Italian Minister of University and Research

Minister of University and Research Ministro dell'Università e della Ricerca
200px Incumbent Maria Cristina Messa since February 13, 2021
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 Italian 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 Maria Cristina Messa, a university teacher who has been serving in the cabinet of Mario Draghi since February 2021.

List of Education Ministers

Parties

• 1946–1994:
  •       Christian Democracy
  •       Italian Socialist Party
  •       Italian Democratic Socialist 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

N.	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Term of office			Party		Government	Ref.
			Took office	Left office	Time in office
Minister of University and Research
1	90px	Guido Corbellini (1890–1976)	30 November 1962	21 June 1963			Christian Democracy	Fanfani IV
Office not in use			1963–1963					Leone I
2	90px	Carlo Arnaudi (1899–1970)	4 December 1963	23 February 1966			Italian Socialist Party	Moro I·II
3	90px	Leopoldo Rubinacci (1903–1969)	23 February 1966	24 June 1968			Christian Democracy	Moro III
Office not in use			1968–1968					Leone II
4	90px	Salvatore Lauricella (1922–1996)	12 December 1968	5 August 1969			Italian Socialist Party	Rumor I
5	90px	Arnaldo Forlani (1925–)	5 August 1969	11 November 1969			Christian Democracy	Rumor II
6	90px	Giorgio Bo (1905–1980)	11 November 1969	27 March 1970			Christian Democracy
7	90px	Camillo Ripamonti (1919–1997)	27 March 1970	17 February 1972			Christian Democracy	Rumor III Colombo
9	90px	Fiorentino Sullo (1921–2000)	17 February 1972	26 June 1972			Christian Democracy	Andreotti I
10	90px	Pier Luigi Romita (1924–2003)	26 June 1972	7 July 1973			Italian Democratic Socialist Party	Andreotti II
11	90px	Pietro Bucalossi (1905–1992)	7 July 1973	14 March 1974			Italian Socialist Party	Rumor IV
12	90px	Giovanni Pieraccini (1918–2017)	14 March 1974	23 November 1974			Italian Socialist Party	Rumor V
13	90px	Mario Pedini (1918–2003)	23 November 1974	12 February 1976			Christian Democracy	Moro IV
Office not in use			1976–1979					Moro V Andreotti III·IV·V
14	90px	Vito Scalia (1925–2009)	4 August 1979	4 April 1980			Christian Democracy	Cossiga I
15	90px	Vincenzo Balsamo (1929–1992)	4 April 1980	18 October 1980			Italian Socialist Party	Cossiga II
(10)	90px	Pier Luigi Romita (1924–2003)	8 October 1980	28 June 1981			Italian Democratic Socialist Party	Forlani
16	90px	Giancarlo Tesini (1929–)	28 June 1981	1 December 1982			Christian Democracy	Spadolini I·II
(10)	90px	Pier Luigi Romita (1924–2003)	1 December 1982	4 August 1983			Italian Democratic Socialist Party	Fanfani V
17	90px	Luigi Granelli (1929–1999)	4 August 1983	29 July 1987			Christian Democracy	Craxi I·II
								Fanfani VI
18	90px	Antonio Ruberti (1927–2000)	29 July 1987	28 June 1992			Italian Socialist Party	Goria De Mita Andreotti VI·VII
19	90px	Alessandro Fontana (1936–2013)	28 June 1992	28 April 1993			Christian Democracy	Amato I
20	90px	Luigi Berlinguer (1932–)	28 April 1993	4 May 1993			Democratic Party of the Left	Ciampi
21	90px	Umberto Colombo (1927–2006)	4 May 1993	10 May 1994			Independent
22	90px	Stefano Podestà (1939–)	10 May 1994	17 January 1995			Forza Italia	Berlusconi I
23	90px	Giorgio Salvini (1920–2015)	17 January 1995	17 May 1996			Independent	Dini
Minister of Education, University and Research
(20)	90px	Luigi Berlinguer (1932–)	17 May 1996	21 October 1998			Democratic Party of the Left	Prodi I
Minister of University and Research
24	90px	Ortensio Zecchino (1943–)	21 October 1998	2 February 2001			Italian People's Party	D'Alema I·II Amato II
25	90px	Giuliano Amato (1938– ) Acting	2 February 2001	11 June 2001			Independent	Amato II
Minister of Education, University and Research
26	90px	Letizia Moratti (1949–)	11 June 2001	17 May 2006			Forza Italia	Berlusconi II·III
Minister of University and Research
27	90px	Fabio Mussi (1948–)	17 May 2006	8 May 2008			Democrats of the Left / Democratic Left	Prodi II
Minister of Education, University and Research
28	90px	Mariastella Gelmini (1973–)	8 May 2008	16 November 2011			The People of Freedom	Berlusconi IV
29		Francesco Profumo (1953– )	16 November 2011	28 April 2013			Independent	Monti
30	90px	Maria Chiara Carrozza (1965–)	28 April 2013	22 February 2014			Democratic Party	Letta
31	90px	Stefania Giannini (1960–)	22 February 2014	12 December 2016			Civic Choice / Democratic Party	Renzi
32	90px	Valeria Fedeli (1949–)	12 December 2016	1 June 2018			Democratic Party	Gentiloni
33	90px	Marco Bussetti (1962– )	1 June 2018	5 September 2019			Independent	Conte I
34	90px	Lorenzo Fioramonti (1977– )	5 September 2019	25 December 2019			Five Star Movement	Conte II
35	90px	Giuseppe Conte (1964– ) As Prime Minister	25 December 2019	10 January 2020			Independent
Minister of University and Research
36	90px	Gaetano Manfredi (1964– )	10 January 2020	13 February 2021			Independent	Conte II
37	90px	Maria Cristina Messa (1961– )	13 February 2021	Incumbent			Independent	Draghi