Minister of Health (Italy)

Minister of Health
Ministro della Salute
Incumbent Orazio Schillaci since 22 October 2022
Ministry of Health
Member of	Council of Ministers
Reports to	The Prime Minister
Seat	Rome
Appointer	The President
Term length	No fixed term
Formation	14 August 1958; 66 years ago (1958-08-14)
First holder	Vincenzo Monaldi
Website	www.salute.gov.it

The minister of health (Italian: Ministro della Salute) in Italy is one of the positions in the Italian government. The ministry was officially established in 1958, with Vincenzo Monaldi, of the Christian Democracy, 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, 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.^[1]