Cabinet of Greece 2066093 211264175 2008-05-09T14:38:09Z 130.88.58.75 {{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]]. {| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;" |- !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=== {| border="2" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 90%;" |- !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]] [[Category:Government of Greece]] [[Category:National cabinets|Greece, Cabinet]] [[Category:Government ministries in Greece]] {{gov-stub}} [[el:Κυβέρνηση της Ελλάδας]] [[pl:Rząd Grecji]]