Minister of Justice (Italy)

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This is a list of the Italian ministers of justice since 1946. The minister of justice is a senior member of the Italian Cabinet and leads the Ministry of Justice.

Minister of Justice
Ministro della Giustizia
Incumbent
Carlo Nordio
since October 22, 2022
Ministry of Justice
Member ofCouncil of Ministers
SeatRome
AppointerThe President of Italy
Term lengthNo fixed term
FormationMarch 23, 1861; 163 years ago (1861-03-23)
First holderGiovanni Battista Cassinis
Websitewww.giustizia.it

The first Italian minister of justice is Giovanni Battista Cassinis, member of the Historical Right, who held the office in 1861 in the government of Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour; while the longest-serving minister was Alfredo Rocco, who served in the fascist government of Benito Mussolini from 1925 until 1932. The current minister is Carlo Nordio, appointed on 22 October 2022 in the government of Giorgia Meloni.[1]

List of ministers of justice

Kingdom of Italy

Parties

Coalitions

Ministers

PortraitName
(Born–Died)
Term of officePartyGovernmentRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Minister of Grace, Justice and Ecclesiastic Affairs
Giovanni Battista Cassinis
(1806–1866)
23 March 186112 June 186181 daysHistorical RightCavour IV
Vincenzo Maria Miglietti
(1809–1864)
12 June 18613 March 1862263 daysHistorical RightRicasoli I
Minister of Grace, Justice and Worships
Filippo Cordova
(1811–1868)
3 March 18627 April 186235 daysHistorical RightRattazzi I
Raffaele Conforti
(1804–1880)
7 April 18628 December 1862245 daysHistorical Left
Giuseppe Pisanelli
(1812–1879)
8 December 186228 September 18641 year, 295 daysHistorical LeftFarini
Minghetti I
Giuseppe Vacca
(1810–1876)
28 September 186410 August 1865316 daysHistorical RightLa Marmora II
Paolo Cortese
(1827–1876)
10 August 186531 December 1865143 daysHistorical Right
Giovanni De Falco
(1818–1886)
31 December 186520 June 1866171 daysHistorical RightLa Marmora III
Francesco Borgatti
(1818–1885)
20 June 188617 February 1867242 daysHistorical RightRicasoli II
Bettino Ricasoli
(1809–1880)
As Prime Minister
17 February 186724 March 186735 daysHistorical Right
Filippo Cordova
(1811–1868)
24 March 186710 April 186717 daysHistorical Right
Sebastiano Tecchio
(1807–1886)
10 April 186727 October 1867200 daysHistorical LeftRattazzi II
Adriano Mari
(1813–1887)
27 October 18675 January 186870 daysHistorical RightMenabrea I
Gennaro De Filippo
(1816–1887)
5 January 186825 May 18691 year, 140 daysHistorical RightMenabrea II·III
Michele Pironti
(1814–1885)
25 May 186922 October 1869150 daysHistorical Right
Paolo Onorato Vigliani
(1813–1900)
22 October 186914 December 186953 daysHistorical RightMenabrea III
Matteo Raeli
(1812–1875)
14 December 186924 February 18711 year, 72 daysHistorical RightLanza
Giovanni De Falco
(1818–1886)
24 February 187110 July 18732 years, 136 daysHistorical Right
Paolo Onorato Vigliani
(1813–1900)
10 July 187325 March 18762 years, 259 daysHistorical RightMinghetti II
Pasquale Stanislao Mancini
(1817–1888)
25 March 187624 March 18781 year, 364 daysHistorical LeftDepretis I·II
Raffaele Conforti
(1804–1880)
24 March 187819 December 1878270 daysHistorical LeftCairoli I
Diego Tajani
(1827–1921)
19 December 187814 July 1879207 daysHistorical LeftDepretis III
Giovanni Battista Varè
(1832–1915)
14 July 187925 November 1879134 daysHistorical LeftCairoli II
Tommaso Villa
(1832–1915)
25 November 187929 May 18811 year, 185 daysHistorical LeftCairoli III
Giuseppe Zanardelli
(1832–1915)
29 May 188125 May 18831 year, 361 daysHistorical LeftDepretis IV
Bernardino Giannuzzi-Savelli
(1822–1887)
25 May 188330 May 18841 year, 5 daysHistorical LeftDepretis V
Niccolò Ferracciu
(1815–1892)
30 May 188424 November 1884178 daysHistorical LeftDepretis VI
Enrico Pessina
(1828–1916)
24 November 188429 June 1885217 daysHistorical Left
Diego Tajani
(1827–1921)
29 June 18854 April 18871 year, 279 daysHistorical LeftDepretis VII
Giuseppe Zanardelli
(1832–1915)
4 April 18876 February 18913 years, 308 daysHistorical LeftDepretis VIII
Crispi I·II
Luigi Ferraris
(1813–1900)
6 February 189131 December 1891328 daysHistorical RightDi Rudinì I
Bruno Chimirri
