Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs (Greece)

The Ministry of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs (Greek: Υπουργείο Παιδείας, Δια Βίου Μάθησης και Θρησκευμάτων), formerly the Ministry for National Education and Religious Affairs (Υπουργείο Εθνικής Παιδείας και Θρησκευμάτων), is a government department of Greece. One of the oldest ministries, established in 1833, it is responsible for running the country's education system and for supervising the religions in Greece.

The current minister, since 7 October 2009, is Anna Diamantopoulou.

List of Ministers of National Education and Religious Affairs

Name Took Office Left Office Party
Eleftherios Veryvakis 21 October 1981 5 July 1982 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Apostolos Kaklamanis 5 July 1982 25 April 1986 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Antonis Tritsis 25 April 1986 9 May 1988 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Apostolos Kaklamanis 9 May 1988 22 June 1988 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
George Papandreou (1st term) 22 June 1988 2 July 1989 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Vasileios Kontogiannopoulos 2 July 1989 12 October 1989 New Democracy
Konstantinos Despotopoulos 12 October 1989 23 November 1989 interim
Kostas Simitis 23 November 1989 13 February 1990 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Konstantinos Despotopoulos 13 February 1990 11 April, 1990 interim
Vasileios Kontogiannopoulos 11 April, 1990 10 January 1991 New Democracy
Georgios Souflias 10 January 1991 13 October 1993 New Democracy
Dimitrios Fatouros 13 October 1993 8 July 1994 New Democracy
George Papandreou (2nd term) 8 July 1994 25 September 1996 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Gerasimos Arsenis 25 September 1996 13 April 2000 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Petros Efthymiou 13 April 2000 10 March 2004 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Marietta Giannakou 10 March 2004 19 September 2007 New Democracy
Evripidis Stylianidis 19 September 2007 8 January 2009 New Democracy
Aris Spiliotopoulos 8 January 2009 7 October 2009 New Democracy

List of Ministers of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs

Name Took Office Left Office Party
Anna Diamantopoulou 7 October 2009 Incumbent Panhellenic Socialist Movement

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