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 re-established in 2009 under the fourth and final government of Silvio Berlusconi.
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Portrait Name(Born–Died) Term of office Party Government Took officeLeft officeTime in officeMinister of Tourism and Entertainment Umberto Tupini 29 August 1959 26 July 1960 Christian DemocracySegni IITambroni Alberto Folchi 26 July 1960 4 December 1963 Christian DemocracyFanfani III·IVLeone I Achille Corona 4 December 1963 24 June 1968 Italian Socialist PartyMoro I·II·III Domenico Magrì 24 June 1968 12 December 1968 Christian DemocracyLeone II Lorenzo Natali 12 December 1968 5 August 1969 Christian DemocracyRumor I Giovanni Battista Scaglia 5 August 1969 27 March 1970 Christian DemocracyRumor II Giuseppe Lupis 27 March 1970 6 August 1970 Italian Socialist PartyRumor III Matteo Matteotti 6 August 1970 17 February 1972 Italian Democratic Socialist PartyColombo Giovanni Battista Scaglia 17 February 1972 26 June 1972 Christian DemocracyAndreotti I Vittorio Badini Confalonieri 26 June 1972 7 July 1973 Italian Liberal PartyAndreotti II Nicola Signorello 7 July 1973 14 March 1974 Christian DemocracyRumor IV Camillo Ripamonti 14 March 1974 23 November 1974 Christian DemocracyRumor V Adolfo Sarti 23 November 1974 29 July 1976 Christian DemocracyMoro IV·V Dario Antoniozzi 29 July 1976 11 March 1978 Christian DemocracyAndreotti III Carlo Pastorino 11 March 1978 20 March 1979 Christian DemocracyAndreotti III Egidio Ariosto 20 March 1979 4 August 1979 Italian Democratic Socialist PartyAndreotti III Bernardo D'Arezzo4 August 197918 October 1980Christian DemocracyCossiga ICossiga IINicola Signorello18 October 198014 August 1983Christian DemocracyForlaniSpadolini I·IIFanfani V Lelio Lagorio 4 August 1983 1 August 1986 Italian Socialist PartyCraxi I Nicola Capria 1 August 1986 18 April 1987 Italian Socialist PartyCraxi II Mario Di Lazzaro 18 April 1987 29 July 1987 IndependentFanfani VI Franco Carraro 29 July 1987 6 February 1990 Italian Socialist PartyGoriaDe MitaAndreotti VI Carlo Tognoli 6 February 1990 28 June 1992 Italian Socialist PartyAndreotti VII Margherita Boniver 28 June 1992 28 April 1993 Italian Socialist PartyAmato I Carlo Azeglio Ciampi 28 April 1993 11 May 1994 IndependentCiampiOffice not in use1994–2009Berlusconi IDiniProdi ID'Alema I·IIAmato IIBerlusconi II·IIIProdi II Berlusconi IVMinister of Tourism Michela Vittoria Brambilla 8 May 2009 16 November 2011 The People of FreedomBerlusconi IVMinister of Tourism, Sport and Regional Affairs Piero Gnudi 16 November 2011 28 April 2013 IndependentMontiMinister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism Massimo Bray 28 April 2013 22 February 2014 Democratic PartyLetta Dario Franceschini 22 February 2014 1 June 2018 Democratic PartyRenziGentiloniMinister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies and Tourism Gian Marco Centinaio 1 June 2018 5 September 2019 LeagueConte IMinister of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism Dario Franceschini 5 September 2019 13 February 2021 Democratic PartyConte IIMinister of Tourism Massimo Garavaglia 13 February 2021 22 October 2022 LeagueDraghi Daniela Santanchè 22 October 2022 26 March 2026 Brothers of ItalyMeloni Giorgia Meloni 26 March 2026 3 April 2026 Brothers of Italy Gianmarco Mazzi 3 April 2026 Incumbent Brothers of Italy
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