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The cabinet of Greece comprises the heads of the major ministries. Ministers are appointed by the 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.
[edit] 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:
[edit] Previous cabinets
[edit] 2004–2007
Office |
Incumbent |
Since |
Party |
Prime Minister |
Kostas Karamanlis |
March 10, 2004 |
ND |
Minister for the Aegean and Island Policy |
Aristotelis Pavlidis |
March 10, 2004 |
ND |
Minister for Culture |
Georgios Voulgarakis |
February 15, 2006 |
ND |
Minister for Development |
Dimitris Sioufas |
March 10, 2004 |
ND |
Minister for Economy and Finance |
Georgios Alogoskoufis |
March 10, 2004 |
ND |
Minister for Employment and Social Protection |
Vasilios Magginas |
April 30, 2007 |
ND |
Minister for the Environment, Physical Planning and Public Works |
Georgios Souflias |
March 10, 2004 |
ND |
Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Dora Bakoyannis |
February 15, 2006 |
ND |
Minister for Health and Social Solidarity |
Dimitris Avramopoulos |
February 15, 2006 |
ND |
Minister for the Interior, Public Administration and Decentralisation |
Prokopis Pavlopoulos |
March 10, 2004 |
ND |
Minister for Justice |
Anastasios Papaligouras |
March 10, 2004 |
ND |
Minister for Macedonia–Thrace |
Georgios Kalantzis |
February 15, 2006 |
ND |
Minister for Mercantile Marine |
Manolis Kefalogiannis |
March 10, 2004 |
ND |
Minister for National Defence |
Vangelis Meimarakis |
February 15, 2006 |
ND |
Minister for National Education and Religious Affairs |
Marietta Giannakou |
March 10, 2004 |
ND |
Minister for Public Order |
Byron Polydoras |
February 15, 2006 |
ND |
Minister for Rural Development and Food |
Evangelos Basiakos |
September 23, 2004 |
ND |
Minister for State |
Theodoros Roussopoulos |
March 10, 2004 |
ND |
Minister for Tourism |
Fani Palli-Petralia |
February 15, 2006 |
ND |
Minister for Transport and Communications |
Michael Liapis |
March 10, 2004 |
ND |
[edit] Defunct cabinet positions