Supreme Council of Defence (Italy)
Consiglio Supremo di Difesa | |
Coat of Arms of Italy | |
High Council of Defence in 2019 | |
| Formation | 28 July 1950 |
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| Legal status | Institution of constitutional importance |
| Headquarters | Quirinal Palace, Rome |
| Sergio Mattarella | |
| Giorgia Meloni | |
Secretary | Francesco Saverio Garofani (since 2022) |
The Supreme Council of Defence (Italian: Consiglio Supremo di Difesa) is an Italian institution of constitutional importance which controls the Italian Armed Forces.