(1842–1917)
31 December 189115 May 1892136 daysHistorical Right
Teodorico Bonacci
(1838–1905)
15 May 189224 May 18931 year, 6 daysHistorical LeftGiolitti I
Lorenzo Eula
(1823–1893)
24 May 18938 July 189345 daysHistorical Left
Francesco Santamaria-Nicolini
(1830–1918)
8 July 189327 September 189379 daysHistorical Left
Giacomo Armò
(1830–1909)
27 September 189315 December 189381 daysHistorical Left
Vincenzo Calenda di Tavani
(1830–1910)
15 December 189310 March 18962 years, 86 daysHistorical LeftCrispi III·IV
Giacomo Giuseppe Costa
(1833–1897)
10 March 189615 August 18971 year, 158 daysHistorical RightDi Rudinì II·III
Antonio Starabba di Rudinì
(1839–1908)
As Prime Minister
15 August 189718 September 189734 daysHistorical RightDi Rudinì III
Emanuele Gianturco
(1857–1907)
18 September 189714 December 189787 daysHistorical Right
Giuseppe Zanardelli
(1832–1915)
14 December 18971 June 1898169 daysHistorical LeftDi Rudinì IV
Teodorico Bonacci
(1838–1905)
1 June 189829 June 189828 daysHistorical LeftRudinì V
Camillo Finocchiaro Aprile
(1851–1916)
29 June 189814 May 1899319 daysHistorical LeftPelloux I
Adeodato Bonasi
(1831–1920)
14 May 189924 June 19001 year, 41 daysHistorical RightPelloux II
Emanuele Gianturco
(1857–1907)
24 June 190015 February 1901236 daysHistorical RightSaracco
Francesco Cocco-Ortu
(1842–1929)
15 February 19013 November 19032 years, 261 daysHistorical LeftZanardelli
Scipione Ronchetti
(1846–1918)
3 November 190328 March 19051 year, 145 daysHistorical LeftGiolitti II
Tittoni
Camillo Finocchiaro Aprile
(1851–1916)
28 March 19058 February 1906317 daysHistorical LeftFortis I·II
Ettore Sacchi
(1851–1924)
8 February 190629 May 1906110 daysItalian Radical PartySonnino I
Nicolò Gallo
(1849–1907)
29 May 19064 March 1907279 daysHistorical LeftGiolitti III
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
(1860–1952)
4 March 190711 December 19092 years, 282 daysHistorical Left
Vittorio Scialoja
(1856–1933)
11 December 190931 March 1910110 daysHistorical RightSonnino II
Cesare Fani
(1844–1914)
31 March 191030 March 1911364 daysHistorical RightLuzzatti
Camillo Finocchiaro Aprile
(1851–1916)
30 March 191121 March 19142 years, 356 daysLiberal UnionGiolitti IV
Luigi Dari
(1852–1919)
21 March 191431 October 1914224 daysLiberal UnionSalandra I
Vittorio Emanuele Orlando
(1860–1952)
31 October 191418 June 19161 year, 231 daysLiberal UnionSalandra II
Ettore Sacchi
(1851–1924)
18 June 191618 January 19192 years, 231 daysItalian Radical PartyBoselli
Orlando
Luigi Facta
(1861–1930)
18 January 191923 June 1919156 daysLiberal UnionOrlando
Lodovico Mortara
(1855–1937)
23 June 191921 May 1920333 daysIndependentNitti I
Minister of Justice and Worship Affairs
Alfredo Falcioni
(1868–1936)
21 May 192019 June 192029 daysDemocratic Liberal PartyNitti II
Luigi Fera
(1868–1935)
19 June 19204 July 19211 year, 15 daysItalian Social Democratic PartyGiolitti V
Giulio Rodinò
(1875–1946)
4 July 192126 February 1922237 daysItalian People's PartyBonomi I
Luigi Rossi
(1867–1941)
26 February 19221 August 1922156 daysDemocratic Liberal PartyFacta I
Giulio Alessio
(1853–1940)
1 August 192231 October 192291 daysDemocratic Liberal PartyFacta II
Aldo Oviglio
(1873–1942)
31 October 19225 January 19252 years, 66 daysNational Fascist PartyMussolini
Alfredo Rocco
(1875–1935)
5 January 192520 July 19327 years, 197 daysNational Fascist Party
Minister of Grace and Justice
Pietro De Francisci
(1883–1971)
20 July 193224 January 19352 years, 188 daysNational Fascist PartyMussolini
Arrigo Solmi
(1873–1944)
24 January 193512 July 19394 years, 169 daysNational Fascist Party
Dino Grandi
(1895–1988)
12 July 19395 February 19433 years, 208 daysNational Fascist Party
Alfredo De Marsico
(1888–1985)
5 February 194325 July 1943170 daysNational Fascist Party
Gaetano Azzariti
(1881–1961)
25 July 194315 February 1944205 daysIndependentBadoglio I
Ettore Casati
(1873–1945)
15 February 194424 April 194469 daysIndependent
Vincenzo Arangio-Ruiz
(1884–1964)
24 April 194418 June 194455 daysItalian Liberal PartyBadoglio II
Umberto Tupini
(1889–1973)
18 June 194421 June 19451 year, 3 daysChristian DemocracyBonomi II·III
Palmiro Togliatti
(1893–1964)
21 June 194513 July 19461 year, 22 daysItalian Communist PartyParri
De Gasperi I

