Minister for European Affairs (Italy)

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| native_name = {{small|Ministro per gli Affari Europei}}

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| incumbent = Tommaso Foti

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| incumbentsince = 2 December 2024

| department = Department for European Politics

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| member_of = Council of Ministers

| reports_to = The Prime Minister

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| seat = Rome

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| formation = {{start date and age|1980|04|04|df=y}}

| first = Vincenzo Scotti

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| website = {{url|www.politicheeuropee.gov.it}}

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The Minister for European Affairs ({{langx|it|Ministro per gli Affari Europei}}) in Italy is one of the positions in the Italian government, head of the Department for European Policies.[http://www.politicheeuropee.gov.it/it/ Dipartimento per le Politiche Europee – Home], politicheeuropee.gov.it

The current Minister for European Affairs is Tommaso Foti, of the Brothers of Italy party, who is serving since 2 December 2024.

List of ministers

; Parties:

{{small|1981–1994:}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Christian Democracy (Italy)}}|Christian Democracy|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Italian Liberal Party}}|Italian Liberal Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Italian Socialist Party}}|Italian Socialist Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Italian Democratic Socialist Party}}|Italian Democratic Socialist Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{small|1994–present:}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Lega Nord}}|Northern League / League|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Italian People's Party (1994)}}|Italian People's Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Federation of the Greens}}|Federation of the Greens|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|lightblue|United Christian Democrats|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Italian Republican Party}}|Italian Republican Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Italian Radicals}}|Italian Radicals|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|The People of Freedom}}|The People of Freedom|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Democratic Party (Italy)}}|Democratic Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Brothers of Italy}}|Brothers of Italy|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|Independent|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

Coalitions:

