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