Minister of War (Italy)

Minister of War
Ministro della guerra
War flag
Longest serving Benito Mussolini 4 April 1925–12 September 1929 22 July 1933–25 July 1943
Ministry of War
Member of	Council of Ministers
Seat	Rome
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	17 March 1861 (1861-03-17)
First holder	Manfredo Fanti
Final holder	Cipriano Facchinetti
Abolished	14 February 1947 (1947-02-14)
Succession	Minister of Defence

The Minister of War of Italy (Italian: Ministri della guerra del Regno d'Italia), was the minister responsible for the Ministry of War, which in turn oversaw the Royal Italian Army under the Kingdom of Italy between 1861 and 1946 and the Italian Army under the Italian Republic from 1946 to 1947. The position was abolished in 1947 when the Ministry of War, Ministry of the Navy, and Ministry of Aeronautics were merged to form the Ministry of Defence under the oversight of the new position of Minister of Defence.

The first Minister of War was Manfredo Fanti, a general of the Royal Italian Army, while the last one was Cipriano Facchinetti, a member of the Italian Republican Party. The longest-serving minister was the fascist dictator Prime Minister Benito Mussolini of the National Fascist Party.