# 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.
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 | 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. |
| 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 | |
| | Bernardo D'Arezzo (1922–1985) | 4 August 1979 | 18 October 1980 | 1 year, 75 days | | Christian Democracy | Cossiga II | |
| | Nicola Signorello (1926–2022) | 18 October 1980 | 14 August 1983 | 2 years, 300 days | | Christian Democracy | Forlani | |
| | Nicola Signorello (1926–2022) | 18 October 1980 | 14 August 1983 | 2 years, 300 days | | Christian Democracy | 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 | Office not in use | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | Berlusconi I | |
| Office not in use | Office not in use | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | Dini | |
| Office not in use | Office not in use | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | Prodi I D'Alema I·II Amato II | |
| Office not in use | Office not in use | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | Berlusconi II·III | |
| Office not in use | Office not in use | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | Prodi II | |
| Office not in use | Office not in use | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | 1994–2009 | 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, 56 days | | Brothers of Italy | Meloni | |