Minister of Defence (Italy)

Minister of Defence of Italy
Incumbent Elisabetta Trenta since 1 June 2018
Ministry of Defence
Member of	Council of Ministers High Council of Defence
Nominator	Prime Minister of Italy
Appointer	President of the Republic
Inaugural holder	Manfredo Fanti
Website	Official website

This Italian Ministers of Defence is a senior member of the Italian Cabinet who leads the Ministry of Defence. The minister is responsible for military and civil defence matters and managing the Italian Armed Forces.

The first Minister of War was Manfredo Fanti, a General of the Royal Italian Army, while the first Minister of Defence was Luigi Gasparotto, member of the Labour Democratic Party; the current office holder is Elisabetta Trenta, of the Five Star Movement, who is has been acting as Defence Minister since June 1, 2018.

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