# Minister of Public Education (Italy)

This is a list of Italian ministers of public education (Italian: Ministri della Pubblica Istruzione) since the birth of the Italian Republic in 1946. The list shows also the ministers that served under the same office but with other names, in fact this ministry has changed name many times. The minister of public education leads the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research.
The current minister is Giuseppe Valditara, a member of the League who is serving since 22 October 2022 in the government of Giorgia Meloni.

## List of public education ministers

Parties:
* 1946–1994:
** Christian Democracy
** Italian Liberal Party
** Italian Democratic Socialist Party
** Italian Republican Party
* 1994–present
** Christian Democratic Centre
** Democratic Party of the Left / Democrats of the Left
** Forza Italia / The People of Freedom
** Democratic Party
** Five Star Movement
** League
** 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 Gonella (1905–1982) | 13 July 1946 | 26 July 1951 | 5 years, 13 days | | Christian Democracy | De Gasperi II·III | |
| | Guido Gonella (1905–1982) | 13 July 1946 | 26 July 1951 | 5 years, 13 days | | Christian Democracy | De Gasperi IV·V·VI | |
| | Antonio Segni (1891–1972) | 26 July 1951 | 16 July 1953 | 1 year, 355 days | | Christian Democracy | De Gasperi VII | |
| | Giuseppe Bettiol (1907–1982) | 16 July 1953 | 17 August 1953 | 32 days | | Christian Democracy | De Gasperi VIII | |
| | Antonio Segni (1891–1972) | 17 August 1953 | 18 January 1954 | 154 days | | Christian Democracy | Pella | |
| | Egidio Tosato (1902–1984) | 18 January 1954 | 10 February 1954 | 23 days | | Christian Democracy | Fanfani I | |
| | Gaetano Martino (1900–1967) | 10 February 1954 | 19 September 1954 | 221 days | | Italian Liberal Party | Scelba | |
| | Giuseppe Ermini (1900–1981) | 19 September 1954 | 6 July 1955 | 290 days | | Christian Democracy | Scelba | |
| | Paolo Rossi (1900–1985) | 6 July 1955 | 19 May 1957 | 1 year, 317 days | | Italian Democratic Socialist Party | Segni I | |
| | Aldo Moro (1916–1978) | 19 May 1957 | 16 February 1959 | 1 year, 273 days | | Christian Democracy | Zoli Fanfani II | |
| | Giuseppe Medici (1907–2000) | 16 February 1959 | 26 July 1960 | 1 year, 161 days | | Christian Democracy | Segni II Tambroni | |
| | Giacinto Bosco (1905–1997) | 26 July 1960 | 21 February 1962 | 1 year, 210 days | | Christian Democracy | Fanfani III | |
| | Luigi Gui (1914–2010) | 21 February 1962 | 24 June 1968 | 6 years, 124 days | | Christian Democracy | Fanfani IV Leone I | |
| | Luigi Gui (1914–2010) | 21 February 1962 | 24 June 1968 | 6 years, 124 days | | Christian Democracy | Moro I·II·III | |
| | Giovanni Battista Scaglia (1910–2006) | 24 June 1968 | 12 December 1968 | 171 days | | Christian Democracy | Leone II | |
| | Fiorentino Sullo (1921–2000) | 12 December 1968 | 24 February 1969 | 74 days | | Christian Democracy | Rumor I | |
| | Mario Ferrari Aggradi (1916–1997) | 24 February 1969 | 27 March 1970 | 1 year, 31 days | | Christian Democracy | Rumor I | |
| | Mario Ferrari Aggradi (1916–1997) | 24 February 1969 | 27 March 1970 | 1 year, 31 days | | Christian Democracy | Rumor II | |
| | Riccardo Misasi (1931–2000) | 27 March 1970 | 26 June 1972 | 2 years, 91 days | | Christian Democracy | Rumor III Colombo | |
