Paolo Cortese

Paolo Cortese
Minister of Justice
In office
10 August 1865  31 December 1865
Prime MinisterAlfonso La Marmora
Preceded byGiuseppe Vacca
Succeeded byGiovanni De Falco
Member of the chamber of Deputies
In office
18 February 1861  20 September 1874

Paolo Cortese (Naples, 11 December 1827 – Naples, 21 December 1876) was an Italian politician. Born into a family originally from Basilicata, he was a deputy for the constituencies of Naples and Potenza, and Minister Justice in the second La Marmora government.