# Minister of University and Research

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 | Term of office | Term of office | Party | Party | Government | Ref. |
| Portrait | Name (Born–Died) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Party | Government | Ref. |
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| | Guido Corbellini (1890–1976) | 30 November 1962 | 21 June 1963 | 203 days | | Christian Democracy | Fanfani IV | |
| Office not in use | Office not in use | 1963–1963 | 1963–1963 | 1963–1963 | 1963–1963 | 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 | Office not in use | 1968–1968 | 1968–1968 | 1968–1968 | 1968–1968 | 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 | Rumor II | |
| | 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 | Office not in use | 1976–1979 | 1976–1979 | 1976–1979 | 1976–1979 | 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 | |
| | Luigi Granelli (1929–1999) | 4 August 1983 | 29 July 1987 | 3 years, 359 days | | Christian Democracy | 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 | Ciampi | |
| | 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 | |
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| | Luigi Berlinguer (1932–2023) | 17 May 1996 | 21 October 1998 | 2 years, 157 days | | Democratic Party of the Left | Prodi I | |
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| | 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 | |
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| | Letizia Moratti (1949–) | 11 June 2001 | 17 May 2006 | 4 years, 340 days | | Forza Italia | Berlusconi II·III | |
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| | Fabio Mussi (1948–) | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | 1 year, 357 days | | Democrats of the Left / Democratic Left | Prodi II | |
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| | 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 | Conte II | |
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| | 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, 20 days | | Forza Italia | Meloni | |