Italian Government
The Secretaries General of Defence/NADs
• Lieutenant General Giuseppe Giraudo
from 1 February 1966 to 31 July 1972;
• Lieutenant General Andrea Cucino
from 1 August 1972 to 31 January 1975;
• Air Marshal Francesco Cavalera
from 1 February 1975 to 1 February 1978;
• Lieutenant General Fabio Moizo
from 2 February 1978 to 30 June 1980;
• Lieutenant General Giuseppe Piovano
from 1 July 1980 to 15 December 1985;
• Vice Admiral Mario Porta
from 16 December 1985 to 30 March 1988;
• Lieutenant General Luigi Stefani
from 31 March 1988 to 3 April 1991;
• Air Marshal Luciano Meloni
from 4 April 1991 to 7 July 1994;
• Lieutenant General Franco Angioni
from 8 July 1994 to 6 September 1996;
• Lieutenant General Alberto Zignani
from 7 September 1996 to 25 March 2001;
• Vice Admiral Giampaolo Di Paola
from 26 March 2001 to 9 March 2004;
• Lieutenant General Gianni Botondi
from 10 March 2004 to 31 August 2008;
• Lieutenant General Aldo Cinelli
from 1 September 2008 to 9 February 2010;
• Lieutenant General Biagio Abrate
from 10 February 2010 to 17 January 2011;
• Air Marshal Claudio Debertolis
from 18 January 2011 to 10 August 2013;
• Lieutenant General Enzo Stefanini
from 11 August 2013 to 8 October 2015;
• Air Marshal Carlo Magrassi
from 9 October 2015 to 8 October 2018;
• Lieutenant General Nicolò Falsaperna
from 9 October 2018 to 8 October 2021;
• Lieutenant General Luciano Portolano
from 9 October 2021 to 4 October 2024.
