Minister of the Environment (Italy)

Minister of the Environment and Energy Security
Ministro dell'Ambiente e della Sicurezza Energetica
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File:Gilberto Pichetto Fratin (cropped).jpg Incumbent Gilberto Pichetto Fratin since 22 October 2022
Ministry for Ecological Transition
Member of	Council of Ministers
Seat	Rome
Appointer	President of Italy
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	4 August 1983 (1983-08-04)
First holder	Alfredo Biondi
Website	www.mite.gov.it

This is a list of ministers of the environment, a senior member of the Italian government who leads the Ministry of the Ecological Transition. The list shows also the ministers that served under the same office but with other names, in fact this Ministry has changed name many times: the current title is Minister of the Environment and Energy Security.

The current office holder is Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, a member of Forza Italia, who is serving in the government of Giorgia Meloni since 22 October 2022.

List of ministers

Parties

• 1983–1994:
  •   Italian Liberal Party
  •   Italian Socialist Party
  •   Federation of the Greens
  •   Independent
• 1994–present:
  •   National Alliance
  •   Federation of the Greens
  •   The Democrats
  •   The People of Freedom / Forza Italia
  •   Democratic Party
  •   Union of the Centre / Centrists for Europe
  •   Independent

Coalitions

• 1983–1994:
  •   Centrist coalition
  •   Organic centre-left
  •   Pentapartito / Quadripartito
  •   Mixed coalition
• 1994–present:
  •   Centre-right coalition
  •   Centre-left coalition
  •   Mixed coalition

Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Term of office			Party		Government	Ref.
		Took office	Left office	Time in office
Minister of Ecology
File:Alfredo Biondi.jpg	Alfredo Biondi (1928–2020)	4 August 1983	30 July 1984	361 days		Italian Liberal Party	Craxi I
File:Valerio Zanone.jpg	Valerio Zanone (1936–2016)	30 July 1984	1 August 1986	2 years, 2 days		Italian Liberal Party
Minister of the Environment
File:Francesco De Lorenzo.jpg	Francesco De Lorenzo (1938– )	1 August 1986	18 April 1987	260 days		Italian Liberal Party	Craxi II
File:Mario Pavan.jpg	Mario Pavan (1918–2003)	18 April 1987	29 July 1987	102 days		Independent	Fanfani VI
File:Mario Ruffolo.jpg	Giorgio Ruffolo (1926–2023)	29 July 1987	28 June 1992	4 years, 335 days		Italian Socialist Party	Goria De Mita Andreotti VI·VII
File:Carlo Ripa di Meana 2.jpg	Carlo Ripa di Meana (1929–2018)	28 June 1992	9 March 1993	254 days		Italian Socialist Party	Amato I
File:Valdo Spini.jpg	Valdo Spini (1946– )	9 March 1993	28 April 1993	1 year, 50 days		Italian Socialist Party
File:Francesco Rutelli 1992.jpg	Francesco Rutelli (1954– )	28 April 1993	4 May 1993	6 days		Federation of the Greens	Ciampi
File:Valdo Spini.jpg	Valdo Spini (1946– )	4 May 1993	10 May 1994	1 year, 6 days		Italian Socialist Party
File:Altero Matteoli 1994.jpg	Altero Matteoli (1940–2017)	10 May 1994	17 January 1995	252 days		National Alliance	Berlusconi I
File:Paolo Baratta 1994.png	Paolo Baratta (1939– )	17 January 1995	17 May 1996	1 year, 121 days		Independent	Dini
File:Edo Ronchi 1996.jpg	Edo Ronchi (1950– )	17 May 1996	25 April 2000	3 years, 347 days		Federation of the Greens	Prodi I D'Alema I·II
File:Willer Bordon.jpeg	Willer Bordon (1949–2015)	25 April 2000	11 June 2001	1 year, 47 days		The Democrats	Amato II
Minister of Environment and Land Protection
File:Altero Matteoli 2006.jpg	Altero Matteoli (1940–2017)	11 June 2001	17 May 2006	4 years, 340 days		National Alliance	Berlusconi II·III
Minister of Environment and Protection of Land and Sea
File:Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio.jpg	Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio (1959– )	17 May 2006	8 May 2008	1 year, 357 days		Federation of the Greens	Prodi II
File:Stefania Prestigiacomo (p38350).jpg	Stefania Prestigiacomo (1966– )	8 May 2008	16 November 2011	3 years, 192 days		The People of Freedom	Berlusconi IV
File:Clini2 (cropped).jpg	Corrado Clini (1947– )	16 November 2011	28 April 2013	1 year, 163 days		Independent	Monti
File:Andrea Orlando daticamera 2013.jpg	Andrea Orlando (1969– )	28 April 2013	22 February 2014	300 days		Democratic Party	Letta
File:Gian Luca Galletti Official (cropped).jpg	Gian Luca Galletti (1961– )	22 February 2014	1 June 2018	4 years, 99 days		Union of the Centre / Centrists for Europe	Renzi Gentiloni
File:Sergio Costa 2019.jpg	Sergio Costa (1959– )	1 June 2018	13 February 2021	2 years, 257 days		Independent	Conte I·II
Minister for Ecological Transition
File:Roberto Cingolani - Festival Economia 2018.jpg	Roberto Cingolani (1961– )	13 February 2021	22 October 2022	1 year, 251 days		Independent	Draghi
Minister of Environment and Energy Security
File:Gilberto Pichetto Fratin (cropped).jpg	Gilberto Pichetto Fratin (1954– )	22 October 2022	Incumbent	3 years, 215 days		Forza Italia	Meloni

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External links

• Ministero dell'Ambiente, Official website of the Ministry of the Environment