Minister of University and Research

Minister of University and Research
Ministro dell'Università e della Ricerca
Incumbent Anna Maria Bernini since October 22, 2022
Ministry of University and Research
Member of	Council of Ministers
Seat	Rome
Appointer	The President of Italy
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	November 30, 1962 (1962-11-30)
First holder	Guido Corbellini
Website	www.miur.gov.it

This is a list of 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.

List of education ministers

Parties

• 1946–1994:
  •   Christian Democracy
  •   Italian Socialist Party
  •   Italian Democratic Socialist Party
  •   Italian Republican Party
• 1994–present:
  •   Democratic Party of the Left / Democrats of the Left
  •   Forza Italia / The People of Freedom
  •   Italian People's Party
  •   Democratic Party
  •   Five Star Movement
  •   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 University and Research
	Guido Corbellini (1890–1976)	30 November 1962	21 June 1963	203 days		Christian Democracy	Fanfani IV
Office not in use		1963–1963					Leone I
	Carlo Arnaudi (1899–1970)	4 December 1963	23 February 1966	2 years, 81 days		Italian Socialist Party	Moro I·II
	Leopoldo Rubinacci (1903–1969)	23 February 1966	24 June 1968	2 years, 122 days		Christian Democracy	Moro III
Office not in use		1968–1968					Leone II
	Salvatore Lauricella (1922–1996)	12 December 1968	5 August 1969	236 days		Italian Socialist Party	Rumor I
	Arnaldo Forlani (1925–2023)	5 August 1969	11 November 1969	98 days		Christian Democracy	Rumor II
	Giorgio Bo (1905–1980)	11 November 1969	27 March 1970	136 days		Christian Democracy
	Camillo Ripamonti (1919–1997)	27 March 1970	17 February 1972	1 year, 327 days		Christian Democracy	Rumor III Colombo
	Fiorentino Sullo (1921–2000)	17 February 1972	26 June 1972	130 days		Christian Democracy	Andreotti I
	Pier Luigi Romita (1924–2003)	26 June 1972	7 July 1973	1 year, 11 days		Italian Democratic Socialist Party	Andreotti II
	Pietro Bucalossi (1905–1992)	7 July 1973	14 March 1974	250 days		Italian Republican Party	Rumor IV
	Giovanni Pieraccini (1918–2017)	14 March 1974	23 November 1974	254 days		Italian Socialist Party	Rumor V
	Mario Pedini (1918–2003)	23 November 1974	12 February 1976	1 year, 81 days		Christian Democracy	Moro IV
Office not in use		1976–1979					Moro V Andreotti III·IV·V
	Vito Scalia (1925–2009)	4 August 1979	4 April 1980	244 days		Christian Democracy	Cossiga I
	Vincenzo Balzamo (1929–1992)	4 April 1980	18 October 1980	197 days		Italian Socialist Party	Cossiga II
	Pier Luigi Romita (1924–2003)	18 October 1980	28 June 1981	253 days		Italian Democratic Socialist Party	Forlani
	Giancarlo Tesini (1929–2023)	28 June 1981	1 December 1982	1 year, 156 days		Christian Democracy	Spadolini I·II
	Pier Luigi Romita (1924–2003)	1 December 1982	4 August 1983	246 days		Italian Democratic Socialist Party	Fanfani V
	Luigi Granelli (1929–1999)	4 August 1983	29 July 1987	3 years, 359 days		Christian Democracy	Craxi I·II
							Fanfani VI
	Antonio Ruberti (1927–2000)	29 July 1987	28 June 1992	4 years, 335 days		Italian Socialist Party	Goria De Mita Andreotti VI·VII
	Alessandro Fontana (1936–2013)	28 June 1992	28 April 1993	304 days		Christian Democracy	Amato I
	Luigi Berlinguer (1932–2023)	28 April 1993	4 May 1993	6 days		Democratic Party of the Left	Ciampi
	Umberto Colombo (1927–2006)	4 May 1993	10 May 1994	1 year, 6 days		Independent
	Stefano Podestà (1939–)	10 May 1994	17 January 1995	252 days		Forza Italia	Berlusconi I
	Giorgio Salvini (1920–2015)	17 January 1995	17 May 1996	1 year, 121 days		Independent	Dini
Minister of Education, University and Research
	Luigi Berlinguer (1932–2023)	17 May 1996	21 October 1998	2 years, 157 days		Democratic Party of the Left	Prodi I
Minister of University and Research
	Ortensio Zecchino (1943–)	21 October 1998	2 February 2001	2 years, 104 days		Italian People's Party	D'Alema I·II Amato II
	Giuliano Amato (1938– ) Acting	2 February 2001	11 June 2001	129 days		Independent	Amato II
Minister of Education, University and Research
	Letizia Moratti (1949–)	11 June 2001	17 May 2006	4 years, 340 days		Forza Italia	Berlusconi II·III
Minister of University and Research
	Fabio Mussi (1948–)	17 May 2006	8 May 2008	1 year, 357 days		Democrats of the Left / Democratic Left	Prodi II
Minister of Education, University and Research
	Mariastella Gelmini (1973–)	8 May 2008	16 November 2011	3 years, 192 days		The People of Freedom	Berlusconi IV
	Francesco Profumo (1953– )	16 November 2011	28 April 2013	1 year, 163 days		Independent	Monti
	Maria Chiara Carrozza (1965–)	28 April 2013	22 February 2014	300 days		Democratic Party	Letta
	Stefania Giannini (1960–)	22 February 2014	12 December 2016	2 years, 294 days		Civic Choice / Democratic Party	Renzi
	Valeria Fedeli (1949–)	12 December 2016	1 June 2018	1 year, 171 days		Democratic Party	Gentiloni
	Marco Bussetti (1962– )	1 June 2018	5 September 2019	1 year, 96 days		Independent	Conte I
	Lorenzo Fioramonti (1977– )	5 September 2019	25 December 2019	111 days		Five Star Movement	Conte II
	Giuseppe Conte (1964– ) As Prime Minister	25 December 2019	10 January 2020	16 days		Independent
Minister of University and Research
	Gaetano Manfredi (1964– )	10 January 2020	13 February 2021	1 year, 34 days		Independent	Conte II
	Maria Cristina Messa (1961– )	13 February 2021	22 October 2022	1 year, 251 days		Independent	Draghi
	Anna Maria Bernini (1965– )	22 October 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 35 days		Forza Italia	Meloni

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