Minister of Agriculture (Italy)

Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies
Ministro delle Politiche Agricole Alimentari e Forestali
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Incumbent Teresa Bellanova since 5 September 2019
Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies
Member of	Council of Ministers
Reports to	The Prime Minister
Seat	Rome
Appointer	The President
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	14 July 1946 (1946-07-14)
First holder	Antonio Segni
Website	www.politicheagricole.it

The Italian Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies is the head of the Republic of Italy's Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies. The ministry had been abolished by legislative referendum in 1993, during a period of great upheaval and financial sacrifices, but it was reconstituted in the same year until it assumed the current name in 2006.

The current Minister of the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies is Teresa Bellanova, of Italia Viva, appointed on 5 September 2019 by Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte.

List of Ministers of Agriculture

Parties

• 1946–1994:
  •   Christian Democracy
• 1994–present:
  •   National Alliance
  •   People's Party
  •   Federation of the Greens
  •   Democratic Party
  •   League
  •   The People of Freedom
  •   The Populars of Italy Tomorrow
  •   Italia Viva
  •   Independent

Coalitions:

• 1946–1994:
  •   Centrist coalition
  •   Organic Centre-left
  •   Pentapartito / Quadripartito
  •   Mixed coalition
• 1994–present:
  •   Centre-right coalition
  •   Centre-left coalition
  •   Mixed coalition

Name (Born–Died)		Portrait	Term of office		Political Party	Government
Minister of Agriculture and Forests
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Antonio Segni (1891–1972)		14 July 1946	16 July 1951	Christian Democracy	De Gasperi II·III
De Gasperi IV·V·VI
style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Amintore Fanfani (1908–1999)		26 July 1951	16 July 1953	Christian Democracy	De Gasperi IV
style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Rocco Salomone (1883–1960)		16 July 1953	12 January 1954	Christian Democracy	De Gasperi IV Pella
style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Giuseppe Medici (1907–2000)		18 January 1954	2 July 1955	Christian Democracy	Fanfani I Scelba
style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Emilio Colombo (1920–2013)		6 July 1955	1 July 1958	Christian Democracy	Segni I Zoli
style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Mario Ferrari Aggradi (1916–1997)		1 July 1958	15 February 1959	Christian Democracy	Fanfani II
style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Mariano Rumor (1915–1990)		15 February 1959	21 June 1963	Christian Democracy	Segni II Tambroni Fanfani III·IV
style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Bernardo Mattarella (1905–1971)		21 June 1963	4 December 1963	Christian Democracy	Leone I
style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Mario Ferrari Aggradi (1916–1997)		4 December 1963	23 February 1966	Christian Democracy	Moro I·II
style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Franco Restivo (1911–1976)		23 February 1966	24 June 1968	Christian Democracy	Moro III
style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Giacomo Sedati (1921–1984)		24 June 1968	12 December 1968	Christian Democracy	Leone II
style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Athos Valsecchi (1919–1985)		12 December 1968	5 August 1969	Christian Democracy	Rumor I
style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Giacomo Sedati (1921–1984)		5 August 1969	23 March 1970	Christian Democracy	Rumor II
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Lorenzo Natali (1922–1989)		27 March 1970	7 July 1973	Christian Democracy	Rumor III Colombo
Andreotti I·II
style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Mario Ferrari Aggradi (1916–1997)		7 July 1973	14 March 1974	Christian Democracy	Rumor IV
style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Antonio Bisaglia (1920–1984)		14 March 1974	23 November 1974	Christian Democracy	Rumor V
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Giovanni Marcora (1922–1983)		23 November 1974	18 October 1980	Christian Democracy	Moro IV·V Andreotti III·IV·V Cossiga I
Cossiga II
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Giuseppe Bartolomei (1923–1996)		18 October 1980	1 December 1982	Christian Democracy	Forlani
Spadolini I·II
style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Calogero Mannino (1939– )		1 December 1982	4 August 1983	Christian Democracy	Fanfani V
rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Filippo Maria Pandolfi (1927– )		4 August 1983	13 April 1988	Christian Democracy	Craxi I·II
Fanfani VI
Goria
style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Calogero Mannino (1939– )		13 April 1988	27 July 1990	Christian Democracy	De Mita Andreotti VI
style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Vito Saccomandi (1939–1995)		27 July 1990	12 April 1991	Christian Democracy	Andreotti VI
style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Giovanni Goria (1943–1994)		12 April 1991	28 June 1992	Christian Democracy	Andreotti VII
style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Giovanni Angelo Fontana (1944– )		28 June 1992	21 March 1993	Christian Democracy	Amato I
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Christian Democracy (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Alfredo Diana (1930– )		21 March 1993	10 May 1994	Christian Democracy	Amato I
Ciampi
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forests
style="background:Template:National Alliance (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Adriana Poli Bortone (1943– )		10 May 1994	17 January 1995	National Alliance	Berlusconi I
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;" |	Walter Luchetti (1937– )		17 January 1995	17 May 1996	Independent	Dini
style="background:Template:Italian People's Party (1994)/meta/color;" |	Michele Pinto (1931– )		17 May 1996	21 October 1998	Italian People's Party	Prodi I
Minister of Agricultural Policies
style="background:Template:Italian People's Party (1994)/meta/color;" |	Paolo De Castro (1958– )		21 October 1998	25 April 2000	Italian People's Party	D'Alema I·II
Minister of Agricultural and Forestry Policies
style="background:Template:Federation of the Greens/meta/color;" |	Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio (1959– )		25 April 2000	11 June 2001	Federation of the Greens	Amato II
style="background:Template:National Alliance (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Gianni Alemanno (1958– )		11 June 2001	17 May 2006	National Alliance	Berlusconi II·III
Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Paolo De Castro (1958– )		17 May 2006	8 May 2008	The Daisy / Democratic Party	Prodi II
style="background:Template:Lega Nord/meta/color;" |	Luca Zaia (1968– )		8 May 2008	16 April 2010	Northern League	Berlusconi IV
style="background:Template:The People of Freedom/meta/color;" |	Giancarlo Galan (1956– )		16 April 2010	23 March 2011	The People of Freedom
style="background:Template:The Populars of Italy Tomorrow/meta/color;" |	Francesco Saverio Romano (1964– )		23 March 2011	16 November 2011	The Populars of Italy Tomorrow
style="background:Template:Independent (politician)/meta/color;" |	Mario Catania (1952– )		16 November 2011	28 April 2013	Independent	Monti
style="background:Template:New Centre-Right/meta/color;" |	Nunzia De Girolamo (1975– )		28 April 2013	27 January 2014	The People of Freedom / New Centre-Right	Letta
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Enrico Letta (ad interim) (1966– )		27 January 2014	22 February 2014	Democratic Party
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Maurizio Martina (1978– )		22 February 2014	13 March 2018	Democratic Party	Renzi Gentiloni
style="background:Template:Democratic Party (Italy)/meta/color;" |	Paolo Gentiloni (ad interim) (1954– )		13 March 2018	1 June 2018	Democratic Party	Gentiloni
Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies and Tourism
style="background:Template:Lega Nord/meta/color;" |	Gian Marco Centinaio (1971– )		1 June 2018	5 September 2019	League	Conte I
Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies
style="background:Template:Italia Viva/meta/color;" |	Teresa Bellanova (1958– )		5 September 2019	Incumbent	Democratic Party / Italia Viva	Conte II