Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy

Capo di Stato Maggiore della Marina Militare

Flag of the
Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy

Incumbent
Admiral Enrico Credendino
since 19 October 2021

Ministry of Defence
Member of|  Italian Navy
Reports to| Chief of the Defence Staff
Formation| 1927
First holder| Ernesto Burzagli

The Chief of Staff of the Italian Navy (Italian: Capo di Stato Maggiore della Marina Militare) is the commander of the Italian Navy

## List of chiefs of staff[edit]

### Kingdom of Italy[edit]

No. | Portrait  | Chief of the Navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office

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| Burzagli, ErnestoAmmiraglio d'armata
Ernesto Burzagli
(1873–1944)| 1927| 1931| 3–4 years

| Ducci, GinoAmmiraglio d'armata
Gino Ducci [it]
(1872–1962)| 1931| 1934| 2–3 years

| Cavagnari, DomenicoAmmiraglio d'armata
Domenico Cavagnari
(1876–1966)| 1934| 1940| 5–6 years

| Riccardi, ArturoAmmiraglio d'armata
Arturo Riccardi
(1878–1966)| 1940| 1943| 2–3 years

| Courten, RaffaeleAmmiraglio di squadra
Raffaele de Courten
(1888–1978)| 1943| 1946| 2–3 years

### Italian Republic[edit]

No. | Portrait  | Chief of the Navy | Took office | Left office | Time in office

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| Courten, RaffaeleAmmiraglio di squadra
Raffaele de Courten
(1888–1978)| 1946| 1947| 0–1 years

| Maugeri, FrancescoAmmiraglio di squadra
Francesco Maugeri
(1898–1978)| 1947| 1948| 0–1 years

| Ferreri, EmilioAmmiraglio di squadra
Emilio Ferreri| 1948| 1955| 6–7 years

| Giraldi, CorsoAmmiraglio di squadra
Corso Pecori Giraldi| 1955| 1962| 6–7 years

| Giuriati, ErnestoAmmiraglio di squadra
Ernesto Giuriati| 1962| 1965| 2–3 years
10|

| Michelagnoli, AlessandroAmmiraglio di squadra
Alessandro Michelagnoli [it]
(1905–1969)| 9 October 1965| 9 September 1968| 2 years
11|

| Spigai, VirgilioAmmiraglio di squadra
Virgilio Spigai [it]
(1907–1976)| 10 September 1968| 21 October 1970| 2 years
12|

| Lorenzini, GiuseppeAmmiraglio di squadra
Giuseppe Roselli Lorenzini [it]
(1910–1987)| 22 October 1970| 4 May 1973| 2 years
13|

| Giorgi, GinoAmmiraglio di squadra
Gino De Giorgi
(1914–1979)| 5 May 1973| 1977| 3–4 years
14|

| Torrisi, GiovanniAmmiraglio di squadra
Giovanni Torrisi [it]
(1917–1992)| 1977| 1980| 2–3 years
15|

| Bini, MarioAmmiraglio di squadra
Mario Bini [it]| 1980| 1981| 0–1 years
16|

| Monassi, AngeloAmmiraglio di squadra
Angelo Monassi [it]
(1920–2000)| 1981| 1984| 2–3 years
17|

| Marulli, VittorioAmmiraglio di squadra
Vittorio Marulli [it]| 1984| 15 November 1985| 0–1 years
18|

| Piccioni, GiasoneAmmiraglio di squadra
Giasone Piccioni [it]
(1923–2002)| 16 November 1985| 31 March 1988| 2 years
19|

| Majoli, SergioAmmiraglio di squadra
Sergio Majoli| 1 April 1988| 1989| 0–1 years
20|

| Ruggiero, FilippoAmmiraglio di squadra
Filippo Ruggiero| 1989| 21 April 1992| 2–3 years
21|

| Venturoni, GuidoAmmiraglio di squadra
Guido Venturoni
(born 1934)| 22 April 1992| 13 May 1993| 1 years
22|

| Venturoni, GuidoAmmiraglio di squadra
Angelo Mariani [it]
(born 1935)| 1994| 1998| 3–4 years
23|

| Guarnieri, UmbertoAmmiraglio di squadra
Umberto Guarnieri [it]
(born 1937)| 1998| 2001| 2–3 years
24|

| Donno, MarcelloAmmiraglio di squadra
Marcello De Donno [it]
[1]| 2001| 2004| 2–3 years
25|

| Donno, MarcelloAmmiraglio di squadra
Sergio Biraghi [it]
(born 1941)| 2004| 2006| 1–2 years
26|

| Rosa, PaoloAmmiraglio di squadra
Paolo La Rosa
(born 1947)| 2006| 22 February 2010| 3–4 years
27|

| Branciforte, BrunoAmmiraglio di squadra
Bruno Branciforte
(born 1947)| 23 February 2010| 1 March 2012| 2 years, 7 days years
28|

| Branciforte, BrunoAmmiraglio di squadra
Luigi Binelli Mantelli
(born 1950)
[2]| 2 March 2012| 27 January 2013| 335 days years
29|

| Giorgi, GiuseppeAmmiraglio di squadra
Giuseppe De Giorgi
(born 1953)| 28 January 2013| 21 June 2016| 3 years, 145 days years
30|

| Girardelli, ValterAmmiraglio di squadra
Valter Girardelli
(born 1955)| 22 June 2016| 21 June 2019| 2 years, 364 days years
31|

| Cavo Dragone, GiuseppeAmmiraglio di squadra
Giuseppe Cavo Dragone
(born 1957)| 21 June 2019| 19 October 2021| 2 years, 120 days
32|

| Credendino, EnricoAmmiraglio di squadra
Enrico Credendino
(born 1963)| 19 October 2021| Incumbent| 2 years, 71 days

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Storia dei Capi di Stato Maggiore della Marina Militare - Marina Militare". Archived from the original on 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-09-02.
2. ^ http://www.marina.difesa.it/conosciamoci/organizzazione/csm/csmm/Pagine/LuigiBINELLIMANTELLI.aspx[dead link]

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