Ministry of Culture (Greece)

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The Hellenic Republic Ministry of Culture (official name) or Greek Ministry of Culture (Greek Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού) is "the governmental body responsible for cultural heritage and the Arts in Greece". It was founded in September 1971. In 2009, it was expanded into the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. In 2015 it was absorbed into the Ministry for Culture, Education and Religion.


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List of Ministers for Culture and Science, 1971–1985

# Name Took Office Left Office Party
1. Konstantinos Panagiotakis August 26 1971 November 25 1973
2. Dimitrios Tsakonas November 25 1973 July 24 1974
3. Konstantinos Tsatsos July 26 1974 October 10 1974 National Radical Union
4. I.M. Panagiotopoulos October 10 1974 November 21 1974
5. Konstantinos Tripanis November 21 1974 November 28 1977 New Democracy
6. Georgios Plytas November 28 1977 September 25 1978 New Democracy
7. Dimitrios Nianias September 25 1978 May 9 1980 New Democracy
8. Andreas Andrianopoulos May 10 1980 October 19 1981 New Democracy
9. Melina Mercouri October 21 1981 July 26 1985 Panhellenic Socialist Movement

List of Ministers for Culture, 1985–2009

# Name Took Office Left Office Party
Melina Mercouri July 26 1985 July 1 1989 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
10. Georgios Mylonas (first term) July 2 1989 November 23 1989 New Democracy
11. Sotiris Kouvelas November 23 1989 February 12 1990 New Democracy
Georgios Mylonas (2nd term) February 12 1990 April 11 1990 New Democracy
12. Tzannis Tzannetakis April 11 1990 August 8 1991 New Democracy
13. Anna Benaki-Psarouda August 8 1991 December 3 1992 New Democracy
14. Dora Bakoyanni December 3 1992 October 13 1993 New Democracy
Melina Mercouri (2nd term) October 13 1993 March 6 1994 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
15. Thanos Mikroutsikos March 16 1994 January 1996 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
16. Stavros Benos January 22, 1996 September 26, 1996 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
17. Evangelos Venizelos (1st term) September 26, 1996 February 19, 1999 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
18. Elisavet Papazoi February 19, 1999 April 13, 2000 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
19. Theodoros Pangalos April 13, 2000 November 20, 2000 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
Evangelos Venizelos (2nd term) November 20, 2000 March 10, 2004 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
20. Kostas Karamanlis March 10, 2004 February 15 2006 New Democracy
21. Georgios Voulgarakis February 15 2006 September 18, 2007 New Democracy
22. Michalis Liapis September 19 2007 January 8, 2009 New Democracy
23. Antonis Samaras January 8, 2009 October 7, 2009 New Democracy

List of Ministers for Culture and Tourism, 2009 -

# Name Took Office Left Office Party
24. Pavlos Geroulanos October 7, 2009 May 17, 2012 Panhellenic Socialist Movement
25. Tatiana Karapanagioti May 17, 2012 Incumbent

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