ITALIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

As in most countries, in Italy the 'Minister of Foreign Affairs' is one of the most important ministerial positions.

Prime Minister	Took office	Left office
Count Camillo Benso di Cavour	1861	1861
Bettino Ricasoli	1861	1862
Urbano Rattazzi	1862	1862
Giuseppe Pasolini	1862	1863
Emilio Visconti-Venosta	1863	1864
Alfonso Ferrero la Marmora	1864	1866
Emilio Visconti-Venosta	1866	1867
Pompeo Di Campello	1867	1867
Federico Luigi, Conte Menabrea	1867	1869
Emilio Visconti-Venosta	1869	1876
Luigi Melegari	1876	1877
Agostino Depretis	1877	1878
Conte Luigi Corti	1878	1878
Benedetto Cairoli	1878	1878
Agostino Depretis	1878	1879
Benedetto Cairoli	1879	1881
Pasquale Mancini	1881	1885
Agostino Depretis	1885	1885
Conte Carlo Felice Robilant	1885	1887
Agostino Depretis	1887	1887
Francesco Crispi	1887	1891
Antonio Starabba di Rudinì	1891	1892
Benedetto Brin	1892	1893
Barone Alberto de Blanc	1893	1896
Onorato Caetani	1896	1898
Raffaele Cappelli	1898	1898
Felipe Canevaro	1898	1899
Emilio Visconti-Venosta	1899	1901
Giulio Prinetti	1901	1903
Tommaso Tittoni	1903	1905
Antonino Paternò-Castello, marchese di San Giuliano	1905	1906
Conte Francesco Guicciardini	1906	1906
Tommaso Tittoni	1906	1909
Conte Francesco Guicciardini	1909	1910
Antonino Paternò-Castello, marchese di San Giuliano	1910	1914
Barone Sidney Sonnino	1914	1919
Tommaso Tittoni	1919	1919
Vittorio Scialoja	1919	1920
Carlo Sforza	1920	1921
Pietro Tommasi della Torretta	1921	1922
Carlo Schanzer	1922	1922
Benito Mussolini	1922	1929
Dino Grandi	1929	1932
Benito Mussolini	1932	1936
Galeazzo Ciano	1936	1943
Benito Mussolini	1943	1943
Raffaele Guariglia	July 25, 1943	February 11, 1944
Pietro Badoglio	February 11, 1944	June 8, 1944
Ivanoe Bonomi	June 18, 1944	December 10, 1944
Alcide De Gasperi	December 12, 1944	October 18, 1946
Pietro Nenni	October 18, 1946	January 28, 1947
Carlo Sforza	February 2, 1947	July 19, 1951
Alcide De Gasperi	July 26, 1951	August 2, 1953
Giuseppe Pella	August 17, 1953	January 12, 1954
Attilio Piccioni	January 18, 1954	September 16, 1954
Gaetano Martino	September 16, 1954	May 15, 1957
Giuseppe Pella	May 19, 1957	July 1, 1958
Amintore Fanfani	July 1, 1958	February 15, 1959
Giuseppe Pella	February 15, 1959	March 23, 1960
Antonio Segni	March 25, 1960	May 7, 1962
Amintore Fanfani	May 7, 1962	May 29, 1962
Attilio Piccioni	May 29, 1962	December 4, 1963
Giuseppe Saragat	December 4, 1963	December 28, 1964
Aldo Moro	December 28, 1964	March 5, 1965
Amintore Fanfani	March 5, 1965	December 30, 1965
Aldo Moro	December 30, 1965	February 23, 1966
Amintore Fanfani	February 23, 1966	June 24, 1968
Giuseppe Medici	June 24, 1968	December 12, 1968
Pietro Nenni	December 12, 1968	August 5, 1969
Aldo Moro	August 5, 1969	June 26, 1972
Giuseppe Medici	July 26, 1972	July 7, 1973
Aldo Moro	July 7, 1973	November 23, 1974
Mariano Rumor	November 23, 1974	July 29, 1976
Arnaldo Forlani	July 29, 1976	August 4, 1979
Franco Maria Malfatti	August 4, 1979	January 15, 1980
Attilio Ruffini	January 15, 1980	April 4, 1980
Emilio Colombo	April 4, 1980	August 4, 1983
Giulio Andreotti	August 4, 1983	July 22, 1989
Gianni De Michelis	July 22, 1989	June 28, 1992
Vincenzo Scotti	June 28, 1992	July 29, 1992
Giuliano Amato	July 29, 1992	August 1, 1992
Emilio Colombo	August 1, 1992	April 28, 1993
Beniamino Andreatta	April 28, 1993	April 19, 1994
Leopoldo Elia	April 19, 1994	May 10, 1994
Antonio Martino	May 10, 1994	January 17, 1995
Susanna Agnelli	January 17, 1995	May 17, 1996
Lamberto Dini	May 17, 1996	June 6, 2001
Giuliano Amato	June 6, 2001	June 11, 2001
Renato Ruggiero	June 11, 2001	January 6, 2002
Silvio Berlusconi	January 6, 2002	November 14, 2002
Franco Frattini	November 14, 2002	November 18, 2004
Gianfranco Fini	November 18, 2004	May 17, 2006
Massimo D'Alema	May 17, 2006