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Revision as of 16:22, November 5, 2006
The Minister for Justice of Greece is the government minister responsible for the running of the Ministry of Justice.
The Ministry of Justice was initially established as the State Justice Secretariat in April 1833. It is responsible for the Judicial Branch of the government of Greece and supervises the organisational structure of the courts as well as their financing. Another important function of the ministry is the maintenance of the independence of the Judicial Branch from the other two branches of government: Executive and Legislative. Land registries and the maintenance of prisons also falls within its jurisdiction.
The current minister is Anastasios Papaligouras.
See also
External links
List of Ministers for Justice
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| Name | Took Office | Left Office | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michalis Stathopoulos | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | ||||
| Evangelos Giannopoulos | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | ||||
| Philippos Petsalnikos | October 24, 2001 | March 10, 2004 | Panhellenic Socialist Movement | ||
| Anastasios Papaligouras | March 10, 2004 | Incumbent | New Democracy |