The Minister of Aeronautics of Italy, was the minister responsible for the Ministry of Aeronautics, which oversaw both military aviation — the Regia Aeronautica ("Royal Air Force") until 1946, then the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) until 1947 — and civil aviation. The position was created in 1925 during the Mussolini Cabinet and was abolished in 1947 with the creation of the position of Minister of Defence.
| Minister of Aeronautics | |
|---|---|
| Ministri dell'Aeronautica | |
 Flag of the Minister of Aeronautics | |
| Ministry of Aeronautics | |
| Member of | Council of Ministers |
| Seat | Rome |
| Term length | No fixed term |
| Formation | 30 August 1925 |
| First holder | Benito Mussolini (act.) |
| Final holder | Mario Cingolani |
| Abolished | 4 February 1947 |
| Succession | Minister of Defence |
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| N. | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Term of office | Party | Government | Ref. | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
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Benito Mussolini (1883–1945) As Prime Minister |
30 August 1925 | 3 January 1926 | 126 days | National Fascist Party | Mussolini | [1] | |
| 3 January 1926 | 12 September 1929 | 3 years, 252 days | |||||||
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Italo Balbo (1896–1940) |
12 September 1929 | 6 November 1933 | 4 years, 55 days | National Fascist Party | [1] | ||
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Benito Mussolini (1883–1945) As Prime Minister |
6 November 1933 | 25 July 1943 | 9 years, 261 days | National Fascist Party | [1] | ||
| 3 | 
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Renato Sandalli (1897–1968) |
28 July 1943 | 18 June 1944 | 326 days | Military | Badoglio I·II | ||
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Pietro Piacentini (1898–1963) |
18 June 1944 | 10 December 1944 | 175 days | Military | Bonomi II | ||
| 5 | 
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Carlo Scialoja (1886–1947) |
10 December 1944 | 14 January 1945 | 33 days | Labour Democratic Party | Bonomi III | ||
| 6 | 
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Luigi Gasparotto (1873–1954) |
14 January 1945 | 19 June 1945 | 156 days | Labour Democratic Party | |||
| 7 | 
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Mario Cevolotto (1887–1953) |
19 June 1945 | 13 July 1946 | 1 year, 24 days | Labour Democratic Party | Parri De Gasperi I |
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| N. | Portrait | Name (Born–Died) |
Term of office | Party | Government | Ref. | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
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Mario Cingolani (1883–1971) |
13 July 1946 | 4 February 1947 | 206 days | Christian Democracy | De Gasperi II | [4] | |
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References edit
- ^ a b c "I Governo Mussolini". storia.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "I Governo Parri". storia.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "I Governo De Gasperi". storia.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "II Governo De Gasperi". storia.camera.it (in Italian). Retrieved 10 April 2020.