The minister of health (Italian: ''ministro della salute'') in
Italy
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is one of the positions in the
Italian government. The ministry was officially established in 1958, with
Vincenzo Monaldi
Vincenzo Monaldi (16 April 1899, in Monte Vidon Combatte, Marche – 7 November 1969) was an Italian physician and physiologist. His family lived in Grottazzolina, some of his relatives still live there, two brothers Giulio and Francesco Monaldi e ...
, of the
Christian Democracy
Christian democracy is an ideology inspired by Christian social teaching to respond to the challenges of contemporary society and politics.
Christian democracy has drawn mainly from Catholic social teaching and neo-scholasticism, as well ...
, serving as the first minister. From 1946 to 1958, the position was held by a high commissioners for hygiene and public health, who was not a minister but a special commissioner. Nicola Perrotti, of the
Italian Socialist Party
The Italian Socialist Party (, PSI) was a Social democracy, social democratic and Democratic socialism, democratic socialist political party in Italy, whose history stretched for longer than a century, making it one of the longest-living parti ...
, served as the first high commissioner.
The current head of the
Ministry of Health is professor
Orazio Schillaci, appointed on 22 October 2022 by Prime Minister
Giorgia Meloni
Giorgia Meloni (; born 15 January 1977) is an Italian politician who has served as Prime Minister of Italy since 2022. She is the first woman to hold the office. A member of the Chamber of Deputies (Italy), Chamber of Deputies since 2006, s ...
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Ministro – Ministero della Salute
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List of Italian ministers of health
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Timeline
See also
* Ministry of Health (Italy)
External links
Ministero della Salute
''Official website of the Ministry of Health''
References
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Health
Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time. In general, it refers to physical and emotional well-being, especially that associated with normal functioning of the human body, absent of disease, p ...
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