Gilberto Pichetto Fratin

Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, born in Veglio (Biella) on 4 January 1954, is Italy’s Minister of Environment and Energy Security in the Meloni Government. He graduated in Economics and Business from the Università degli Studi di Torino, is a certified accountant, and a professor of Accounting, with extensive experience as a business consultant in corporate and tax matters.
He has had a long political career in Piedmont: regional councillor from 1995 to 2008 and from 2014 to 2018, Vice President of the Region from 3 April 2013 to 9 June 2014, and regional coordinator of Forza Italia from 2014 to 2018. Elected Senator with Popolo della Libertà and Forza Italia during the XVI and XVII Legislatures, he held key parliamentary roles, including Secretary of the V Permanent Committee on Economic Planning and Budget, Group Leader in commission, and member of the XI Permanent Committee on Labour and the Parliamentary Inquiry Committee on Workplace Accidents.
In the Draghi Government, he served as Undersecretary and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, focusing on automotive, trade, and industrial policies, promoting thematic working groups and establishing the Italian Research Centre for Automotive and Aerospace in Turin.
As Minister of Environment and Energy Security, he has led Italy’s policy on the energy transition and sustainability. In 2025, he participated in COP30 in Belém, announcing €3.4 billion allocated to climate finance, and in the G7 in Toronto, promoting international cooperation on energy and supply security. He visited the Consorzio RFX in Padua and met North African partners for energy transition projects. He confirmed the energy security strategy by maintaining coal plants as reserve, with plans for gradual phase-out, and defined programs to eliminate coal use in Italian regions.
In the XIX Legislature, he was elected to the Chamber of Deputies in the Piedmont 02 Plurinominal Constituency, reaffirming his commitment to innovation, sustainability, and industrial competitiveness.