Left/Democratic Party   Five Star Movement   Independent

Governments

  Centrist coalition   Centre-right coalition   Centre-left coalition   Populist coalition   Mixed coalition

Name (Born–Died)		Portrait	Term of office		Political Party	Government
Minister of Industry and Commerce
	Rodolfo Morandi (1903–1955)		14 July 1946	1 June 1947	Italian Socialist Party	De Gasperi II·III
	Giuseppe Togni (1903–1981)		1 June 1947	15 December 1947	Christian Democracy	De Gasperi IV
	Roberto Tremelloni (1900–1987)		15 December 1947	24 May 1948	Italian Democratic Socialist Party
	Ivan Matteo Lombardo (1902–1980)		24 May 1948	7 November 1949	Italian Democratic Socialist Party	De Gasperi V
	Giovanni Battista Bertone (1874–1969)		7 November 1949	14 January 1950	Christian Democracy
	Giuseppe Togni (1903–1981)		27 January 1950	19 July 1951	Christian Democracy	De Gasperi VI
	Pietro Campilli (1891–1974)		26 July 1951	7 July 1953	Christian Democracy	De Gasperi VII
	Silvio Gava (1901–1999)		16 July 1953	2 August 1953	Christian Democracy	De Gasperi VIII
	Piero Malvestiti (1899–1964)		17 August 1953	12 January 1954	Christian Democracy	Pella
	Salvatore Aldisio (1890–1964)		18 January 1954	8 February 1954	Christian Democracy	Fanfani I
	Bruno Villabruna (1884–1971)		10 February 1954	2 July 1955	Italian Liberal Party	Scelba
	Guido Cortese (1908–1964)		6 July 1955	15 May 1957	Italian Liberal Party	Segni I
	Silvio Gava (1901–1999)		19 May 1957	1 July 1958	Christian Democracy	Zoli
	Giorgio Bo (1905–1980)		1 July 1958	15 February 1959	Christian Democracy	Fanfani II
	Emilio Colombo (1920–2013)		15 February 1959	21 June 1963	Christian Democracy	Segni II Tambroni Fanfani III·IV
	Giuseppe Togni (1903–1981)		21 June 1963	4 December 1963	Christian Democracy	Leone I
	Giuseppe Medici (1907–2000)		4 December 1963	5 March 1965	Christian Democracy	Moro I·II
	Edgardo Lami Starnuti (1887–1968)		5 March 1963	23 February 1964	Italian Democratic Socialist Party	Moro II
Minister of Industry, Commerce and Craftmanship
	Giulio Andreotti (1919–2013)		23 February 1964	12 December 1968	Christian Democracy	Moro III Leone II
	Mario Tanassi (1916–2007)		12 December 1968	5 August 1969	Italian Democratic Socialist Party	Rumor I
	Domenico Magrì (1903–1983)		5 August 1969	23 March 1970	Christian Democracy	Rumor II
	Silvio Gava (1901–1999)		27 March 1970	26 June 1972	Christian Democracy	Rumor III Colombo Andreotti I
	Mauro Ferri (1920–2015)		26 July 1972	7 July 1973	Italian Democratic Socialist Party	Andreotti II
	Ciriaco De Mita (1928– )		7 July 1973	23 November 1974	Christian Democracy	Rumor IV·V
	Carlo Donat-Cattin (1919–1991)		23 November 1974	25 November 1978	Christian Democracy	Moro IV·V Andreotti III·IV
	Romano Prodi (1939– )		25 November 1978	20 March 1979	Christian Democracy	Andreotti IV
	Franco Nicolazzi (1924–2015)		20 March 1979	4 August 1979	Italian Democratic Socialist Party	Andreotti V
	Antonio Bisaglia (1929–1984)		4 August 1979	20 December 1980	Christian Democracy	Cossiga I·II Forlani
	Filippo Maria Pandolfi (1927– )		20 December 1980	26 June 1981	Christian Democracy	Forlani
	Giovanni Marcora (1922–1983)		28 June 1981	1 December 1982	Christian Democracy	Spadolini I·II
	Filippo Maria Pandolfi (1927– )		1 December 1982	4 August 1983	Christian Democracy	Fanfani V
	Renato Altissimo (1940–2015)		4 August 1983	1 August 1986	Italian Liberal Party	Craxi I
	Valerio Zanone (1936–2016)		1 August 1986	3 March 1987	Italian Liberal Party	Craxi II
	Franco Piga (1927–1990)		3 March 1987	29 July 1987	Christian Democracy	Fanfani VI
	Adolfo Battaglia (1930– )		29 July 1987	12 April 1991	Italian Republican Party	Goria De Mita Andreotti VI
	Guido Bodrato (1933– )		12 April 1991	28 June 1992	Christian Democracy	Andreotti VII
	Giuseppe Guarino (1922– )		28 June 1992	28 April 1993	Christian Democracy	Amato I
	Paolo Savona (1936– )		28 April 1993	19 April 1994	Independent	Ciampi
	Paolo Baratta (1939– )		19 April 1994	10 May 1994	Independent
	Vito Gnutti (1939–2008)		10 May 1994	17 January 1995	Lega Nord	Berlusconi I
	Alberto Clò (1947– )		17 January 1995	17 May 1996	Independent	Dini
	Pier Luigi Bersani (1951– )		17 May 1996	22 December 1999	Democratic Party of the Left/ Democrats of the Left	Prodi I D'Alema I
	Enrico Letta (1966– )		22 December 1999	11 June 2001	Italian People's Party	D'Alema II Amato II
Minister of Productive Activities
	Antonio Marzano (1935– )		11 June 2001	23 April 2005	Forza Italia	Berlusconi II
	Claudio Scajola (1948– )		23 April 2005	17 May 2006	Forza Italia	Berlusconi III
Minister of Economic Development
	Pier Luigi Bersani (1951– )		17 May 2006	8 May 2008	Democrats of the Left/ Democratic Party	Prodi II
	Claudio Scajola (1948– )		8 May 2008	4 May 2010	The People of Freedom	Berlusconi IV
	Silvio Berlusconi (as PM) (1936– )		4 May 2010	4 October 2010	The People of Freedom
	Paolo Romani (1947– )		4 October 2010	16 November 2011	The People of Freedom
	Corrado Passera (1954– )		16 November 2011	28 April 2013	Independent	Monti
	Flavio Zanonato (1950– )		28 April 2013	22 February 2014	Democratic Party	Letta
	Federica Guidi (1969– )		22 February 2014	5 April 2016	Independent	Renzi
	Matteo Renzi (as PM) (1975– )		5 April 2016	10 May 2016	Democratic Party
	Carlo Calenda (1973– )		10 May 2016	1 June 2018	Independent/ Democratic Party	Renzi Gentiloni
Minister of Economic Development, Labour and Social Policies
	Luigi Di Maio (1986– )		1 June 2018	Incumbent	Five Star Movement	Conte