Guido Crosetto (born 19 September 1963) is an Italian businessman and politician, who has been serving as Minister of Defence since 22 October 2022 in the government of Giorgia Meloni. A former Christian-democrat, Crosetto was among the founders of the national-conservative Brothers of Italy (FdI), of which he served as president from 21 December 2012 to 4 April 2013.