The Minister of War of Italy ( it, Ministri della guerra del Regno d'Italia), was the minister responsible for the Ministry of War and the
Royal Italian Army
The Royal Italian Army ( it, Regio Esercito, , Royal Army) was the land force of the Kingdom of Italy, established with the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy. During the 19th century Italy started to unify into one country, and in 1861 Manfre ...
. The position was abolished with the creation of the position for
Minister of Defence.
The first Minister of War was
Manfredo Fanti, a General of the
Royal Italian Army
The Royal Italian Army ( it, Regio Esercito, , Royal Army) was the land force of the Kingdom of Italy, established with the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy. During the 19th century Italy started to unify into one country, and in 1861 Manfre ...
, while the last one was
Cipriano Facchinetti
Cipriano Facchinetti (13 January 1889 – 18 February 1952) was an Italian politician.
He was a deputy, senator, minister, journalist, president of ANSA and president of Malpensa airport. He dedicated his activity to journalism, holding the posi ...
, a member of the
Italian Republican Party
The Italian Republican Party ( it, Partito Repubblicano Italiano, PRI) is a liberal and social-liberal political party in Italy. Founded in 1895, the PRI is the oldest political party still active in Italy.
The PRI has old roots and a long histo ...
. The longest serving minister was the Italian dictator,
Benito Mussolini
Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (; 29 July 188328 April 1945) was an Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the March on Rome in 1922 until his deposition in 194 ...
, of the
National Fascist Party
The National Fascist Party ( it, Partito Nazionale Fascista, PNF) was a political party in Italy, created by Benito Mussolini as the political expression of Italian Fascism and as a reorganization of the previous Italian Fasces of Combat. The ...
.
List of Ministers
Kingdom of Italy
; Parties
*
**
**
*
**
**
**
**
**
*
**
*
**
**
**
;Coalitions
*
**
**
**
*
**
*
**
*
**
Republic of Italy
;Parties
*
;Coalitions
*
See also
*
Italian Minister of the Air Force
*
Italian Minister of the Navy
The Italian Minister of the Navy ( it, Ministri della Marina del Regno) was a member in the Council Ministers until 1947, when the ministry merged into the Ministry of Defence. The last Minister of Navy was Giuseppe Micheli, who served in the g ...
References
{{Council of Ministers of Italy
War