Italian Republic

Parties

Coalitions

Ministers

PortraitName
(Born–Died)
Term of officePartyGovernmentRef.
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Minister of Grace and Justice
Fausto Gullo
(1887–1974)
13 July 194631 May 1947323 daysItalian Communist PartyDe Gasperi II·III
Giuseppe Grassi
(1883–1950)
31 May 194727 January 19502 years, 241 daysItalian Liberal PartyDe Gasperi IV·V
Attilio Piccioni
(1892–1976)
27 January 195026 July 19511 year, 180 daysChristian DemocracyDe Gasperi VI
Adone Zoli
(1887–1960)
26 July 195116 July 19531 year, 355 daysChristian DemocracyDe Gasperi VII
Guido Gonella
(1905–1982)
16 July 195317 August 195332 daysChristian DemocracyDe Gasperi VIII
Antonio Azara
(1883–1967)
17 August 195318 January 1954154 daysChristian DemocracyPella
Michele De Pietro
(1884–1967)
18 January 19546 July 19551 year, 169 daysChristian DemocracyFanfani I
Scelba
Aldo Moro
(1916–1978)
6 July 195519 May 19571 year, 317 daysChristian DemocracySegni I
Guido Gonella
(1905–1982)
19 May 195721 February 19624 years, 278 daysChristian DemocracyZoli
Fanfani II
Segni II
Tambroni
Fanfani III
Giacinto Bosco
(1905–1997)
21 February 19624 December 19631 year, 286 daysChristian DemocracyFanfani IV
Leone I
Oronzo Reale
(1902–1988)
4 December 196324 June 19684 years, 203 daysItalian Republican PartyMoro I·II·III
Guido Gonella
(1905–1982)
24 June 196812 December 1968171 daysChristian DemocracyLeone II
Silvio Gava
(1901–1999)
12 December 196827 March 19701 year, 105 daysChristian DemocracyLeone II
Rumor I
Rumor II
Oronzo Reale
(1902–1988)
27 March 19701 March 1971339 daysItalian Republican PartyRumor III
Colombo
Emilio Colombo
(1920–2013)
As Prime Minister
1 March 197117 February 1972353 daysChristian DemocracyColombo
Guido Gonella
(1905–1982)
17 February 19727 July 19731 year, 140 daysChristian DemocracyAndreotti I·II
Mario Zagari
(1913–1996)
7 July 197323 November 19741 year, 139 daysItalian Socialist PartyRumor IV·V
Oronzo Reale
(1902–1988)
23 November 197412 February 19761 year, 81 daysItalian Republican PartyMoro IV
Francesco Paolo Bonifacio
(1923–1989)
12 February 197620 March 19793 years, 36 daysChristian DemocracyMoro V
Andreotti III·IV
Tommaso Morlino
(1925–1983)
20 March 197918 October 19801 year, 212 daysChristian DemocracyAndreotti V
Cossiga I
Cossiga II
Adolfo Sarti
(1928–1992)
18 October 198023 May 1981217 daysChristian DemocracyForlani
Clelio Darida
(1927–2017)
23 May 19814 August 19832 years, 73 daysChristian DemocracyForlani
Spadolini I·II
Fanfani V
Mino Martinazzoli
(1931–2011)
4 August 19831 August 19862 years, 362 daysChristian DemocracyCraxi I
Virginio Rognoni
(1924–2022)
1 August 198629 July 1987362 daysChristian DemocracyCraxi II
Fanfani VI
Giuliano Vassalli
(1915–2009)
29 July 19872 February 19913 years, 188 daysItalian Socialist PartyGoria
De Mita
Andreotti VI
Claudio Martelli
(1943– )
2 February 199128 April 19932 years, 85 daysItalian Socialist PartyAndreotti VI·VII
Amato I
Giovanni Conso
(1922–2015)
28 April 199310 May 19941 year, 12 daysIndependentAmato I
Ciampi
Alfredo Biondi
(1928–2020)
10 May 199417 January 1995252 daysForza ItaliaBerlusconi I
Filippo Mancuso
(1922–2011)
17 January 199519 October 1995275 daysIndependentDini
Lamberto Dini
(1931– )
As Prime Minister
19 October 199516 February 1996120 daysIndependent
Vincenzo Caianiello
(1932–2002)
16 February 199617 May 199691 daysIndependent
Giovanni Maria Flick
(1940– )
17 May 199621 October 19982 years, 157 daysIndependentProdi I
Oliviero Diliberto
(1956– )
21 October 199825 April 20001 year, 187 daysParty of Italian CommunistsD'Alema I·II
Minister of Justice
Piero Fassino
(1949– )
25 April 200011 June 20011 year, 47 daysDemocrats of the LeftAmato II
Roberto Castelli
(1946– )
11 June 200117 May 20064 years, 340 daysNorthern LeagueBerlusconi II·III
Clemente Mastella
(1947– )
17 May 200617 January 20081 year, 245 daysUnion of Democrats for EuropeProdi II
Romano Prodi
(1939– )
As Prime Minister
17 January 20086 February 200820 daysDemocratic Party
Luigi Scotti
(1932– )
6 February 20088 May 200892 daysIndependent
Angelino Alfano
(1970– )
8 May 200828 July 20113 years, 81 daysThe People of FreedomBerlusconi IV
Nitto Francesco Palma
(1950– )
28 July 201116 November 2011111 daysThe People of Freedom
Paola Severino
(1948– )
16 November 201128 April 20131 year, 163 daysIndependentMonti
Annamaria Cancellieri
(1943– )
28 April 201322 February 2014300 daysIndependentLetta
Andrea Orlando
(1969– )
22 February 20141 June 20184 years, 99 daysDemocratic PartyRenzi
Gentiloni
Alfonso Bonafede
(1976– )
1 June 201813 February 20212 years, 257 daysFive Star MovementConte I·II
Marta Cartabia
(1963– )
13 February 202122 October 20221 year, 251 daysIndependentDraghi
Carlo Nordio
(1947– )
22 October 2022Incumbent1 year, 264 daysBrothers of ItalyMeloni

