Cabinet of Greece
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{{Politics of Greece}}
The '''cabinet of [[Greece]]''' comprises the heads of the major ministries. Ministers are appointed by the [[List of Presidents of Greece|president]] on the advice of the prime minister. There is also an advisory council of the Republic, which includes former prime ministers and the heads of all parliamentary parties.
==Second Karamanlis cabinet, 2007–==
On [[September 18]] [[2007]], [[Kostas Karamanlis]] announced his second cabinet, the members of which assumed office on [[September 19]] [[2007]].
As part of a reorganisation of the ministries, the incoming government announced that:
* the merger of the [[Minister for the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation (Greece)|Ministry of the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation]] and the [[Minister for Public Order (Greece)|Ministry of Public Order]] to form the [[Minister for the Interior and Public Order (Greece)|Ministry of the Interior and Public Order]];
* the merger of the [[Minister for Mercantile Marine (Greece)|Ministry of Mercantile Marine]] and the [[Minister for the Aegean and Island Policy (Greece)|Ministry of the Aegean and Island Policy]] to form the [[Minister for Mercantile Marine, the Aegean and Island Policy (Greece)|Ministry of Mercantile Marine, the Aegean and Island Policy]].
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!colspan=1 bgcolor="#CCCCCC"|Office
!colspan=1 bgcolor="#CCCCCC"|Incumbent
!colspan=1 bgcolor="#CCCCCC"|Since
!colspan=1 bgcolor="#CCCCCC"|Party
|-
|[[Prime Minister of Greece|Prime Minister]]
|[[Kostas Karamanlis]]
|[[19 September]] [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Culture (Greece)|Minister for Culture]]
|[[Michael Liapis]]
|[[19 September]] [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Development (Greece)|Minister for Development]]
|[[Christos Folias]]
|[[19 September]] [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Economy and Finance (Greece)|Minister for Economy and Finance]]
|[[Georgios Alogoskoufis]]
|[[19 September]] [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Employment and Social Protection (Greece)|Minister for Employment and Social Protection]]
|[[Vasilios Magginas]]
|[[19 September]] [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|''replaced by''
|[[Fani Palli-Petralia]]
|[[18 December]] [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works (Greece)|Minister for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works]]
|[[Georgios Souflias]]
|[[19 September]] [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]]
|[[Dora Bakoyannis]]
|[[19 September]] [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Health and Social Solidarity (Greece)|Minister for Health and Social Solidarity]]
|[[Dimitris Avramopoulos]]
|[[19 September]] [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for the Interior and Public Order (Greece)|Minister for the Interior and Public Order]]
|[[Prokopis Pavlopoulos]]
|[[19 September]] [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Justice (Greece)|Minister for Justice]]
|[[Sotirios Hatzigakis]]
|[[19 September]] [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Macedonia–Thrace (Greece)|Minister for Macedonia–Thrace]]
|[[Margaritis Tzimas]]
|[[19 September]] [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Mercantile Marine and Island Policy (Greece)|Minister for Mercantile Marine and Island Policy]]
|[[Georgios Voulgarakis]]
|[[19 September]] [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for National Defence (Greece)|Minister for National Defence]]
|[[Vangelis Meimarakis]]
|[[19 September]] [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs (Greece)|Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs]]
|[[Evripidis Stilianidis]]
|[[19 September]] [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Rural Development and Food (Greece)|Minister for Rural Development and Food]]
|[[Alexandros Kontos]]
|[[19 September]] [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for State (Greece)|Minister for State]]
|[[Theodoros Roussopoulos]]
|[[19 September]] [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Tourism (Greece)|Minister for Tourism]]
|[[Aris Spiliotopoulos]]
|[[19 September]] [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Transport and Communications (Greece)|Minister for Transport and Communications]]
|[[Kostas Hatzidakis]]
|[[19 September]] [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|}
== Previous cabinets==
===2004–2007===
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!colspan=1 bgcolor="#CCCCCC"|Office
!colspan=1 bgcolor="#CCCCCC"|Incumbent
!colspan=1 bgcolor="#CCCCCC"|Since
!colspan=1 bgcolor="#CCCCCC"|Party
|-
|[[Prime Minister of Greece|Prime Minister]]
|[[Kostas Karamanlis]]
|[[March 10]], [[2004]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for the Aegean and Island Policy (Greece)|Minister for the Aegean and Island Policy]]
|[[Aristotelis Pavlidis]]
|[[March 10]], [[2004]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Culture (Greece)|Minister for Culture]]
|[[Georgios Voulgarakis]]
|[[February 15]], [[2006]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Development (Greece)|Minister for Development]]
|[[Dimitris Sioufas]]
|[[March 10]], [[2004]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Economy and Finance (Greece)|Minister for Economy and Finance]]
|[[Georgios Alogoskoufis]]
|[[March 10]], [[2004]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Employment and Social Protection (Greece)|Minister for Employment and Social Protection]]
|[[Vasilios Magginas]]
|[[April 30]], [[2007]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works (Greece)|Minister for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works]]
|[[Georgios Souflias]]
|[[March 10]], [[2004]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greece)|Minister for Foreign Affairs]]
|[[Dora Bakoyannis]]
|[[February 15]], [[2006]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Health and Social Solidarity (Greece)|Minister for Health and Social Solidarity]]
|[[Dimitris Avramopoulos]]
|[[February 15]], [[2006]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation (Greece)|Minister for the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation]]
|[[Prokopis Pavlopoulos]]
|[[March 10]], [[2004]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Justice (Greece)|Minister for Justice]]
|[[Anastasios Papaligouras]]
|[[March 10]], [[2004]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Macedonia–Thrace (Greece)|Minister for Macedonia–Thrace]]
|[[Georgios Kalantzis]]
|[[February 15]], [[2006]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Mercantile Marine (Greece)|Minister for Mercantile Marine]]
|[[Manolis Kefalogiannis]]
|[[March 10]], [[2004]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Ministry for National Defence (Greece)|Minister for National Defence]]
|[[Vangelis Meimarakis]]
|[[February 15]], [[2006]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs (Greece)|Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs]]
|[[Marietta Giannakou]]
|[[March 10]], [[2004]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Public Order (Greece)|Minister for Public Order]]
|[[Byron Polydoras]]
|[[February 15]], [[2006]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Rural Development and Food (Greece)|Minister for Rural Development and Food]]
|[[Evangelos Basiakos]]
|[[September 23]], [[2004]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for State (Greece)|Minister for State]]
|[[Theodoros Roussopoulos]]
|[[March 10]], [[2004]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Tourism (Greece)|Minister for Tourism]]
|[[Fani Palli-Petralia]]
|[[February 15]], [[2006]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|-
|[[Minister for Transport and Communications (Greece)|Minister for Transport and Communications]]
|[[Michael Liapis]]
|[[March 10]], [[2004]]
|[[New Democracy (Greece)|ND]]
|}
== Defunct cabinet positions ==
* [[Minister for Trade (Greece)|Minister for Trade]]
* [[Minister for the Press and the Media (Greece)|Minister for the Press and the Media]]
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