Minister of Tourism (Italy)

The Minister of Tourism (Italian: Ministro del Turismo), whose official name is Minister for the Coordination of Initiatives in the Tourism Sector, is one of the positions in the Italian government. The office, known as Minister of Tourism and Entertainment and established in 1959, was later abolished in 1993 after a referendum. It was however re-established in 2009 under the government of Silvio Berlusconi.

Minister of Tourism
Ministro del Turismo
Incumbent Daniela Santanchè since 22 October 2022
Department of Tourism
Member of	Council of Ministers
Seat	Rome
Appointer	The President of Italy
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	August 29, 1959 (1959-08-29)
First holder	Umberto Tupini
Website	www.turismo.beniculturali.it

The current Minister of Tourism is Daniela Santanchè, who is serving since 22 October 2022.

List of ministers

Parties

• 1946–1994:
  •   Christian Democracy
  •   Italian Socialist Party
  •   Italian Democratic Socialist Party
  •   Italian Liberal Party
  •   Independent
• 1994–present
  •   The People of Freedom
  •   Democratic Party
  •   League
  •   Brothers of Italy
  •   Independent

Coalitions

• 1946–1994:
  •   Centrist coalition
  •   Organic centre-left
  •   Pentapartito / Quadripartito
  •   Mixed coalition
• 1994–present:
  •   Centre-right coalition
  •   Centre-left coalition
  •   Mixed coalition

Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Term of office			Party		Government	Ref.
		Took office	Left office	Time in office
Minister of Tourism and Entertainment
	Umberto Tupini (1889–1973)	29 August 1959	26 July 1960	332 days		Christian Democracy	Segni II Tambroni
	Alberto Folchi (1897–1977)	26 July 1960	4 December 1963	3 years, 131 days		Christian Democracy	Fanfani III·IV Leone I
	Achille Corona (1914–1979)	4 December 1963	24 June 1968	4 years, 203 days		Italian Socialist Party	Moro I·II·III
	Domenico Magrì (1903–1983)	24 June 1968	12 December 1968	171 days		Christian Democracy	Leone II
	Lorenzo Natali (1922–1989)	12 December 1968	5 August 1969	236 days		Christian Democracy	Rumor I
	Giovanni Battista Scaglia (1910–2006)	5 August 1969	27 March 1970	234 days		Christian Democracy	Rumor II
	Giuseppe Lupis (1896–1979)	27 March 1970	6 August 1970	132 days		Italian Socialist Party	Rumor III
	Matteo Matteotti (1912–2000)	6 August 1970	17 February 1972	1 year, 254 days		Italian Democratic Socialist Party	Colombo
	Giovanni Battista Scaglia (1910–2006)	17 February 1972	26 June 1972	130 days		Christian Democracy	Andreotti I
	Vittorio Badini Confalonieri (1914–1993)	26 June 1972	7 July 1973	1 year, 11 days		Italian Liberal Party	Andreotti II
	Nicola Signorello (1926–2022)	7 July 1973	14 March 1974	250 days		Christian Democracy	Rumor IV
	Camillo Ripamonti (1919–1997)	14 March 1974	23 November 1974	1 year, 254 days		Christian Democracy	Rumor V
	Adolfo Sarti (1928–1992)	23 November 1974	29 July 1976	1 year, 249 days		Christian Democracy	Moro IV·V
	Dario Antoniozzi (1923–2019)	29 July 1976	11 March 1978	1 year, 225 days		Christian Democracy	Andreotti III
	Carlo Pastorino (1925–2011)	11 March 1978	20 March 1979	1 year, 9 days		Christian Democracy	Andreotti III
	Egidio Ariosto (1911–1998)	20 March 1979	4 August 1979	137 days		Italian Democratic Socialist Party	Andreotti III
	Bernardo D'Arezzo (1922–1985)	4 August 1979	18 October 1980	1 year, 75 days		Christian Democracy	Cossiga I
							Cossiga II
	Nicola Signorello (1926–2022)	18 October 1980	14 August 1983	2 years, 300 days		Christian Democracy	Forlani
							Spadolini I·II Fanfani V
	Lelio Lagorio (1925–2017)	4 August 1983	1 August 1986	2 years, 362 days		Italian Socialist Party	Craxi I
	Nicola Capria (1932–2009)	1 August 1986	18 April 1987	260 days		Italian Socialist Party	Craxi II
	Mario Di Lazzaro (1932–2009)	18 April 1987	29 July 1987	102 days		Independent	Fanfani VI
	Franco Carraro (1939–)	29 July 1987	12 April 1991	3 years, 257 days		Italian Socialist Party	Goria De Mita Andreotti VI
	Carlo Tognoli (1938–2021)	12 April 1991	28 June 1992	1 year, 77 days		Italian Socialist Party	Andreotti VII
	Margherita Boniver (1938–)	28 June 1992	28 April 1993	305 days		Italian Socialist Party	Amato I
	Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (1920–2016) As Prime Minister	28 April 1993	11 May 1994	1 year, 13 days		Independent	Ciampi
Office not in use		1994–2009					Berlusconi I
							Dini
							Prodi I D'Alema I·II Amato II
							Berlusconi II·III
							Prodi II
							Berlusconi IV
Minister of Tourism
	Michela Vittoria Brambilla (1967–)	8 May 2009	16 November 2011	2 years, 192 days		The People of Freedom	Berlusconi IV
Minister of Tourism, Sport and Regional Affairs
	Piero Gnudi (1938–)	16 November 2011	28 April 2013	1 year, 163 days		Independent	Monti
Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism
	Massimo Bray (1959– )	28 April 2013	22 February 2014	300 days		Democratic Party	Letta
	Dario Franceschini (1958– )	22 February 2014	1 June 2018	4 years, 99 days		Democratic Party	Renzi Gentiloni
Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies and Tourism
	Gian Marco Centinaio (1971– )	1 June 2018	5 September 2019	1 year, 96 days		League	Conte I
Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism
	Dario Franceschini (1958– )	5 September 2019	13 February 2021	1 year, 161 days		Democratic Party	Conte II
Minister of Tourism
	Massimo Garavaglia (1968–)	13 February 2021	22 October 2022	1 year, 251 days		League	Draghi
	Daniela Santanchè (1961– )	22 October 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 12 days		Brothers of Italy	Meloni

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