The Minister for Foreign Affairs (Greek: Υπουργός Εξωτερικών) is the senior minister at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece.
The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Nikos Kotzias.
The Minister is one of the most important members of the Greek cabinet, with responsibility for the relations between the Hellenic Republic and foreign states.
See also
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Ministers for Foreign Affairs (1945 - 21/04/1967)
Ministers for Foreign Affairs (21/04/1967 - 24/07/1974)
Ministers for Foreign Affairs (1974-present)
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Name
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Took Office
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Left Office
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Party
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Georgios Mavros
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July 24 1974
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October 9 1974
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Center Union
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Dimitrios Bitsios
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October 17 1974
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November 20 1977
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New Democracy
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Panagiotis Papaligouras
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November 29 1977
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May 10 1978
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New Democracy
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George Rallis
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May 10 1978
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May 9 1980
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New Democracy
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Konstantinos Mitsotakis (1st term)
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May 10 1980
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October 21 1981
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New Democracy
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Ioannis Charalambopoulos
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October 21, 1981
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July 26, 1985
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Panhellenic Socialist Movement
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Karolos Papoulias (1st term)
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July 26, 1985
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July 2, 1989
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Panhellenic Socialist Movement
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Tzannis Tzannetakis
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July 3, 1989
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October 12, 1989
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New Democracy
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Georgios Papoulias (1st term)
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October 12, 1989
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November 23, 1989
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Antonis Samaras (1st time)
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November 23, 1989
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February 16, 1990
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New Democracy
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Georgios Papoulias (2nd term)
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February 16, 1990
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April 11, 1990
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Antonis Samaras (2nd time)
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April 11, 1990
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April 14, 1992
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New Democracy
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Konstantinos Mitsotakis (2nd term)
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April 14, 1992
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August 7, 1992
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New Democracy
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Michalis Papakonstantinou
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August 7, 1992
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October 13, 1993
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New Democracy
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Karolos Papoulias (2nd term)
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October 13, 1993
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January 22, 1996
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Panhellenic Socialist Movement
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Theodoros Pangalos
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January 22, 1996
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February 18, 1999
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Panhellenic Socialist Movement
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Giorgos Papandreou
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February 18, 1999
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February 13, 2004
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Panhellenic Socialist Movement
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Tassos Yiannitsis
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February 13, 2004
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March 10, 2004
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Panhellenic Socialist Movement
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Petros Molyviatis
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March 10, 2004
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February 15, 2006
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New Democracy
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Dora Bakoyianni
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February 15, 2006
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October 7, 2009
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New Democracy
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Giorgos Papandreou
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October 7, 2009
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September 8, 2010
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Panhellenic Socialist Movement
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Dimitris Droutsas
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September 8, 2010
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June 17, 2011
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Panhellenic Socialist Movement
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Stavros Lambrinidis
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June 17, 2011
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November 11, 2011
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Panhellenic Socialist Movement
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Stavros Dimas
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November 11, 2011
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May 17, 2012
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New Democracy
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Petros Molyviatis
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May 17, 2012
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June 21, 2012
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Dimitris Avramopoulos
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June 21, 2012
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June 25, 2013
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New Democracy
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Evangelos Venizelos
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June 25, 2013
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January 26, 2015
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Panhellenic Socialist Movement
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Nikos Kotzias
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January 26, 2015
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Incumbent
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Coalition of the Radical Left
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