{{small|1981–1994:}}
{{legend2|#D5EFFF|Centrist coalition|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFE5E5|Organic centre-left|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFE2D5|Pentapartito / Quadripartito|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#E4E4E4|Mixed coalition|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{small|1994–present:}}
{{legend2|#BEE1F5|Centre-right coalition|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#FFDAE1|Centre-left coalition|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|#E4E4E4|Mixed coalition|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; style="width=100%"
width=1% rowspan=2\| Portrait ! width=15% rowspan=2\| Name (Born–Died) ! width=30% colspan=3\| Term of office ! width=15% rowspan=2 colspan=2\| Party ! width=10% rowspan=2\| Government ! width=1% rowspan=2\| {{abbr\|Ref.\|References}}
style="text-align:center;" ! width=11%\|Took office ! width=11%\|Left office ! width=8%\|Time in office
colspan=9\|Minister for the Coordination of Community Policies
style="text-align:center;" ! 90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \| Vincenzo Scotti {{small\|(1933– )}} \| 4 April 1980 \| 28 June 1981 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|1980\|4\|4\|1981\|6\|28}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Christian Democracy (Italy)}};" \| \| Christian Democracy \| bgcolor=#FFE5E5\|Cossiga II Forlani \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Lucio Abis {{small\|(1926–2014)}} \| 28 June 1981 \| 1 December 1982 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|1981\|6\|28\|1982\|12\|1}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Christian Democracy (Italy)}};" \| \| Christian Democracy \| bgcolor=#FFE2D5\|Spadolini I·II \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Alfredo Biondi {{small\|(1928–2020)}} \| 1 December 1982 \| 4 August 1983 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|1982\|12\|1\|1983\|8\|4}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Italian Liberal Party}}; "\| \| Italian Liberal Party \| bgcolor=#FFE2D5\|Fanfani V \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Francesco Forte {{small\|(1929–2022)}} \| 4 August 1983 \| 9 May 1985 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|1983\|8\|4\|1985\|5\|9}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Italian Socialist Party}};" \| \| Italian Socialist Party \| rowspan=2 bgcolor=#FFE2D5\|Craxi I \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Loris Fortuna {{small\|(1924–1985)}} \| 31 July 1985 \| 5 December 1985 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|1985\|7\|31\|1985\|12\|5}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Italian Socialist Party}};" \| \| Italian Socialist Party \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Fabio Fabbri {{small\|(1933–2024)}} \| 1 August 1986 \| 18 April 1987 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|1986\|8\|1\|1987\|4\|18}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Italian Socialist Party}};" \| \| Italian Socialist Party \| bgcolor=#FFE2D5\|Craxi II \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Luigi Granelli {{small\|(1929–1999)}} \| 18 April 1987 \| 29 July 1987 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|1987\|4\|28\|1987\|7\|29}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Christian Democracy (Italy)}};" \| \| Christian Democracy \| bgcolor=#D5EFFF\|Fanfani VI \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Antonio La Pergola {{small\|(1931–2007)}} \| 29 July 1987 \| 13 April 1988 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|1987\|7\|29\|1988\|4\|13}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Italian Democratic Socialist Party}};" \| \| Italian Democratic Socialist Party \| bgcolor=#FFE2D5\|Goria \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Pier Luigi Romita {{small\|(1924–2003)}} \| 13 April 1988 \| 28 June 1992 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|1988\|4\|13\|1992\|6\|28}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Italian Socialist Party}};" \| \| Italian Socialist Party \| bgcolor=#FFE2D5\|De Mita Andreotti VI·VII \|
colspan=9\|Minister for the Coordination of Community Policies and Regional Affairs
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Raffaele Costa {{small\|(1936– )}} \| 28 June 1992 \| 21 February 1993 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|1992\|6\|28\|1993\|2\|21}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Italian Liberal Party}};" \| \| Italian Liberal Party \| rowspan=2 bgcolor=#FFE2D5\|Amato I \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Gianfranco Ciaurro {{small\|(1929–2000)}} \| 21 February 1993 \| 28 April 1993 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|1993\|2\|21\|1993\|4\|28}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Italian Liberal Party}};" \| \| Italian Liberal Party \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Valdo Spini {{small\|(1946– )}} \| 28 April 1993 \| 5 May 1993 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|1993\|4\|28\|1993\|5\|5}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Italian Socialist Party}};" \| \| Italian Socialist Party \| rowspan=2 bgcolor=#EEEEEE\|Ciampi \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Livio Paladin {{small\|(1933–2000)}} \| 5 May 1993 \| 10 May 1994 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|1993\|5\|5\|1994\|5\|10}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Independent (politician)}};" \| \| Independent \|
colspan=9\|Minister for the Coordination of European Union Policies
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Domenico Comino {{small\|(1955– )}} \| 10 May 1994 \| 17 January 1995 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|1994\|5\|10\|1995\|1\|17}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Lega Nord}};" \| \| Northern League \| bgcolor=#BEE1F5\|Berlusconi I \|
rowspan=2 colspan=2\|Office not in use \| rowspan=2 colspan=5 align="center"\|1995–1998 \| bgcolor=#EEEEEE\|Dini \|
bgcolor=#FFDAE1\|Prodi II \|
colspan=9\|Minister for the Community Policies