| | Riccardo Misasi (1931–2000) | 27 March 1970 | 26 June 1972 | 2 years, 91 days | | Christian Democracy | Andreotti I | |
| | Oscar Luigi Scalfaro (1918–2012) | 26 June 1972 | 7 July 1973 | 1 year, 11 days | | Christian Democracy | Andreotti II | |
| | Franco Maria Malfatti (1927–1991) | 7 July 1973 | 11 March 1978 | 4 years, 247 days | | Christian Democracy | Rumor IV·V | |
| | Franco Maria Malfatti (1927–1991) | 7 July 1973 | 11 March 1978 | 4 years, 247 days | | Christian Democracy | Moro IV·V Andreotti III | |
| | Mario Pedini (1918–2003) | 11 March 1978 | 20 March 1979 | 1 year, 9 days | | Christian Democracy | Andreotti IV | |
| | Giovanni Spadolini (1925–1994) | 20 March 1979 | 4 August 1979 | 137 days | | Italian Republican Party | Andreotti V | |
| | Salvatore Valitutti (1907–1992) | 4 August 1979 | 4 April 1980 | 244 days | | Italian Liberal Party | Cossiga I | |
| | Adolfo Sarti (1928–1992) | 4 April 1980 | 18 October 1980 | 197 days | | Christian Democracy | Cossiga II | |
| | Guido Bodrato (1933–2023) | 18 October 1980 | 1 December 1982 | 2 years, 44 days | | Christian Democracy | Forlani | |
| | Guido Bodrato (1933–2023) | 18 October 1980 | 1 December 1982 | 2 years, 44 days | | Christian Democracy | Spadolini I·II | |
| | Franca Falcucci (1926–2014) | 1 December 1982 | 29 July 1987 | 4 years, 229 days | | Christian Democracy | Fanfani V Craxi I·II |
| | Franca Falcucci (1926–2014) | 1 December 1982 | 29 July 1987 | 4 years, 229 days | | Christian Democracy | Fanfani VI |
| | Giovanni Galloni (1927–2018) | 29 July 1987 | 22 July 1989 | 1 year, 358 days | | Christian Democracy | Goria De Mita | |
| | Sergio Mattarella (1941–) | 22 July 1989 | 27 July 1990 | 1 year, 5 days | | Christian Democracy | Andreotti VI | |
| | Gerardo Bianco (1931–2022) | 27 July 1990 | 12 April 1991 | 259 days | | Christian Democracy | Andreotti VI | |
| | Riccardo Misasi (1931–2000) | 12 April 1991 | 28 June 1992 | 1 year, 77 days | | Christian Democracy | Andreotti VII | |
| | Rosa Russo Iervolino (1936–) | 28 June 1992 | 10 May 1994 | 1 year, 316 days | | Christian Democracy / Italian People's Party | Amato I | |
| | Rosa Russo Iervolino (1936–) | 28 June 1992 | 10 May 1994 | 1 year, 316 days | | Christian Democracy / Italian People's Party | Ciampi | |
| | Francesco D'Onofrio (1939–) | 10 May 1994 | 17 January 1995 | 252 days | | Christian Democratic Centre | Berlusconi I | |
| | Giancarlo Lombardi (1937–2017) | 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 Public Education |||||||||
| | Luigi Berlinguer (1932–2023) | 21 October 1998 | 25 April 2000 | 1 year, 187 days | | Democrats of the Left | D'Alema I·II | |
| | Tullio De Mauro (1932–2017) | 25 April 2000 | 11 June 2001 | 1 year, 47 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 Public Education |||||||||
| | Giuseppe Fioroni (1958–) | 17 May 2006 | 8 May 2008 | 1 year, 357 days | | The Daisy / Democratic Party | 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 | Conte II | |
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| | Lucia Azzolina (1982– ) | 10 January 2020 | 13 February 2021 | 1 year, 34 days | | Five Star Movement | Conte II | |
| | Patrizio Bianchi (1952– ) | 13 February 2021 | 22 October 2022 | 1 year, 251 days | | Independent | Draghi | |
| Minister of Education and Merit |||||||||
| | Giuseppe Valditara (1961– ) | 22 October 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 99 days | | League | Meloni | |