| Minister of Justice | |
Coat of Arms of the Italian Republic |
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| First minister: |
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| Incumbent: | Paola Severino |
| Formation: |
as Minister of Grace, Justice and Ecclesiastical affairs |
This is a list of Italian Ministers of Justice since 1946.
| Minister | Took office | Left office |
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| Fausto Gullo | July 13, 1946 | May 31, 1947 |
| Giuseppe Grassi | May 31, 1947 | January 14, 1950 |
| Attilio Piccioni | January 27, 1950 | July 19, 1951 |
| Adone Zoli | July 26, 1951 | July 7, 1953 |
| Guido Gonella | July 16, 1953 | August 2, 1953 |
| Antonio Azara | August 17, 1953 | January 12, 1954 |
| Michele De Pietro | January 18, 1954 | July 2, 1955 |
| Aldo Moro | July 6, 1955 | May 15, 1957 |
| Guido Gonella | May 19, 1957 | February 21, 1962 |
| Giacinto Bosco | February 21, 1962 | December 4, 1963 |
| Oronzo Reale | December 4, 1963 | June 24, 1968 |
| Guido Gonnella | June 24, 1968 | December 12, 1968 |
| Silvio Gava | December 12, 1968 | March 23, 1970 |
| Oronzo Reale | March 27, 1970 | March 1, 1971 |
| Emilio Colombo | March 1, 1971 | February 17, 1972 |
| Guido Gonnella | February 17, 1972 | July 7, 1973 |
| Mario Zagari | July 7, 1973 | November 23, 1974 |
| Oronzo Reale | November 23, 1974 | February 12, 1976 |
| Francesco Paolo Bonifacio | February 12, 1976 | March 20, 1979 |
| Tommaso Morlino | March 20, 1979 | October 18, 1980 |
| Adolfo Sarti | October 18, 1980 | May 23, 1981 |
| Clelio Darida | May 23, 1981 | August 4, 1983 |
| Fermo Mino Martinazzoli | August 4, 1983 | August 1, 1986 |
| Virginio Rognoni | August 1, 1986 | July 28, 1987 |
| Giuliano Vassalli | July 28, 1987 | February 2, 1991 |
| Claudio Martelli | February 2, 1991 | April 28, 1993 |
| Giovanni Conso | April 28, 1993 | May 10, 1994 |
| Alfredo Biondi | May 10, 1994 | January 17, 1995 |
| Filippo Mancuso | January 17, 1995 | October 19, 1995 |
| Lamberto Dini | October 19, 1995 | February 16, 1996 |
| Vincenzo Caianiello | February 16, 1996 | May 17, 1996 |
| Giovanni Maria Flick | May 17, 1996 | October 21, 1998 |
| Oliviero Diliberto | October 21, 1998 | April 25, 2000 |
| Piero Fassino | April 25, 2000 | June 11, 2001 |
| Roberto Castelli | June 11, 2001 | May 17, 2006 |
| Clemente Mastella | May 17, 2006 | January 17, 2008 |
| Romano Prodi ad interim | January 17, 2008 | February 6, 2008 |
| Luigi Scotti | February 6, 2008 | May 8, 2008 |
| Angelino Alfano | May 8, 2008 | July 28, 2011 |
| Nitto Francesco Palma | July 28, 2011 | November 16, 2011 |
| Paola Severino | November 16, 2011 | incumbent |
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