Cesare Nava (1861–1933) was an Italian engineer and politician who served as the minister of national economy between 1924 and 1925 in the cabinet of Benito Mussolini.

[1] Coming from a family of the Milanese petty bourgeoisie, he first attended the Regio Istituto Tecnico Santa Marta where he received a physical-mathematical license in 1879.

[2] He was elected director of the Banco Ambrosiano on 22 December 1897 replacing Giuseppe Tovini, its founder and president, in the post.

[2] In May 1918 he was appointed by Prime Minister Vittorio Emanuele Orlando first as undersecretary and then general commissioner for the Ministry of Arms and Ammunition which he held until 15 September.

[2] On 23 June 1919, Nava was made the minister for the lands freed from the enemy in the cabinet led by Francesco Saverio Nitti.

[6] Following his retirement from politics Nava became president of the Milanese Union, a pro-fascist Catholic association adhering to the Italian National Center.