Guido Crosetto

Guido Crosetto
Crosetto in 2021
Minister of Defence
Assumed office
22 October 2022
Prime MinisterGiorgia Meloni
Preceded byLorenzo Guerini
President of Brothers of Italy
In office
21 December 2012 – 4 April 2013
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byIgnazio La Russa
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office
23 March 2018 – 13 March 2019[a]
Succeeded byLucrezia Mantovani
ConstituencyLombardy[1]
In office
30 May 2001 – 14 March 2013
ConstituencyPiedmont
Mayor of Marene
In office
28 May 1990 – 14 June 2004
Preceded byPaolo Lampertico
Succeeded byEdoardo Giuseppe Pelissero
Personal details
Born (1963-09-19) 19 September 1963 (age 61)
Cuneo, Italy
Political partyDC (1985–1994)
FI (1994–2009)
PdL (2009–2012)
FdI (since 2012)
SpouseGaia Saponaro
Children3
RelativesGiovanni Crosetto (nephew)
ProfessionBusinessman, politician

Guido Crosetto (born 19 September 1963) is an Italian businessman and politician who has served as Minister of Defence since 22 October 2022 in the government of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.[2][3]

A former Christian-democrat who served as an undersecretary at the Ministry of Defence (2008–2011), Crosetto was among the founders of the national-conservative Brothers of Italy (FdI) in 2012, of which he served as president from 21 December 2012 to 4 April 2013.[4]


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  1. ^ "XVIII Legislatura – Deputati e Organi – Scheda deputato – CROSETTO Guido".
  2. ^ "Guido Crosetto, chi è il nuovo ministro della Difesa del governo Meloni". Skytg24. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Crosetto-Meloni, nasce la destra antiMonti". Corriere della Sera. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Ignazio la Russa – Sito ufficiale di Fratelli d'Italia – Alleanza Nazionale". fratelli-italia.it. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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