Marco Bussetti (born 28 May 1962) is an Italian teacher and public manager, who served in the government of Italy as Minister of Education, University and Research between 1 June 2018 and 5 September 2019.

He graduated in "Sciences and Techniques of Preventive and Adapted Motory Activity" at the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

On 1 June 2018, Bussetti was appointed Minister of Education, University and Research of the first Conte government.

On 13 February 2019, Bussetti signed an agreement with cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi concerning the teaching of the Roman Catholic religion within the Italian state-owned primary and secondary schools.

[2][3][4] In 2020, the agreement gave birth to a ministerial decree which significantly increased the number of degree titles recognized in the Italian public schools.