Ministry of Defence (Italy)

Ministry of Defence

Ministero della Difesa
Headquarters in Via XX Settembre
Ministry of the Italian Republic overview
Formed	February 14, 1947; 77 years ago (1947-02-14)
Preceding agencies	Ministry of War Ministry of the Navy Ministry of Aeronautics
Jurisdiction	Government of Italy
Headquarters	Via XX Settembre, 8 00187 Rome 41°32′53″N 12°17′36″E / 41.54806°N 12.293306°E / 41.54806; 12.293306
Minister responsible	Guido Crosetto
Deputy Ministers responsible	Angelo Tofalo Raffaele Volpi
Website	www.difesa.it

The Ministry of Defence (Italian: Ministero della Difesa, or MDD) is the government body of the Italian Republic responsible for military and civil defence matters and managing the Italian Armed Forces. It is led by the Italian Minister of Defence, a position occupied by Guido Crosetto since October 2022.

The Ministry of Defence was created in 1947 by the merger of the Ministry of War, Ministry of the Navy, and Ministry of Aeronautics under the De Gasperi III Cabinet.

The first Minister of Defence was Luigi Gasparotto.