Timeline

Kingdom of Italy

Palmiro TogliattiUmberto TupiniVincenzo Arangio-RuizEttore CasatiGaetano AzzaritiAlfredo De MarsicoDino GrandiArrigo SolmiPietro De FrancisciAlfredo RoccoAldo OviglioGiulio AlessioLuigi RossiGiulio RodinòLuigi FeraAlfredo FalcioniLudovico MortaraLuigi FactaLuigi DariCesare FaniVittorio ScialojaVittorio Emanuele OrlandoNicolò GalloEttore SacchiScipione RonchettiFrancesco Cocco-OrtuAdeodato BonasiCamillo Finocchiaro AprileEmanuele GianturcoAntonio Starabba di RudinìGiacomo Giuseppe CostaVincenzo Calenda di TavaniGiacomo ArmòFrancesco Santamaria-NicoliniLorenzo EulaTeodorico BonacciBruno ChimirriLuigi FerrarisEnrico PessinaNiccolò FerracciuBernardino Giannuzzi-SavelliGiuseppe ZanardelliTommaso VillaGiovanni Battista VarèDiego TajaniPasquale Stanislao ManciniPaolo CortesePaolo Onorato ViglianiMichele PirontiGennaro De FilippoAdriano MariSebastiano TecchioBettino RicasoliFrancesco BorgattiGiovanni De FalcoPaolo CorteseGiuseppe VaccaGiuseppe PisanelliRaffaele ConfortiFilippo CordovaVincenzo Maria MigliettiGiovanni Battista Cassinis

Italian Republic

Carlo NordioMarta CartabiaAlfonso BonafedeAndrea OrlandoAnnamaria CancellieriPaola SeverinoNitto Francesco PalmaAngelino AlfanoLuigi ScottiRomano ProdiClemente MastellaRoberto CastelliPiero FassinoOliviero DilibertoGiovanni Maria FlickVincenzo CaianielloLamberto DiniFilippo MancusoAlfredo BiondiGiovanni ConsoClaudio MartelliGiuliano VassalliVirginio RognoniMino MartinazzoliClelio DaridaAdolfo SartiTommaso MorlinoFrancesco Paolo BonifacioMario ZagariEmilio ColomboSilvio GavaOronzo RealeGiacinto BoscoAldo MoroMichele De PietroAntonio AzaraGuido GonellaAdone ZoliAttilio PiccioniGiuseppe GrassiFausto Gullo

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