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \| Enrico Letta {{small\|(1966– )}} \| 21 October 1998 \| 22 December 1999 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|1998\|10\|21\|1999\|12\|22}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Italian People's Party (1994)}};" \| \| Italian People's Party \| bgcolor=#FFDAE1\|D'Alema I \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \| Patrizia Toia {{small\|(1950– )}} \| 22 December 1999 \| 25 April 2000 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|1999\|12\|22\|2000\|4\|25}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Italian People's Party (1994)}};" \| \| Italian People's Party \| bgcolor=#FFDAE1\|D'Alema II \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Gianni Francesco Mattioli {{small\|(1940– )}} \| 25 April 2000 \| 11 June 2001 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|2000\|4\|25\|2001\|6\|11}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Federation of the Greens}};" \| \| Federation of the Greens \| bgcolor=#FFDAE1\|Amato II \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Rocco Buttiglione {{small\|(1948– )}} \| 11 June 2001 \| 23 April 2005 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|2001\|6\|11\|2005\|4\|23}}}} ! style="background:lightblue;" \| \| United Christian Democrats / Union of Christians and Centre Democrats \| bgcolor=#BEE1F5\|Berlusconi II \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Giorgio La Malfa {{small\|(1939– )}} \| 23 April 2005 \| 17 May 2006 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|2005\|4\|23\|2006\|5\|17}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Italian Republican Party}};" \| \| Italian Republican Party \| bgcolor=#BEE1F5\|Berlusconi III \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \| Emma Bonino {{small\|(1948– )}} \| 17 May 2006 \| 8 May 2008 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|2006\|5\|17\|2008\|5\|8}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Italian Radicals}};" \| \| Italian Radicals \| bgcolor=#FFDAE1\|Prodi II \|
colspan=9\|Minister of European Policies
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Andrea Ronchi {{small\|(1955– )}} \| 8 May 2008 \| 17 November 2010 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|2008\|5\|8\|2010\|11\|17}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|The People of Freedom}};" \| \| The People of Freedom \| rowspan=2 bgcolor=#BEE1F5\|Berlusconi IV \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \| Anna Maria Bernini {{small\|(1965– )}} \| 17 November 2010 \| 16 November 2011 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|2010\|11\|17\|2011\|11\|16}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|The People of Freedom}};" \| \| The People of Freedom \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Enzo Moavero Milanesi {{small\|(1954– )}} \| 16 November 2011 \| 22 February 2014 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|2011\|11\|16\|2014\|2\|22}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Independent (politician)}};" \| \| Independent / Civic Choice \| bgcolor=#EEEEEE\|Monti Letta \|
colspan=2\|Office not in useSandro Gozi served as Undersecretary to European Affairs. \| colspan=5 align="center"\|2014–2018 \| bgcolor=#FFDAE1\|Renzi Gentiloni \|
colspan=9\|Minister for European Affairs
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Paolo Savona {{small\|(1936–)}} \| 1 June 2018 \| 8 March 2019 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|2018\|6\|1\|2019\|3\|8}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Independent (politician)}};" \| \| Independent \| rowspan=3 bgcolor=#EEEEEE\|Conte I \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \| Giuseppe Conte {{small\|(1964–)}} {{small\|As Prime Minister}} \| 8 March 2019 \| 10 July 2019 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|2019\|3\|8\|2019\|7\|10}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Independent (politician)}};" \| \| Independent \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Lorenzo Fontana {{small\|(1980–)}} \| 10 July 2019 \| 5 September 2019 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|2019\|7\|10\|2019\|9\|5}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Lega Nord}};" \| \| League \|
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \|Vincenzo Amendola {{small\|(1973–)}} \| 5 September 2019 \| 13 February 2021 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|2019\|9\|5\|2021\|2\|13}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Democratic Party (Italy)}};" \| \| Democratic Party \| bgcolor=#EEEEEE\|Conte II \|
colspan=2\|Office not in useVincenzo Amendola served as Undersecretary to European Affairs. \| colspan=5 align="center"\|2021–2022 \| bgcolor=#EEEEEE\|Draghi \|
colspan=9\|Minister for European Affairs, South and Cohesion Policies
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \| Raffaele Fitto {{small\|(1969– )}} \| 22 October 2022 \| 30 November 2024 \| {{small\|{{ayd\|2022\|10\|22\|2024\|11\|30}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Brothers of Italy}};" \| \| Brothers of Italy \| bgcolor=#BEE1F5\|Meloni \|
colspan=9\|Minister for European Affairs and Cohesion Policies
90px ! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" \| Tommaso Foti {{small\|(1960– )}} \| 2 December 2024 \| Incumbent \| {{small\|{{ayd\|2024\|12\|2}}}} ! style="background:{{party color\|Brothers of Italy}};" \| \| Brothers of Italy \| bgcolor=#BEE1F5\|Meloni \|

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width=1% rowspan=2| Portrait

! width=15% rowspan=2| Name
(Born–Died)

! width=30% colspan=3| Term of office

! width=15% rowspan=2 colspan=2| Party

! width=10% rowspan=2| Government

! width=1% rowspan=2| {{abbr|Ref.|References}}

style="text-align:center;"

! width=11%|Took office

! width=11%|Left office

! width=8%|Time in office

colspan=9|Minister for the Coordination of Community Policies

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! scope="row" style="font-weight:normal" | Vincenzo Scotti
{{small|(1933– )}}

| 4 April 1980

| 28 June 1981

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| Christian Democracy

| bgcolor=#FFE5E5|Cossiga II
Forlani

Minister for European Affairs (Italy)

List of ministers

Timeline

References