Ministry of National Defence (Greece)

Department overview
Formed	1950 (As modern department)
Ministry of Military Affairs Ministry of Naval Affairs Ministry of Aviation
Jurisdiction	Greece
Headquarters	Psychiko, Attica, Greece 38°00′00″N 23°46′57″E / 38.0000687°N 23.7826153°E / 38.0000687; 23.7826153Coordinates: 38°00′00″N 23°46′57″E / 38.0000687°N 23.7826153°E / 38.0000687; 23.7826153
Annual budget	£2 billion;
Minister responsible	Panos Kammenos
Department executives	Admiral Evangelos Apostolakis, Chief of the Defence Staff Kyriakos Kyriakidis, Permanent Secretary
Child agencies	Defence Electronics and Components Agency Defence Science and Technology Laboratory Hellenic Navy Hydrographic Service
Website	http://www.mod.mil.gr/mod/el

The Ministry of National Defence (Greek: Υπουργείο Εθνικής Άμυνας, abbreviated ΥΠΕΘΑ), is the civilian cabinet organization responsible for managing the Military of Greece. The current Greek Minister for Defence is ANEL leader Panos Kammenos in the Second Cabinet of Alexis Tsipras. Kammenos assumed the role on 23 September 2015.

History

It was founded in 1950 from the unification of three Ministries: Military Affairs, Naval Affairs and Aviation.

Organization

• Minister of Defence Υπουργός Εθνικής Άμυνας (Υ.ΕΘ.Α)
  • Assistant Minister of Defense Υφυπουργός ή Υφυπουργοί Εθνικής Άμυνας (ΥΦ.ΕΘ.Α).
  • Defence Council Συμβούλιο Άμυνας (ΣΑΜ)

External links

• Official website (in English) (in Greek)
• Ministry of National Defence's channel on YouTube