Ministry for National Defence (Greece)

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The Minister for National Defence of Greece is a civilian government minister responsible for the running of the Ministry of National Defence (Greek Υπουργείο Εθνικής Άμυνας) which manages the Military of Greece. Its mission is to preserve the independence and territorial integrity of Greece, protect Greek citizens from foreign threat and support Greek national interests.

The current minister is Dimitris Avramopoulos.


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List of Ministers for National Defence

Name Took Office Left Office Party
Evangelos Averoff New Democracy
Andreas Papandreou June 5 1985 April 25 1986 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Ioannis Charalambopoulos April 25 1986 July 2 1989 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Ioannis Varvitsiotis July 2 1989 October 12 1989 New Democracy
Theodoros Deyiannis October 12 1989 November 23 1989
Tzannis Tzannetakis November 23 1989 February 13 1990 New Democracy
Ioannis Varvitsiotis April 11 1990 October 13 1993 New Democracy
Gerasimos Arsenis October 13, 1993 September 25 1996 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Akis Tsochatzopoulos September 25 1996 October 24 2001 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Yiannos Papantoniou July 7 2003 March 10, 2004 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Spilios Spiliotopoulos March 10, 2004 February 15, 2006 New Democracy
Evangelos Meimarakis February 15, 2006 October 7, 2009 New Democracy
Evangelos Venizelos October 7, 2009 June 17, 2011 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Panos Beglitis June 17, 2011 November 11, 2011 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Dimitris Avramopoulos November 11, 2011 May 17, 2012 New Democracy
Frangoulis Frangos May 17, 2012 June 21, 2012
Panos Panagiotopoulos June 21, 2012 June 25, 2013 New Democracy
Dimitris Avramopoulos June 25, 2013 Incumbent New Democracy

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